Lyme disease on the rise

The fastest growing insect-borne infectious disease globally, Lyme disease is conveyed into humans via a Lyme-infected tick bite that delivers the Lyme spirochete (Borrelia burgdorferi) and other co-infections into the blood stream. Although deer are the most common tick hosts, other animals such as mice, squirrels, and more can also carry ticks.  When Lyme enters humans, it sometimes (but not always) produces the bull’s eye rash, called erythema migrans. Classic Lyme disease symptoms include…