Lyme disease : a public information guide

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Lyme disease : a public information guide

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National Center for Infectious Diseases (U.S.). Division of Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases.
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Lyme disease was first recognized in the United States in 1975, after an unusual outbreak of arthritis near Lyme, Connecticut. Since then, reports of Lyme disease have increased dramatically, and the disease has become an important public health problem in some areas of the United States.

Lyme disease is an infection caused by Borrelia burgdorferi, a member of the family of spirochetes, or corkscrew-shaped bacteria.
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Lyme Disease Tick-Borne Diseases
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Pamphlet (or booklet)
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Fact Sheet ; Popular Works
Place as Subject:

United States
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12 numbered pages
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Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
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