Symptoms of early- and late-stage Lyme disease – what should you look out for?

Many Lyme disease symptoms can be varied and difficult to recognise. Some symptoms may appear early in the infection, while others may develop months or years later. It is therefore important to understand the signs of Lyme disease and when to consider further investigation. What is Lyme disease? Lyme disease is a tick-borne bacterial infection that can [...]

Lyme disease and co-infections — the “tick-borne illness”

Lyme disease

Borrelia burgdorferi—the causative agent of Lyme disease Lyme borreliosis, also known as Lyme disease, is the most common zoonotic infection worldwide and the most common tick-borne bacterial disease. The causative agent of the disease is a bacterium called Borrelia burgdorferi: a highly motile, corkscrew-shaped bacterium classified in the genus Borrelia, a spirochete that is approximately 15 micrometers long and 0.2 micrometers wide. It is also known as the “Teflon parasite” […]