What is Lyme disease chronic
Lyme disease, chronic is a late stage of an inflammatory disease caused by Borrelia burgdorferi bacteria and believed to be autoimmune related. It is also called Stage 3, or tertiary, Lyme disease. Lyme disease is transmitted by the bite of a deer tick.
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