Lyme disease
Lyme disease or Lyme
borreliosis is an infectious
tick-borne disease, caused
by the Borrelia spirochete,
a gram-negative
microorganism. Lyme disease
is named after a cluster of
cases that occurred in and
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Vector (biology)
Traditionally in medicine, a
vector is an organism that
does not cause disease
itself but which spreads
infection by conveying
pathogens from one host to
another. Species of
mosquito, for example, serve
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Tick
Tick is the common name for
the small arachnids that,
along with mites, constitute
the order Acarina. Ticks are
ectoparasites (external
parasites), living by
hematophagy on the blood of
mammals, birds, and
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Tularemia
Tularemia (also known as
"rabbit fever") is an
infectious disease caused by
the bacterium Francisella
tularensis. The disease is
endemic in North America,
and parts of Europe and
Asia. The primary vectors
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