Doctors explain everything you need to know about Lyme disease and what to do if you find a tick attached to your skin.

Scientists have discovered that the enzyme BbLDH is crucial for the survival and infectivity of the Lyme disease bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi. This finding opens the door to targeted treatments ...

Researchers have identified a new way to fight infections like Lyme disease and syphilis by disrupting the bacteria's "motor, ...

After decades of trial and error, a promising new target for Lyme disease vaccine is emerging—the Lyme bacterial protein CspZ, which the bacteria use to evade detection from the body’s immune system.

Researchers have discovered that an enzyme can serve as an ideal target for developing new therapeutics against Lyme disease, and most likely other tick-borne diseases as well. Researchers have ...

The finding was reported in mBio. Lyme disease is the most commonly reported tick-borne illness in the United States and Europe. Its causative pathogen, Borrelia burgdorferi, has evolved unique ...

In Estonia, many people learnt a lesson from ethnomedicine as children – that placing a plantain leaf on a scraped knee would help to heal the skin faster. This practice has been a common way to aid ...

Researchers have identified BbLDH as a critical component for the survival and infectivity of Borrelia burgdorferi, the bacteria responsible for Lyme disease. The fundamental nature of BbLDH lies in ...

The group of blood-sucking parasites called ticks can spread pathogens like Lyme Disease, anaplasmosis and babesiosis.

Powassan virus is primarily transmitted to humans by one of Minnesota’s 13 tick species: the blacklegged tick, also known as ...

This tick can spread a number of pathogens including anaplasmosis, Lyme disease, borrelia miyamotoi disease and babesiosis. Lone Star tick: Named for a white spot found on the back of the tick ...

Conclusions Our study using multiple detection methods confirms that MD is a true somatic illness associated with Borrelia spirochetes that cause Lyme disease. Further studies are needed to ...