How to Use Lyme disease in a Sentence

Lyme disease

noun
  • Here's what to know about Lyme disease from symptoms to treatment.
    USA TODAY, 14 Aug. 2023
  • Each says a tick bite — about seven years ago for Georgina, the mom, and 15 for Madison — thrust them into the Kafkaesque world of chronic Lyme disease.
    Kay Lazar, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Aug. 2023
  • There are more than 14 illnesses that ticks can pass to humans, though Lyme disease is the most common one.
    USA TODAY, 30 June 2023
  • This includes a 76-year-old Lyme disease sufferer, who joined Hof on his last trek up the mountain.
    Angelica Stabile, Fox News, 30 Mar. 2023
  • Why Lyme disease symptoms go away quickly for some and last years for others.
    Linda Carroll, NBC News, 18 Nov. 2023
  • The tick needs to be attached for 36 to 48 hours or more before the Lyme disease bacterium can be transmitted.
    Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 19 June 2021
  • Fletcher has come to terms with how Lyme disease affected her sound.
    Ilana Kaplan, Peoplemag, 25 Jan. 2024
  • A number of factors may be responsible for the spread of Lyme disease.
    Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 6 Oct. 2023
  • Here are five Lyme disease symptoms to watch out for, especially as the weather warms up.
    Julia Sullivan, SELF, 6 May 2024
  • This is the tick responsible for Lyme disease and can be found all across Indiana.
    Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 31 May 2022
  • Headache, fatigue and muscle aches: with Lyme disease, patients may also have joint pain.
    Elizabeth B. Kim, The Enquirer, 6 May 2024
  • After a long fight with Lyme disease, this is one well-deserved vacation.
    Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 30 Aug. 2023
  • How to prevent against tick bites Ticks that survive past the larva phase carry diseases such as Lyme disease and can spread infections to their host through bites.
    Detroit Free Press, 21 June 2023
  • Always keep an eye out for a bullseye rash (the traditional symptom that is present in some, though not all, Lyme disease cases).
    Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 12 July 2023
  • For that reason, initial testing will take place in volunteers who have not been exposed to Lyme disease.
    Mark Klempner, The Conversation, 4 June 2020
  • For most people, Lyme disease is treatable and curable.
    Zhen Wang, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 15 Mar. 2022
  • Elena Delle Donne has battled Lyme disease in her career.
    The Salt Lake Tribune, 26 Dec. 2022
  • All that’s needed to report cases of Lyme disease in high-incidence states is a positive lab test.
    Alyssa Hui, Verywell Health, 23 Feb. 2024
  • Hadid is an expert equestrian rider, having done it for years and even aimed for the Olympics before giving up the sport in 2016 due to her symptoms with Lyme disease, per Bazaar.
    Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 24 Mar. 2023
  • The most famous and common disease remains Lyme disease, which was first identified in Connecticut in the 1970s.
    New York Times, 26 June 2022
  • Ticks can also spread Lyme disease and alpha-gal syndrome, which causes an allergy to red meat.
    Erika Edwards, NBC News, 8 Dec. 2023
  • Most of us have heard of Lyme disease but know little of the disease or its potential deleterious effects.
    Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 8 June 2023
  • But the new system should provide a clearer picture of what is going on with Lyme disease going forward, Kugeler said.
    Helen Branswell, STAT, 15 Feb. 2024
  • Blacklegged ticks are tiny organisms that, in addition to Lyme disease, can result in a wide range of other health problems.
    Carlie Procell, USA TODAY, 23 Mar. 2023
  • Most Lyme disease cases have been reported in the upper Midwest, Northeast and mid-Atlantic states.
    Janet Loehrke, USA TODAY, 5 May 2024
  • The writer opens up about her complicated relationship with her mother, as well as her battle with Lyme disease and her stint as a rock 'n' roller.
    Alicia Eler, Star Tribune, 29 Apr. 2021
  • Research shows that Black people are at a higher risk for Lyme disease misdiagnoses than people with lighter skin.
    Julia Sullivan, SELF, 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
  • This is an issue because mice can spread diseases, like Lyme disease, or damage your property.
    Brandi Fuller, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 July 2023
  • However, in the future, the ingredient may help decrease the spread of diseases carried by insects, like Lyme disease and malaria.
    Claire Gillespie, Health, 31 Mar. 2023

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