Lyme disease did not exist before 1978. There are now over 300 species of bacteria that cause it…

Lyme disease did not exist before 1978. There are now over 300 species of bacteria that cause it…

Lyme disease did not exist before 1978. There are now over 300 species of bacteria that cause it, all spirochetes, all variations of Borrelia, named after Dr. Willy Burgdorfer, the man who discovered it. Dr. Burgdorfer’s job for the United States military was placing bacteria inside ticks to deploy against enemy forces. The first cases of Lyme disease appeared in Lyme, Connecticut, a town sitting just off the coast from Plum Island and Lab 257. …