Overview of Lyme disease including treatment symptoms and prevention. Transmission Borrelia burgdorferi, the Lyme disease bacterium, most notably lives in small rodents and is transmitted to humans via the black-legged tick. The summer months present a higher risk of tick bites/infection. Employees that work in settings prone toticks, such as the outdoors, should be aware of the signs and symptoms of the disease. Symptoms For a mass majority of cases, the first sign of infection is a small circular rash that occurs at the bite site within 3-30 days. Over time, the rash expands, and typically forms a bull’s-eye design. The following are also […]