Flera studier har visat att borrelia kan ligga latent, gömd, i kroppen så att en inte har några symtom och inte heller går att visa med blodprov. Får en någon annan infektion eller sjukdom passar borrelia på att aktivera sig och plötsligt orsaka symtom.

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