> What causes lyme disease? Is it caused by a vax? I know the story about the > ticks but I'm just wondering if there is another story we don't hear about. > >> > I think with many things we only hear part of the story. It certainly would > not suprise me to find out that there may be additional modes of transmission > besides tick. Lyme is caused by a bacteria called Borrelia > Burgdorferi...spelling may be off. > > Christy
Dear Christy, and all, (Your spelling is right, but the species name has a small b!) I read recently that anything blood-sucking can now carry Bb. This includes mosquitoes and biting flies. Mine was definitely a deer tick, as I pulled the damn thing off my leg! Got the bullseye rash and the whole bit...sigh... Marsha -- The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. To join or quit silver-list or silver-digest send an e-mail message to: silver-list-requ...@eskimo.com -or- silver-digest-requ...@eskimo.com with the word subscribe or unsubscribe in the SUBJECT line. To post, address your message to: silver-list@eskimo.com Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html List maintainer: Mike Devour <mdev...@eskimo.com>
