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some puzzling health issues. Though they were unsure of the cause. Finally, in mid-1970, researchers found out it was the Lyme disease but still was unsure of what caused it. In 1981 scientist, Willy Burgdorfer found a connection between the deer tick and the Lyme disease. He discovered that spirochete was causing Lyme. Later on, 1982, the medical community honored Dr. Burgdorfer's discovery and named the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi. In

backyard. Lurking in the tall grass or dangling from the end of a branch, just waiting for you to walk by. Barley bigger than a poppy seed, they’re almost impossible to notice. But these tiny black-legged ticks are no joke and if you’ve been bitten, you’re at risk. These nasty little ticks pack a big punch, carrying a very serious life altering disease. This disease, which can change a life forever is known as Lyme disease. All diseases have a causative agent, a biological pathogen that causes

holocyclus or Paralysis Tick • It produces proteins known as Holocyclotoxins that prevent acetylcholine release from presynaptic nerve terminals. This damages or destroys the cells of the central nervous system. Experimental tick paralysis in hamsters has been shown to impair potassium-induced increase in miniature end-plate potential frequency at the neuromuscular junction. A defect in the mobilization of acetylcholine at the motor nerve terminal has been suggested. • Ticks are known to inject toxins

For Lyme disease to be successfully transmitted the tick must be attached for 36 to 48 hours. Because the tick must be attached for 36 to 48 hours, typically the disease is spread through immature ticks called nymphs. Nymphs are less that 2 mm and no larger than a pinhead. These ticks are often found in discreet areas of the body such as the scalp, armpits, and groin. As the infection spreads and develops throughout the body. Large joints, such as the knees, begin to swell and experience spells of

northeast United States1. This report has been compiled to provide recommendations for prophylactic treatment of Lyme disease once a patient encounters a tick bite. Lyme disease is caused by the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi, which is transmitted by Ixodes dammini, otherwise known as the deer tick3. B. burgdorferi lives in the midgut of the deer tick, and becomes active after a tick’s gut is filled with

the United States, while in Europe and Asia it is Borrelia afzelii and Borrelia garinii. A person can acquire Lyme disease by the bite of an infected tick. This disease is transmitted by deer ticks or black-legged ticks. Ticks are tiny in size and as their bite is painless, people might not even realize that they have been bitten. Once an infected tick attaches itself to the skin, it is able to transmit the bacteria. This bacteria eventually ends up in the bloodstream. The duration of attachment necessary

is a tick-borne disease created by bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi. “The infection is primarily transmitted by Ixodes ticks, also known as deer ticks, and on the West Coast, black-legged ticks” (Lymedisease.org). It’s hard to identify the ticks because of their tiny size, similar to a poppy seed. To make that exact the female adult deer tick is about 2.7 mm in length, and the male is smaller than that (tickencounter.org). The size makes it even more difficult to feel or find a bite from the tick. However

transmitted through the bites of infected deer ticks (WHO, 2016). Symptoms of the disease include fever, chills, headache, fatigue, muscle and joint pain (WHO, 2016). Often a rash appears at the site of the tick bite and may gradually expand to a ring around the bite. Lyme disease was first observed in the State of Connecticut in 1975. Currently, the disease may be found in forested areas of Asia, Europe and the United States. In these areas deer ticks feed on mice and rodents, which serve as a reservoir

joints, and the heart. Lyme disease is a tick-borne illness caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi. Borrelia burgdorferi is a bacterial species of the spirochete class of the genus Borrelia. B. burgdorferi which resides mostly in North America and Europe and is the creator of Lyme disease. If the disease is left untreated an infection can spread to joints, the heart, and the nervous system. The bacteria often is found in the skin, after the infected tick has been in place for 36 to 48 hours.

Lyme Disease. This is typically a tick-borne illness coming from a deer tick that causes excruciating flu-like symptoms and in chronic cases can lead to loss of motor skills, memories, and constant pain throughout the body, as it did for my sister. The telltale sign for this is its trademark bulls eye rash. However, my sister didn’t develop this so it was nearly impossible to receive help in Florida due to the lack of the rash and the misconceived notion that deer ticks are not in Florida. As the months