Borreliosis is a infectious disease caused by bacteria of the Genus Borrelia, which is carried by ticks and louse. The two groups of Borrelia known to cause disease in humans are:
- B. burgdorferi sensu lato that causes Lyme disease
- The Tick-borne Relapsing Fever Borrelia group, which causes Tick-borne Relapsing Fever (TBRF)
- Lyme disease can present a variety of symptoms:
- illnesses, including chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, ALS, Alzheimer’s disease, depression, insomnia, and autoimmune disorders such as RA and Multiple Sclerosis (MS). As a result, laboratory testing is often essential to confirming diagnosis of this disease. Generally, Lyme disease is diagnosed by a two-tiered testing approach involving an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) followed by a Western blot test.
