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what the risks are blood test, lyme disease organism, borrelia burgdorferi, deer ticks, ticks, lyme disease, borrelia burgdorferi organism, tick imbedded, in the skin, lyme disease serology, elisa, lyme disease, western blot, lyme disease, confirm the diagnosis of lyme disease blood is drawn, a vein on the inside, the elbow, the hand, puncture site is cleaned, antiseptic, an elastic band, around the upper arm to apply pressure, restrict blood flow, the vein, veins below the band to fill, blood, a needle is inserted, vein, blood is collected in an air-tight vial, a syringe, band is removed, restore circulation, once the blood has been collected, needle is removed, puncture site is covered to stop any bleeding, an infant, young child, area is cleansed, antiseptic, punctured, a sharp needle, a lancet, blood collected, pipette, small glass tube, on a slide, onto a test strip, into a small container, cotton, a bandage applied, puncture site, any continued bleeding, the screening test, an elisa, spirochete borrelia burgdorferi, causative organism of lyme disease, grown in culture, fixed to a microscope slide, slide is then incubated, a sample of serum, portion of blood that contains antibodies, a fluorescent-labeled antiglobulin, on the slide, viewed under ultraviolet light, human antibody to lyme disease is present, bind, fluorescent antiglobulin, visible under the ultraviolet light, a more specific test, western blot, specific antigen bands, lyme disease, analyzed, true confirmation of lyme disease, , no special preparation, infants, children, test depends on child's age, prepare child, infant test, procedure preparation, birth to 1 year, toddler test, procedure preparation, 1 to 3 years, preschooler test, procedure preparation, 3 to 6 years, schoolage test, procedure preparation, 6 to 12 years, adolescent test, procedure preparation, 12 to 18 years, the needle is inserted to draw blood, feel moderate pain, others feel only a prick, stinging sensation, some throbbing, test is performed to help confirm the diagnosis of lyme disease, nonreactive, a very low serum titer, antibody count, a titer of 1, 128 is borderline, further testing, a positive serology by elisa, confirm the diagnosis of lyme disease, not definitive, other diseases, high rheumatoid factors, cause false positives, a western blot, confirm the diagnosis of lyme disease, risks associated, having blood drawn, excessive bleeding, fainting, feeling light-headed, hematoma, blood accumulating under the skin, infection, a slight risk, the skin is broken, multiple punctures to locate veins, veins, arteries vary in size, obtaining a blood sample.