Lyme disease

American  

[lahym] / laɪm /

noun

Pathology.

1. an acute inflammatory disease caused by a tick-borne spirochete, Borrelia burgdorferi , characterized by recurrent episodes of decreasing severity in which joint swelling, fever, and rash occur, sometimes with cardiac or nervous system complications.

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Lyme disease British  

/ laɪm /

noun

1. a disease of domestic animals and humans, caused by the spirochaete Borrelia burghdorferi and transmitted by ticks, and variously affecting the joints, heart, and brain

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Lyme disease Scientific  

/ līm /

1. A disease caused by the bacterial spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi, transmitted by deer ticks and characterized initially by a bull's-eye-shaped rash followed by flu-like symptoms such as fever, joint pain, and headache. If untreated, it can result in chronic arthritis and neurologic or cardiac dysfunction. It is named after Lyme, Connecticut, where it was first reported.

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Lyme disease Cultural  

1. An infection caused by a bacterium transmitted by the bite of a tick. If untreated, the disease can lead to, among other things, a serious form of chronic arthritis. Lyme disease is most prevalent in the wooded regions of the Northeast and the Middle West.

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Etymology

Origin of Lyme disease

After Lyme, Conn., where it was first described

Example Sentences

Valneva said that antibody levels remained well above baseline across all six Lyme disease serotypes and all age groups in the trial.

From The Wall Street Journal

Kennedy got into the habit, according to a person familiar with the matter, when he was living in Bedford, N.Y., an area sometimes described as the epicenter of Lyme disease.

From The Wall Street Journal

Squirrels carry some diseases that can be transmitted to humans, including Lyme disease and tularemia, which causes flu-like symptoms and skin ulcers.

From Los Angeles Times

Lyme disease is a bacterial illness that people can contract if they are bitten by an infected tick, according to the Mayo Clinic.

From Los Angeles Times

Dog owners may need to be on alert for a disease many have never heard of — anaplasmosis, spread by the same tick that transmits Lyme disease.

From Los Angeles Times