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Meaning of Lyme disease | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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.

uncountable

Equivalents

Čeština lymská borelióza
Deutsch Borreliose Lyme-Borreliose Lyme-Krankheit
Español enfermedad de Lyme
Suomi borrelioosi
Français borréliose maladie de Lyme
Magyar Lyme-kór
日本語 ライム病
Nederlands lymeziekte ziekte van Lyme
Polski borelioza choroba z Lyme
Português doença de Lyme
Русский боле́знь Ла́йма

Examples

“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.”
“I wish⟳ I could get⟳ Lyme disease if it would get⟳ me out of this dance⟳.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

lyme grass Lyme neuroborreliosis Lyme Regis lymecycline Lymeswold lymexylid

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