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Infection site: Ticks may attach to any part of the body but prefer places that are not easily seen such as the groin, armpit, and scalp
Transmits through black-legged ticks
In the mid-Atlantic, north-central, and northeastern the deer tick or Ixodes scapularis is found to transmit the disease
The western tick Ixodes pacificus is known to transmit the disease on the Pacific Coast.
Borrelia afzelii and Borrelia garinii and other related species are known to cause Lyme disease in Europe and Asia
Ixodes ricinus (the sheep tick) is a vector in Europe and Ixodes persulcatus (the taiga tick) is a vector in Asia.
Bacteria (B.burgdorferi)live in the gut and then travel to the salivary glands and saliva once the tick has been engorged with blood this then can be injected into the host therefore, the tick must be attached for 36 to 48 hours or more for B.burgdorferi to be transmitted
For an adult tick, it takes at least 72 hours in order for a chance of transmission
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