Research Unlocking Mysteries Surrounding Lyme Disease

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Lyme Disease  is vectored by ticks and Borrelia burgdorferi and has been implicated as a risk factor in several diseases including Alzheimer's disease and schizophrenia ; The genomes of 19 strains have now been sequenced that will help research in this area.

Risk factors: Alzheimer's : Autism : Bipolar disorder : Childhood obesity: Chronic fatigue: Multiple sclerosis Parkinson's disease Schizophrenia 
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