Bb	Borrelia burgdorferi
Bbsl	Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato
CDC	Centers for Disease Control
CLD	Chronic Lyme disease
CLD-U	Chronic Lyme disease, untreated
CLD-PT	Chronic Lyme disease, previously treated
CLD-T	chronic Lyme disease, treated
CSF	cerebrospinal fluid
EM	erythema migrans
DNA	deoxyribonucleic acid
HEENT	head, ears, eyes, nose and throat
IgM	immunoglobulin M
IgG	immunoglobulin G
ILADS	International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society
OSP	outer surface protein
PCR	polymerase chain reaction
PLDS	Post Lyme disease Syndrome
PTLDS	Post-Treatment Lyme disease Syndrome
QoL	Quality of Life
TBD	tick-borne disease