莱姆病(Lyme Disease,LD)是一种新近认识的动物源性、蜱传伯氏疏螺旋体(Borre-lia burgdorferi,BB)感染症,是一种自然疫源性疾病和人兽共患病。由于1975年本病在美国康涅狄格州的Lyme镇被首次发现和证实而得名。莱姆病临床上表现为皮肤、心脏、神经及关节等脏器多系统受损,后果严重。莱姆在全球都有分布,已成为我国和世界新发现的一种重要传染病。 Lyme Disease (LD) is a newly recognized animal origin, tick-borre-borreus borreliosis (Borre-lia burgdorferi, BB) infection, is a natural foci of disease and zoonosis . The disease was named after its first discovery and confirmation in Lyme, Connecticut, in 1975. Lyme disease clinical manifestations of the skin, heart, nerves and joints and other organs damage multiple systems, with serious consequences. All over the world, Lyme has become an important newly discovered infectious disease in our country and in the world.