Lyme disease

noun

ˈlīm- 

: an acute inflammatory disease that is caused by a spirochete (Borrelia burgdorferi) transmitted by ticks (genus Ixodes and especially I. dammini), that is usually characterized initially by a spreading red annular erythematous skin lesion and by fatigue, fever, and chills, and that if left untreated may later manifest itself in joint pain, arthritis, and cardiac and neurological disorders

called also Lyme\ ˈlīm \

Examples of Lyme disease in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But almost every state has reported cases of ticks carrying Lyme disease. —Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 June 2024

Patients share similarities to those with ME/CFS, fibromyalgia, POTS, post-treatment Lyme disease and hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. —Isabella Cueto, STAT, 6 June 2024

Ticks are best known for spreading Lyme disease, an illness that can cause flu-like symptoms, body aches, fatigue, and more. —Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 31 May 2024

Rash: patients with Lyme disease or Rocky Mountain spotted fever can have a distinctive rash. —Elizabeth B. Kim, The Enquirer, 6 May 2024

According to the Mayo Clinic, Lyme disease is an illness caused by a bite from a tick carrying the borrelia bacteria. —Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 17 May 2024

In the 1980s, the CDC received about 1,500 annual reports of Lyme disease. —TIME, 16 May 2024

Here are five Lyme disease symptoms to watch out for, especially as the weather warms up. —Julia Sullivan, SELF, 6 May 2024

Also Read Foo Fighters, Noah Kahan Lead Bill For Renamed Connecticut Festival Hanna had already revealed quite a lot in the 2013 documentary, The Punk Singer: A Film About Kathleen Hanna, which traced a speedy trajectory of her life leading to her battles with late stage Lyme disease. —Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 14 May 2024

Word History

Etymology

Lyme, Connecticut, where it was first reported

First Known Use

1979, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

Lyme disease

noun

ˈlīm- 

: a serious disease that is caused by a bacterium transmitted by some ticks, that is often characterized at first by a spreading red patch on the skin, and that may result in joint pain and disorders of the heart and nervous system if left untreated

Etymology

from Lyme, Connecticut, where the disease was first reported

Medical Definition

Lyme disease

noun

: an acute inflammatory disease that is usually characterized initially by the skin lesion erythema migrans and by fatigue, fever, and chills and if left untreated may later manifest itself in cardiac and neurological disorders, joint pain, and arthritis and that is caused by a spirochete of the genus Borrelia (B. burgdorferi) transmitted by the bite of a tick especially of the genus Ixodes (I. scapularis synonym I. dammini in the eastern and midwestern United States, I. pacificus especially in some parts of the Pacific coastal states of the United States, and I. ricinus in Europe)

called also Lyme, Lyme borreliosis