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Results 1 - 1 of 1 for "tick," deer Ixodes AND dammani OR erythema migrans OR Lyme disease
  1. Lyme disease is an infectious disease caused by Borrelia burgdorferi bacteria. The bacteria are transferred to humans by tick bite, specifically by blacklegged ticks (commonly known as deer ticks). The condition is named for the location in which it was first described, the town ...