Letter to the Editor,

Borrelia burgdorferi, (better known as Lyme) is spread by the bite of a tick, which can be as small as the period at the end of this sentence. May is Lyme Awareness Month. Borreliosis is the greatest vector (insect) borne disease with now over 400,000 new cases each year in the US alone.     Login or Subscribe to read the rest of this story.