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Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Awareness (6 Dec 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 375. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he will take to ensure awareness in the community with regard to the causes and symptoms of Lyme disease and to ensure that the medical profession and health service are equipped to deal with the illness and its presentation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38769/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Awareness (6 Dec 2016)

Simon Harris: Lyme disease (also known as Lyme borreliosis or LB) is an infection caused by a spiral-shaped bacterium called Borrelia burgdorferi that is transmitted to humans by bites from ticks infected with the bacteria. The infection is generally mild affecting only the skin, but can occasionally be more severe. Lyme disease is the commonest cause of tick-borne infection in Europe. The Health...

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