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Lyme Disease
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Lyme disease, also known as Lyme borreliosis, is a tick-borne disease caused by species of Borrelia bacteria, transmitted by blood-feeding ticks in the genus Ixodes. It is the most common disease spread by ticks in the Northern Hemisphere.
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Condition Classinfectious, bacterial, tick-borne 1 Causative AgentBorrelia bacteria, spread by ticks 1 Cross-Tradition Connections
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1. Lyme Disease (Wikipedia)
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Lyme disease, also known as Lyme borreliosis, is a tick-borne disease caused by species of Borrelia bacteria, transmitted by blood-feeding ticks in the genus Ixodes.
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