Borrelia burgdorferi infection is induced by four different bacterial species. It is primarily due to Borrelia burgdorferi and Borrelia mayonii in the US. Borrelia garinii and Borrelia afzelii continue to be the main pathogens in Europe and Asia. Borrelia burgdorferi infection, the most common tick-borne disease in these areas, is transmitted through the bite of a black-legged tick, also identified as a deer tick.
If you live in or regularly visit grassy, heavily forested areas where ticks carrying Borrelia burgdorferi thrive, your danger of contracting the disease increases. In tick-infested areas, it’s critical to use common sense.