Lyme disease
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English
Etymology
Named after the town of Lyme, Connecticut, USA, where a number of cases were identified in 1975.
Pronunciation
Audio (US): (file) - Homophone: lime disease
Noun
- (pathology) Infection by one of three or more subspecies of the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi, which is transmitted by four species of tick in genus Ixodes. Symptoms include a rash followed by fever, joint pain, and headaches.
Synonyms
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Translations
infection by bacteria of the genus Borrelia
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See also
- Ixodes ricinus (sheep tick, castor bean tick, of western Eurasia).
- Ixodes persulcatus (taiga tick, of China)
- Ixodes scapularis (black-legged tick, deer tick, of eastern North America)
- Ixodes pacificus (western black-legged tick, of western North America)
- Peromyscus leucopus (white-footed mouse)
Further reading
Lyme disease on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
