Vector-borne diseases S. Sears, MD. Lyme disease Multisystem inflammatory disease Causes by spirochetes –Borrelia burgdorferi Spread by Ixodes ticks –I.
Babesia microti Ross Boreen and Ellyn Krieg. What is Babesia? Definitive Hosts: Ixodes scapularis (Deer Ticks) Intermediate Host: White footed mouse.
Spirochete infections Boreliosis (Lyme disease) Borrelia burgdorferi Syphylis (Lues) Treponema pallidum.
Tick awareness commencing 30 March 2015 Learn all about ticks and where they live Why you need to be tick aware How to avoid them What to do if you are.
