This course communicates the importance of studying this rapidly spreading, the second most common Vector-borne illness in the U.S. It begins by mentioning the origin of the word Lyme that is linked to the first cases detected in the city of Lyme in the state of Connecticut.

What will you learn in this course?

• The first lesson contains a description of the most common clinical manifestations of the disease and the typical stages of the disease as the bacteria spread to different sites of the human tissue
• The second lesson focuses on the epidemiology of the disease giving importance to the incidence of the disease in the country and related terminology
• The third lesson delves into the tick life cycle and how humans become an inadvertent host for the deer tick
• The fourth lesson focuses on the causative agent of Lyme disease, the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi, and its structure and changes in its surface during transmission from tick to host and vice-versa
• The fifth lesson emphasizes the clinical and laboratory diagnosis of Lyme disease, according to the CDC guidelines
• The last lesson of this course refers to the treatment and prevention options available and the challenges at each of these phases
• Finally, the course concludes by reinforcing the significance, background knowledge, and purpose of this study on Lyme disease