The Causative Agent of Lyme Disease Is

Question

The causative agent of Lyme disease is
A)Rickettsia rickettsi.
B)Rickettsia prowazeki.
C)Borrelia burgdorferi.
D)Dermacentor andersoni.

Accepted Answer

Borrelia burgdorferi is the causative agent of Lyme disease, which is primarily transmitted to humans and animals through the bite of infected blacklegged ticks. Rickettsia rickettsii and Rickettsia prowazeki are the causative agents of Rocky Mountain spotted fever and epidemic typhus, respectively. Dermacentor andersoni is a tick species that may transmit Rocky Mountain spotted fever.