Lyme disease is a disease cause by the bacteria known as Borrelia burgdorferi. Animals that live in grassy areas or wood like areas, such as forest, is the common place to find this bacteria Borrelia burgdorferi. Borrelia burgdorferi is commonly found on small animals like mice up to animals as big as deer. How this bacterium is transmitted to humans is through a bite by a tick. The specific ticks that are exposed to this disease and transmit it to humans by a single bite are known as Ixodes ticks
disease is a zoonotic disease that is transmitted through the bite of ticks infected with bacteria called Borrelia burgdorferi (Pearson, 2015). “Typical symptoms include fever, headache, fatigue, and a characteristic skin rash called erythema migrans. If left untreated, infection can spread to joints, the heart, and the nervous system” (CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2015). Borrelia burgdorferi: is a parasite bacteria that requires a host due to its limited metabolic capacity. As this
period, neurological abnormalities may arise, such as encephalitis, meningitis, and more! Some people even have cardiac problems. Fun Facts(though not very fun): Anyone want to know the name of this bacteria? Its abbreviation is Bb, which stands for Borrelia burgdorfe...
Lyme disease is transmitted by ticks and thought to be caused by the Borrelia burgdorferi bacteria, but scientists have discovered another bacterium, Borrelia mayonii is also causing this disease and the symptoms are far worse than its predecessor. Borrelia Mayonii is carried by the black-legged deer tick, according to the Daily Cardinal. The Daily Cardinal reports that this new form of Lyme disease gives concern to U.S. residents especially those living in the Midwest. So far, only two states
The prognosis for patients diagnosed with Lyme disease is typically very good and curable when patients are treated early on with proper antibiotics. Although, it is common for patients to have lingering symptoms of fatigue, joint or muscle achiness or pain after they finish a 2 to 4 week course of antibiotics (CDC). Patients that were treated late or were treated with antibiotics other than amoxicillin or doxycycline may develop difficulties with memory, fatigue, and concentration as well as chronic
The epidemiology of Lyme disease Causes of the disease Lyme disease is caused by the spirochete bacteria Borrelia burgdorferi. History of the disease In the 1970’s children living in Lyme, Connecticut and two other neighboring towns started to show rheumatoid arthritis. Because of how strange this was researchers started to look for a causing agent looking at everything including germs, and found a pattern looking at where these kids lived. Considering the children’s initial symptoms started typically
Lyme Disease is also known as borreliosis. Borreliosis is an infection caused by Borrelia burgdorferi (a bacteria). The bacteria that is transmitted is unlike any other organism--it can survive without iron. All other organisms need iron to make protein and enzymes. This causes the body’s immune system to break down and makes the body more susceptible to sickness.This disease is spread by ticks. The National Institute of Allergies and Infectious Diseases states, Lyme Disease is the most common
Kristie Benejan 05/11/2018 Lyme Disease in the United States Part 1: Epidemiological sheet: • Causative Agent: Borrelia burgdorferi (2); spirochete bacteria (5) • Route of Transmission: Via a tick bite: Ixodes scapularis (US and Canada) and Ixodes pacificus (pacific coast) (3)(5) • Population: o United States: 96% of cases found in 14 states mainly located in the North East (including Connecticut, Maryland, Main, Delaware, and others) o International: Found in Asia (China, Korea, Japan) and Europe
Lyme Disease Background “Lyme disease is a tick borne spirochete bacterial infection that is characterized by a rash in the area of the bite, headache, neck stiffness, chills, fever, myalgia, arthralgia, malaise, fatigue, and possible development of arthritis in large joints” (McCance, Heuther, Brashers, Rote, 2010). Lyme disease’s clinical manifestations occur in three stages: Localized infection, disseminated infection, and late persistent infection. Localized infection occurs shortly after
Whirling disease is an affliction that can occur in trout, salmon, and whitefish. Whirling disease is the result of an infection by the parasite Myxobolus cerebralis (M. cerebralis). Whirling disease was first documented in Germany and it is known to affect fish in several countries around the world and half of the states in the United States of America. Since the discovery of whirling disease in Colorado, biologists have been working to figure out how to eradicate or reduce the effects of devastation
