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Lyme disease - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, pathology

Lyme disease is an infectious bacterial disease transmitted by ticks. The main species causing Lyme disease in North America are Borrelia burgdorferi, while in Europe and Asia it is caused by B. garinii and B. afzelii. Ticks like wooded areas with moderate humidity where they can spread the bacteria to humans and animals through their saliva during feeding.