Lyme presentation by Dr. Murakami, MD, Canada's leading Lyme literate physician.

1. The Modern World Epidemic Lyme Disease

7. Ixodes Pacificus Tick fully engorged

9. Barbed Mouthpiece of Tick

18. Examples of Erythra Migrans (Bull’s Eye Rash)

25. Lyme Bacterium Borrelia bergdorferi in spirochete formation Successfully killed by antibiotics in this stage

26. Cystic Form of Borrelia bergdorferi , Lyme bacteria Special drug treatment required during this stage

30. With approximately 20,000 new cases reported each year, Lyme disease is the most common vector-borne disease in the United States Since Lyme disease became nationally notifiable in 1991, the annual number of reported cases has more than doubled. A more accurate estimate is suspected of being 10-fold these numbers.

31. Spread extrapolated by known Growth Rate 2006 to 2007

32. Geographical Locations of Tick Species

35. Global Warming is Affecting the Spread of Tick Borne Infections across our Nation

36. Complexity of Ecological Factors Affecting Lyme

37. Relationships Affecting Tick Borne Illness Incidence

39. Possible transplacental transmission of Borrelia burgdorferi at the time of conception and delivery?