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Amber discovery indicates Lyme disease is older than human race - 0 views

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scibyte133 LymeDidease

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  • Lyme disease is a stealthy, often misdiagnosed disease that was only recognized about 40 years ago
  • new discoveries of ticks fossilized in amber show that the bacteria which cause it may have been lurking around for 15 million years
  • The findings were made
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  • studied 15-20 million-year-old amber
  • that offer the oldest fossil evidence ever found of Borrelia, a type of spirochete-like bacteria that to this day causes Lyme disease
  • In a related study
  • scientists announced the first fossil record of Rickettsial-like cells, a bacteria that can cause various types of spotted fever
  • it's worth considering that these tick-borne diseases may be far more common than has been historically appreciated
  • Those fossils from Myanmar were found in ticks about 100 million years old.
  • plant and animal life forms found preserved in amber
  • are very efficient at maintaining populations of microbes in their tissues, and can infect mammals, birds, reptiles and other animals
  • "In the United States, Europe and Asia, ticks are a more important insect vector of disease than mosquitos
  • A series of four ticks from Dominican amber were analyzed in this study
  • In a separate report, Poinar found cells that resemble Rickettsia bacteria, the cause of Rocky Mountain spotted fever and related illnesses
  • This is the oldest fossil evidence of ticks associated with such bacteria
  • Evidence suggests that dinosaurs could have been infected with Rickettsial pathogens
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Lyme Disease Bacteria Found in 15-Million-Year-Old Amber | Paleontology | Sci-News.com - 0 views

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  • In 30 years of studying diseases revealed in the fossil record, the scientist has documented the ancient presence of such diseases as malaria, leishmania, and others.
  • Lyme disease
  • can cause problems with joints, the heart and central nervous system
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  • This is the oldest fossil evidence of ticks associated with such bacteria.
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