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=='''Introduction'''== | =='''Introduction'''== | ||
Lyme disease has been effecting many individuals year round developing chronic arthritis, neurologic and cardiac abnormalities, and skin lesions (Burgdorferi, 1982).The bacterial vector, Borrelia burgdorferi, is spread through the bite and feeding of ticks allowing sever skin lesions to errupt and within 10-12 weeks of infestation, erythema chronicum migrans appear as well(Burgdorferi, 1982). Studies were first conducted through New Zealand white rabbits (Burgdorferi, 1982) through the use of indirect immunofluoresence. | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyme_disease Lyme disease] has been effecting many individuals year round developing chronic arthritis, neurologic and cardiac abnormalities, and skin lesions (Burgdorferi, 1982).The bacterial vector, Borrelia burgdorferi, is spread through the bite and feeding of ticks allowing sever skin lesions to errupt and within 10-12 weeks of infestation, erythema chronicum migrans appear as well(Burgdorferi, 1982). Studies were first conducted through New Zealand white rabbits (Burgdorferi, 1982) through the use of indirect immunofluoresence. | ||
[[Image:Picture_of_borellia.jpg|thumb|300px|alt=text|''Borrelia Burgdorferi'']] | [[Image:Picture_of_borellia.jpg|thumb|300px|alt=text|''Borrelia Burgdorferi'']] | ||
