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Lyme disease accounts for more than 90% of all reported vector-borne illnesses in the United States. It is caused by an infection transmitted by the bite of ticks carrying the Borrelia burgdorferi bacterium. Data taken from the Centers for Disease Control. Illustration by Electronic Illustrators Group.)

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