A heatwave is caused by a system of higher atmospheric pressure. In a high pressure system, air from upper levels of the atmosphere descends and rotates outward. As it comes down, it becomes compressed, which increases its temperature and dries it out.
Lyme disease: An inflammatory disease that is caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi, which is transmitted to humans by the deer tick. The first sign of Lyme disease is a red, circular, expanding rash, usually radiating from the tick bite, followed by flu-like symptoms and joint pains.
Lyme disease is an illness caused by the organism Borrelia burgdorferi, a bacterium known as a spirochete that is carried by a deer tick. The spirochete can be transmitted to people or animals by the bite of a tick â with the first signs of Lyme disease developing within days or months.Sixty to eighty percent of those infected with Lyme disease get a large, reddish rash sometimes described as a bulls-eye.he spirochete can be transmitted to people or animals by the bite of a tick â with the first signs of Lyme disease developing within days or months. Sixty to eighty percent of those infected with Lyme disease get a large, reddish rash sometimes described as a bulls-eye.