There are several myths surrounding borrelia

Lyme borreliosis was named after the small US town of Lyme after a strikingly high incidence of cases of joint inflammation following tick bites in the mid-1970s. It turned out to be a symptom of a complex disease that can also affect the skin and nervous system, the cardiovascular system or the eyes. It was only a few years later that the bacterial species Borrelia burgdorferi , which is transmitted by ticks, was identified as the cause of this disease.