Spirochetes Unwound

The spirochete Leptospira is the agent of leptospirosis, a zoonosis that primarily burdens tropical regions of the world.  Moist condition...

We tend to focus on the pathogen when thinking about how the immune system responds to tick-borne infections.  Ticks also provoke an immune ...

Antibiotics are usually successful in treating Lyme disease, especially if administered early.  The problem is that some patients continue t...

The coast of present-day Massachusetts was inhabited by several Native American tribes in the early 17th century.  Fishermen, traders, and e...

The Lyme disease agent Borrelia burgdorferi possesses flagella , which are the thin motility structures owned by many members of the bacter...