If you perform an indirect ELISA specific for Lyme Disease on a patient that was bitten by a tick carrying Borrelia bergdorferi only 2 days ago, what would you expect the results to be?

A) Negative, because it is unlikely that the patient is producing antibodies to Borrelia bergdorferi after only 2 days.
B) Positive, since the patient was infected with Borrelia bergdorferi by the tick bite.
C) Negative, because Borrelia bergdorferi does not cause Lyme Disease.
D) Positive, since the ELISA will detect Borrelia bergdorferi in the patient's serum.


A) Negative, because it is unlikely that the patient is producing

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