Lyme disease

Lyme disease

A disease spread by deer ticks characterised at first by a skin rash, headache and fever, and later by arthritis and heart damage.

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lyme disease

Biology; Immunology

Lyme disease is a chronic infection with Borrelia burgdorferi, a spirochete that can evade the immune response.

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indications

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In medicine, an indication is a valid reason to use a certain test, medication, procedure, or surgery. The opposite of indication is contraindication.

contraindications

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A contraindication (pronounced as contra-indication) is a condition or factor that speaks against a certain measure. It is mostly used in medicine, with regard to factors that ...

complications

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