Lyme disease on tick proboscis. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) showing Lyme disease bacteria on the proboscis of a sheep tick (Ixodes ricinus). The serrated proboscis is brown, the Lyme disease bacteria, Borrelia burgdorferi can be seen as small red rods (at centre left and upper left). The tick's proboscis is used to penetrate the skin of the host during feeding. Ixodes ricinus is a parasitic mite which can feed on mammalian, avian or reptilian blood. It causes Lyme disease by transmitting B. burgdorferi to the host while feeding. It is the principal vector of Lyme disease in Europe. Lyme disease results in fever and inflammation of joints. Magnification: x550 at 6x6cm size. | |
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