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Results 1 - 1 of 1 for Lyme disease OR erythema grants OR Borrelia burgdorferi infection
  1. ... the flu that is caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi . Lyme disease is transmitted by the bite of a deer tick. Symptoms sometimes improve in 3 to 4 weeks, but secondary or tertiary disease may develop if initial infection is not treated.