Quick correction, in the above comment it mentions that a vector for Lyme disease would be an insect - usually it is a tick which is not an insect but part of the spiders & mites family! The tick carries the bacteria from one host to another therefore becoming a vector for the disease.
Jennifer O'Dea
Posted on 3 Dec 2013 2:11 pm
Quick correction, in the above comment it mentions that a vector for Lyme disease would be an insect - usually it is a tick which is not an insect but part of the spiders & mites family! The tick carries the bacteria from one host to another therefore becoming a vector for the disease.