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Ticks and Lyme disease - why is the disease on the increase?

Medium Periodical Article
Medium - part of - (Periodical Copy) (Date) Feb2020 (Volume) 32 (Number) 3
Medium (Periodical) Biological Sciences Review.
Classif 570 BIO
Subject Biology
Page 16 - 19
Authors Baylis, Matthew
Contents

Lyme disease is transmitted by blood-sucking ticks. The author, an expert in diseases of people and other animals that are transmitted by arthropods - describes the disease, how it it transmitted, and possible reasons for its increased prevalence.

Keywords
Bacteria     Disease     Infection     Ticks     Vector-borne disease