Lyme disease
/laɪm/noun
mass noun
1- a form of arthritis caused by bacteria that are transmitted by ticks莱姆病（关节炎）。
1.1
- Lyme disease is caused by the spirochaete Borrelia burgdorferi.莱姆病（关节炎）是由博雷利疏螺旋体造成的。
词源
1970s: named after Lyme, a town in Connecticut, US, where an outbreak occurred.