noun. ˈlīm- : a serious disease that is caused by a bacterium transmitted by some ticks, that is often characterized at first by a spreading red patch on the skin, and that may result in joint pain and disorders of the heart and nervous system if left untreated.
Referring to the art of doing nothing while sharing food, drink, conversation and laughter, liming is an important part of the country's island culture. In fact, it's not uncommon for locals to say something like “let's go lime” to mean “let's chill or hangout.”
'At the high wood/clearing'. 'Lyme', which appears as an affix or element is several place-names, is usually explained an old district name meaning 'growing with elms'. More recently, an alternative explanation of 'boundary area' from L. limes, borrowed into Brit. has been suggested.
"Limey" (from lime / lemon) is a predominantly North American slang nickname for a British person. The word has been around since the mid-19th century.
Lyme is a town in New London County, Connecticut, United States, situated on the eastern side of the Connecticut River. The town is part of the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region. The population was 2,352 at the 2020 census. Lyme is the eponym of Lyme disease.
It is a common disease in Europe. The number of cases in Europe has increased steadily, more than 360 000 cases having been reported over the last two decades. Central Europe is the region with the highest incidence of LB, as reported by the Czech Republic, Estonia, Lithuania and Slovenia.
The word gyal is used in a variety of ways in Jamaican culture. It can be used as an expression of endearment, as in the phrase baby gyal. It can also be used to refer to a woman in a sexual way, or simply to mean girl.
Jamaican Patois (/ˈpætwɑː/; locally rendered Patwah and called Jamaican Creole by linguists) is an English-based creole language with West African, Taíno, Irish, Spanish, Hindi, Portuguese, Chinese, and German influences, spoken primarily in Jamaica and among the Jamaican diaspora.
Lyme Disease or borreliosis is a tick-transmitted infection that affects mammalian and avian hosts. It is the most commonly diagnosed tick-borne disease in people in certain parts of the world, but is not known to occur in Jamaica beyond unconfirmed, anecdotal reports.
Lyme disease is a bacterial infection caused by the bite of an infected blacklegged tick (also known as the deer tick or bear tick). The disease affects both humans and animals.
Patients treated with antibiotics in the early stages of the infection usually recover rapidly and completely. Most patients who are treated in later stages of the disease also respond well to antibiotics, although some may have suffered long-term damage to the nervous system or joints.
Lyme disease is caused by bacteria called Borrelia burgdorferi (B burgdorferi). Blacklegged ticks, also called deer ticks, can carry these bacteria. Not all species of ticks can carry these bacteria.
Jamaican Creole is more commonly known as Jamaican Patois. A patois is a language that is considered not standard so can refer to any pidgins or creoles.
Lyme disease is an illness caused by borrelia bacteria. Humans usually get Lyme disease from the bite of a tick carrying the bacteria. Ticks that can carry borrelia bacteria live throughout most of the United States. But Lyme disease is most common in the upper Midwest and the northeastern and mid-Atlantic states.
A discredited 2004 book entitled Lab 257: The Disturbing Story of the Government's Secret Plum Island Germ Laboratory fueled the conspiracy theories. Archived specimens show that Lyme disease was endemic well before the establishment of Plum Island laboratory.
Since the odds of coming into contact with an infectious tick are favorable for those who enjoy the outdoors in the Spring and Summer, then it's inevitable that some of our favorite celebrities, sports heroes, political leaders and people in the spotlight that we look up to have contracted Lyme disease.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) , ticks at the nymph stage are usually the size of a poppy seed. Adult ticks can be about the size of a sesame seed. When they feed, their body swells with the blood, altering their appearance. Their body becomes larger and takes on a brown or grey hue.
In Europe and parts of northern Asia, Lyme disease occurs in southern Scandinavia, the northern Mediterranean countries of Greece, Italy, and Spain, and eastward from the British Isles into central Russia, with most cases concentrated in central Europe, specifically in Austria, Czech Republic, southern Germany, ...
Lyme Regis /ˌlaɪmˈriːdʒɪs/ is a town in west Dorset, England, 25 miles (40 km) west of Dorchester and east of Exeter. Sometimes dubbed the "Pearl of Dorset", it lies by the English Channel at the Dorset–Devon border.
