Lyme Disease Test. Guide. A Lyme disease test detects antibodies to the Lyme disease bacteria Borrelia burgdorferi in the blood. Lyme disease bacteria are spread by certain kinds of ticks. Lyme disease can be hard to diagnose because its symptoms are similar to those of many other illnesses.
Over 37,000 people die in car crashes each year. Every 16 minutes, a car accident occurs that results in death. Nearly 8,000 people are killed in crashes involving drivers between the ages of 16 and 20. Over 1,600 children under the age of 15 die in car accidents each year.
Yet, almost one out of every three traffic deaths involve drunk driving. So a proportionally tiny amount of bad behavior is one of the major causes of death and injury on our roadways. Every 53 minutes on average, someone is killed in a drunk driving crash (9,878 people in total in 2011). Every two minutes, someone is injured because of this entirely preventable crime. You can learn more about drunk driving in your state.