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In the early 1970s a group of children and adults in Lyme, Connecticut, and the surrounding areas were suffering from\u00a0puzzling and debilitating health issues. Their symptoms included swollen knees, paralysis, skin rashes, headaches, and severe chronic fatigue. By the mid-70s, researchers began describing the signs and symptoms of this new disease and name it Lyme disease. In 1981, a scientist Willy Burgdorfer, found the connection between the deer tick and the disease. He discovered that a bacterium called a spirochete (Borrelia burgdorferi<\/a>)<\/em>, carried by ticks, was causing the disease.<\/p>\n Lyme disease is\u00a0spread through the bite of infected ticks. There are two types of ticks that can spread Lyme disease in Canada, the blacklegged (or deer tick,\u00a0<\/span>Ixodes scapularis<\/em><\/a>) in southeastern and south-central regions of Canada western and the blacklegged tick (Ixodes pacificus<\/em><\/a>) in British Columbia.<\/p>\n Ticks become infected with Lyme disease bacteria by feeding on infected wild animals, such as birds and rodents. Once infected, ticks can spread the bacteria to humans and pets. In most cases, the infected tick must attach and feed for at least 24 hours before the bacteria can be transmitted.<\/p>\n Most humans are infected through the bite of immature ticks (called nymphs) that are approximately the size of a poppy seed.\u00a0\u00a0Adult ticks (approximately the size of a sesame seed) can also spread Lyme disease.<\/p>\n In Canada, Lyme disease can be found in the following provinces:<\/p>\n Early symptoms include a small, red bump that\u00a0appears at the site of a tick bite or tick removal and resolves over a few days. This is normal after a tick bite and does not indicate Lyme disease.<\/p>\n However, these signs and symptoms may occur within a month after infection:<\/p>\n If untreated, new signs and symptoms of Lyme infection might appear in the following weeks to months. These include erytyema mirgrans, joint paint, nausea and vomiting, diffuse rash and neurological problems. Several weeks after infection, some people develop heart problems, eye inflammation, liver inflammation (hepatitis) and severe fatigue.<\/p>\n For mor information on Lyme disease:<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” background_enable_image=”off” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_center” background_vertical_offset=”0%” custom_padding=”||||true|true” custom_padding_tablet=”||||true|true” custom_padding_phone=”||||true|true” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” link_option_url_new_window=”on” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Lyme Disease In the early 1970s a group of children and adults in Lyme, Connecticut, and the surrounding areas were suffering from\u00a0puzzling and debilitating health issues. Their symptoms included swollen […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":7350,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_price":"","_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"0","_ticket_start_date":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":false,"_tribe_ticket_use_global_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_global_stock_level":"","_global_stock_mode":"","_global_stock_cap":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_going_count":"","_tribe_ticket_not_going_count":"","_tribe_tickets_list":"[]","_tribe_ticket_has_attendee_info_fields":false,"footnotes":"","_tec_slr_enabled":"","_tec_slr_layout":""},"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-5739","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\nGeography and Travel<\/h2>\n
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Lyme disease cases reported in Canada:<\/h3>\n
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Symptoms<\/h2>\n
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Infection Prevention and Control<\/h2>\n
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More information<\/h2>\n
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Other Tick-borne Illnesses<\/h2>\n
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