Lyme disease

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Lyme disease

Sounds like lime disease

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Named after the town of Lyme, Connecticut, USA, where a number of cases were identified in 1975.

noun

uncountable 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. The number of Lyme disease cases reported in Dutchess County last year jumped by 50 percent compared to the year before, reaching the third-highest total on record in the state.
Similar: Lyme neuroborreliosis

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noun infection by bacteria of the genus Borrelia

Español	enfermedad de Lyme
日本語	ライム病 Raimu-byō
中文	萊姆病 /莱姆病 Láimǔbìng, 萊姆 /莱姆 láimǔ
Português	doença de Lyme
Français	borréliose, maladie de Lyme
Deutsch	Lyme-Borreliose, Lyme-Krankheit
Русский	боле́знь Ла́йма boléznʹ Lájma

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@misc{lyme_disease_2026,
  title = {Lyme disease},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lyme%20disease},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}