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This article is from the Lyme Disease FAQ, by Milo7 with numerous contributions by others.

5.01 What are tick-borne co-infections?

Tick-borne co-infections may be transmitted simultaneously with a Lyme
disease tick bite, and can include: Babesiosis (a malaria-like infection
caused by Babesia protozoa that parasitize red blood cells); Ehrlichiosis
(a bacterial infection caused by several types of rickettsiae, which invade
and kill white blood cells. There are two types of human ehrlichiosis:
human granulocytic ehrlichiosis (HGE), and human monocytic ehrlichiosis
(HME)).

For more information on tick-borne co-infections:

LymeNet - The New Lyme Disease
http://www2.lymenet.org/domino/file.nsf/UID/guidelines#DIAGNOSTIC HINTS

 

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