Lyme Disease
Lyme disease is an illness caused by a bacterium, Borrelia
burgdorferi, transmitted to humans by a tiny tick named Ixodes
scapularis (commonly called the deer tick). Lyme disease may cause
signs and symptoms affecting the skin, nervous system, heart, and / or
joints of an infected person. More than 12,000 cases of the
disease have been reported in Wisconsin residents since surveillance for
Lyme disease began in 1980.
To learn more about Lyme disease, visit one of the following links:
For information about Lyme disease in your community, please contact
your local health department or
contact:
Diep Hoang Johnson
Vectorborne Disease Epidemiologist
Wisconsin Division of Public Health
Bureau of Communicable Diseases & Preparedness
Phone: (608) 267-9000
Fax: (608) 261-4976
E-mail: Diep
Hoang Johnson
Last Revised: October 19, 2007 |