in 1991. True numbers may indicate hundreds of thousand cases. Because of its rapid increase, the cultivation of vaccine that is safe and effective has become a priority (Steere et al., 1998). The suspect of such disease is a spirochete bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi. It is transmitted
(“A History of Lyme”). In 1981, Willy Burgdorfer, Ph.D, discovered the bacterial spirochete that causes Lyme Disease, and also discovered that the same bacteria was the causative pathogen in a European rash disease called erythema migrans as well. Borrelia burgdorferi was named after him (“A History of Lyme”). An infection of B. burgdorferi is called Lyme borreliosis or Lyme disease (CDC). Although B. burgdorferi was discovered in the 1980’s, the oldest known infection is over 5,300 years old. The
agent is a harmful bacterium that causes the disease. The causative agent for this disease is the bacteria Borrelia burgdoferi. A disease is transmitted in one way or the other. Lyme disease is transmitted through a vector. The vector of the disease is an infected deer tick. The deer tick has to bite a person to spread the disease. When a deer tick bites a person (sucks blood), the Borrelia burgdoferi bacteria is transmitted into the persons body. This disease has many symptoms. These symptoms are
country due to the close proximity of deer to population. The bite itself isn’t the problem, rather the pathogen being spread in mammals from the bite. Lyme disease occurs when a tick penetrates the skin of mammals and the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi enters. Borrelia burgdorferi is carried by ticks named the Ixodes dammini, which is the main vector for Lyme disease. These may also be known as I. scapularis, and may be found on deer (Schilling-McCann, 2010). ¬¬¬In addition to Lyme Disease, ticks
the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi and is transmitted to humans through bitten by infected ticks (CDC data 2013). In the early 1900’s doctors in Europe discovered a disease pattern that created redness and rashes that were associated with tick bites. In the 1970s children in the United States specifically in the region of Lyme, Connecticut were developing these rashes and other symptoms associated with the bacteria found in Europe. The condition was called Lyme disease and the Borrelia burgdorferi
Epidemiology is the study of the distribution and determinants of health related states or events in well-defined populations. The goal of epidemiology is to understand the causes of disease variation and limit disease, injury and death in a community by intervening to prevent or limit outbreaks or epidemics of disease and injury. Epidemiology provides the most compelling evidence for measuring environmental risk to humans. Epidemiologists are public health professionals who investigate occurrence
symptoms of arthritis. The sickness is created by Borrelia burgdorferi, sensu stricto, which was initially recognized in 1982. In spite of the fact that the greater part of cases are accounted for from the northeastern, north focal, and Pacific waterfront districts of the nation, a few hundred cases every year are accounted for from the southern United States. People and a few creatures get this illness when they are bitten by ticks tainted with borrelia burgdorferi. Symptoms in patients generally start
Next month I’ll be visiting some great friends on the East Coast. A vacation I’m thoroughly looking forward too and have earned. As my friends and I excitedly plan our excursions, like sightseeing, hiking and swimming in grand lakes I suddenly remember and blurt out; don’t forget to bring bug repellent spray, specifically for ticks—ticks and Lyme disease beware! My friends giggle at my “worry wart” ways, but they take heed to my concern. They know that as a Neurofeedback and Hyperbaric Oxygen therapy
Mycoplasma is a tiny pocket of matter surrounded by a cytoplasmic membrane in which inside each cell contains agar. Do to the fact that it does not have a cell wall its life cycle is affected by this and “it is classified as bacteria for containing RNA and DNA” (Jones). Much like parasites, mycoplasma lives within another organism such as a human being and receives its necessary nutrients by the process of exchanging compounds through its membrane. “Reproduction for mycoplasma is quite different
anticoagulant in their saliva glands. This stops the blood clotting making it easy for the blood to flow. The tick also has elasticized skin so that it can expand whilst feeding on blood. The diseases that ticks carry Ticks carry the disease Borrelia, also known as lyme disease. This disease causes relapsing fevers. This disease is passed on because the bacterium migrates from the gut to the salivary glands. So when the mite feeds, the saliva containing the bacterium is passed through to