LYME DISEASE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Lyme disease mean? 

• LYME DISEASE (noun)
  The noun LYME DISEASE has 1 sense:

1. an acute inflammatory disease characterized by a rash with joint swelling and fever; caused by bacteria carried by the bite of a deer tick

  Familiarity information: LYME DISEASE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LYME DISEASE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An acute inflammatory disease characterized by a rash with joint swelling and fever; caused by bacteria carried by the bite of a deer tick

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

Lyme arthritis; Lyme disease

Hypernyms ("Lyme disease" is a kind of...):

zoonosis; zoonotic disease (an animal disease that can be transmitted to humans)

 Context examples 

A study describes a new rapid assay for Lyme disease that could lead to a practical test for use by healthcare providers.

(Scientists work toward a rapid point-of-care diagnostic test for Lyme disease, National Institutes of Health)

A species of bacteria within the phylum Spirochaetes that is the causative agent of Lyme disease.

(Borrelia burgdorferi, NCI Thesaurus)

Deer and deer mice carry ticks that cause Lyme disease.

(Animal Diseases and Your Health, NIH)

It also may be associated with Lyme disease, Wegener's granulomatosis, Sjogren syndrome, cryoglobulinemia, hypereosinophilia, temporal arteritis, scleroderma, sarcoidosis, leprosy, acute viral hepatitis A, and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.

(Mononeuritis Multiplex, NCI Thesaurus)

Overall, the new set of biomarkers was more sensitive than standard Lyme disease tests.

(Scientists work toward a rapid point-of-care diagnostic test for Lyme disease, National Institutes of Health)

These results open the possibility of developing a point-of-care test for Lyme disease.

(Scientists work toward a rapid point-of-care diagnostic test for Lyme disease, National Institutes of Health)

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends a two-step blood test for diagnosing Lyme disease that looks for antibodies against Lyme disease.

(Scientists work toward a rapid point-of-care diagnostic test for Lyme disease, National Institutes of Health)

The researchers first screened a set of known Lyme disease biomarkers for their ability to indicate infection.

(Scientists work toward a rapid point-of-care diagnostic test for Lyme disease, National Institutes of Health)

The researchers found the assay, which uses several biomarkers to detect Lyme disease infection, was more sensitive than current laboratory-based tests when diagnosing Lyme disease early after suspected infection.

(Scientists work toward a rapid point-of-care diagnostic test for Lyme disease, National Institutes of Health)

Current Lyme disease tests also can miss an infection if performed too early.

(Scientists work toward a rapid point-of-care diagnostic test for Lyme disease, National Institutes of Health)