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Lyme Disease, Sondra Mcfadden
Lyme Disease, Sondra Mcfadden
Nursing Student Class Projects (Formerly MSN)
Lyme disease is caused by the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi and is a bacterial infectious disease that is spread by zoonotic transmission in which animals act as reservoir hosts and ticks are the primary vector or carrier and are considered arthropods. This poster presents Lyme disease, its pathophysiology, and nursing considerations for treating it.