BIOS 350 Lecture Notes - Lecture 31: Amputation, Streptomycin, Gentamicin
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Lyme disease: affects humans and other animals. Cases were first recognized in old lyme, connecticut: most prevalent tickborne disease in the united states. Caused by the spirochete borrelia burgdorferi (figure 30. 8) Spread primarily by the deer tick (figure 30. 10) Transmitted to humans while tick is obtaining blood meal (figure 30. 9a) Symptoms of lyme disease include headache, backache, chills, and fatigue. In 75% of cases, a large rash occurs at the site of the tick bite (figure 30. 9b and c) 30. 4 lyme disease and borrelia: during the initial stages, lyme disease can be treated with antibiotics. Some patients develop arthritis: others develop neurological damage or heart damage, no toxins or virulence factors have been identified. 30. 4 lyme disease and borrelia: deer and white-footed field mouse are the prime mammalian reservoirs, also identified in europe and asia. In united states, most cases reported in the northeast and upper midwest (figure. 30. 11: number of lyme disease cases rising yearly.
