A characteristic flat, red ring or bull's-eye rash develops in 75% of those who have been bitten by a tick infected with Lyme disease. The rash appears days to weeks after the bite and spreads outward. The bull's-eye rash is called "erythema migrans." Some people don't notice or re...
Lime is a green citrus fruit known for its acidic juice; Lyme is a disease named after Lyme, Connecticut. 12 Lime in construction refers to a binding material, while Lyme disease is a health concern transmitted by ticks. 8 Limes add flavor to dishes and drinks; Lyme disease can cause flu...
Lyme disease is a perplexing illness. Early in 1970s in Old Lyme Connecticut, Lyme disease was first described as a rheumatological syndrome called "Lyme Arthritis". The symptoms of " Lyme Arthritis" mimicked Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis (JRA) and many kids with Lyme disease were misdiagnosed ...
Lyme disease is a bacterial infectionspread to humans from squirrels, mice, or other small mammals by ticks contaminated withBorrelia burgdorferi. It is the most common infection caused by tick bites in the U.S.; so named for the Connecticut town where the disease was first documented and stud...
Lyme disease is a bacterial infectionspread to humans from squirrels, mice, or other small mammals by ticks contaminated withBorrelia burgdorferi. It is the most common infection caused by tick bites in the U.S.; so named for the Connecticut town where the disease was first documented and stud...
There are, of course, other examples of infectious diseases named after geographic locations (for example, Lyme disease). Although this method of naming could be considered factual or even neutral, there are risks and downsides to prominently using geography for infectious-disease names. First, wit...
Sexually Transmitted Disease There is some suspicion that the great William Shakespeare, in his famous play King Lear, named the character Goneril after the disease we're going to talk about in this lesson. Whether that was indeed a play on words from history's most famous playwright or is ...
Lyme disease AnastasiaKopa // Shutterstock Lyme disease Lyme disease is a bacterial infectionspread to humans from squirrels, mice, or other small mammals by ticks contaminated withBorrelia burgdorferi. It is the most common infection caused by tick bites in the U.S.; so named for the Connecticu...
Lyme disease AnastasiaKopa // Shutterstock Lyme disease Lyme disease is a bacterial infectionspread to humans from squirrels, mice, or other small mammals by ticks contaminated withBorrelia burgdorferi. It is the most common infection caused by tick bites in the U.S.; so named for the Connecticu...
Lyme disease AnastasiaKopa // Shutterstock Lyme disease Lyme disease is a bacterial infectionspread to humans from squirrels, mice, or other small mammals by ticks contaminated withBorrelia burgdorferi. It is the most common infection caused by tick bites in the U.S.; so named for the Connecticu...