How does Lyme disease spread?
When a tick infected with B . burgdorferi bacteria bites you, you will get Lyme disease. The bacteria travel to ticks salivary glands when tick bites a person and then it enters into that person’s body through skin. A tick takes at least 24 hours to attach itself to the skin and start feeding. For a tick to transmit bacterial infection for Lyme disease into a human body, it takes about 36 to 48 hours. Tick can infect dogs, cats and horses by Lyme disease but these animals can not pass the infection to humans. Ticks pick up the bacteria by biting an infected animal and then transmit it other. Lyme disease is common in Asia, Europe, Canada and United States. These ticks are small and usually hide in grass and shrubs. Though ticks can bite anywhere in the body but certain areas are more prone to tick bite such as the back of the neck, armpits, behind the ears, behind the knees and the groin.
