Biology of Humans 4th Edition by Judith Goodenough,Betty McGuire

Exercise 17

Ira found a deer tick attached to the back of his leg. He knows that deer ticks can transmit the bacterium that causes Lyme disease and that untreated Lyme disease can cause arthritis and fatigue. He immediately went to the doctor to get tested, which would involve drawing blood to look for antibodies to the bac- terium. The doctor refused to test Ira for Lyme disease. Why?