Lyme disease blood sample. Light micrograph of a blood smear showing infection with Borrelia sp. bacteria (thin coils). Several Borrelia bacteria infe

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Lyme disease blood sample. Light micrograph of a blood smear showing infection with Borrelia sp. bacteria (thin coils). Several Borrelia bacteria infect humans, including those responsible for Lyme disease and relapsing fever. The bacteria are most often spread by ticks. Giemsa stain. Magnification: x300 at 35mm size.

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