What is Lyme disease? | |||
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Lyme disease, also known as Lyme borreliosis, is an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi. The disease is classified by the World Health Organisation as an infectious or parasitic disease. Borrelia burgdorferi belongs to the bacterial genus ‘Borrelia’. These in turn are members of a larger family of bacteria called Spirochaetes. Tags: Blood meal Borrelia Borrelia afzelii Borrelia bacteria Dermacentor variabilis Infectious disease Lyme borreliosis Spirochaetes Spirochete bacteria | |||
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