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Lyme disease is an inflammatory disorder that can involve the skin and the musculoskeletal, neurologic, and cardiovascular systems.¹ The etiologic agent, Borrelia burgdorferi, was isolated from tick vectors in 1982² and subsequently from patients in 1983.^3,4 Lyme disease is the most common vector-borne disease in the United States, with 16,461 cases reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in 1996.⁵ Although cases have been reported in 45 states, they are clustered in the mid-Atlantic, Northeast, and North Central regions. The prevalence of Lyme disease is affected by the proportions of infected small-mammal reservoirs, tick vectors, and their hosts. . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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