An Individual Contracts Lyme Disease

Question

An individual contracts Lyme disease. In this case, how did transmission occur?
A) inhalation
B) exposure to infected body fluids
C) an intermediate host
D) ingestion

Accepted Answer

Lyme disease is primarily transmitted through the bite of infected ticks, specifically the blacklegged tick (also known as the deer tick). Ticks are considered an intermediate host because they acquire the bacteria from animals such as mice and deer, and then transmit it to humans. It is not transmitted through inhalation, exposure to infected body fluids, or ingestion.