Deer ticks that spread Lyme disease can also spread another illness: Borrelia miyamotoi disease

Saravanan Thangamani, PhD (photo by Jim Howe) Saravanan Thangamani,
PhD (photo by Jim Howe) Deer ticks, known for transmitting the
bacteria that causes Lyme disease, can also carry distantly related
bacteria called Borrelia miyamotoi. Upstate microbiologist and
immunologist Deer ticks, known for transmitting the bacteria that
causes Lyme disease, can also carry distantly related bacteria
called Borrelia miyamotoi. Upstate microbiologist and immunologist
Saravanan Thangamani, PhD Saravanan Thangamani, PhD, explains what
is known about how the Borrelia miyamotoi disease is transmitted
from ticks to humans. A larger percentage of deer ticks carry the
Borrelia mayonii, which causes Lyme, than carry Borrelia miyamotoi.
Symptoms of the two diseases are similar, he notes, and the
treatment is the same., explains what is known about how the
Borrelia miyamotoi disease is transmitted from ticks to humans. A
larger percentage of deer ticks carry the Borrelia mayonii, which
causes Lyme, than carry Borrelia miyamotoi. Symptoms of the two
diseases are similar, he notes, and the treatment is the same.