What is Lyme Disease ?

• Lyme Disease is an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato.
• Lyme Disease can be transmitted to humans by the bite of an infected tick.
• Lyme Disease has a clinical diagnosis.
• Lyme Disease cannot be ruled out by any current test.
• Lyme Disease symptoms can include fever, headache, fatigue, and a skin rash called Erythema Migrans.
• Lyme Disease if left untreated, can spread to joints, the heart, and the nervous system.
• Lyme Disease is systemic, it can affect the whole body.
• Lyme Disease symptoms overlap with those of many other diseases.
• Lyme Disease can be difficult to diagnose.
• Lyme Disease is treated with antibiotics.
• Lyme Disease was named in 1975, after a number of cases occurred in Old Lyme, Connecticut.
• Lyme Disease is not only American, it exists worldwide.
• Lyme Disease is not a new disease, it was known in Europe under different names in the early 1900's.
• Lyme Disease is not spelt Lymes Disease, Limes Disease or Lime Disease.
• Lyme Disease can be classified as Lyme Borreliosis, or a Neuro Borreliosis or Borreliosis.