lyme disease

In 1977, a seminal paper described what was subsequently called Lyme arthritis.1 The name ‘Lyme’ originated from the initial investigation of the disease that was conducted in the Connecticut towns of Lyme, Old Lyme, and East Haddam.1 As more of the clinical manifestations of this illness were discovered, the condition became referred to as Lyme disease.2, 3, 4 In 1983, the principal etiologic agent for...