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Prolific but unfounded conspiracy theories have alleged that Lyme disease, first documented in nearby Lyme, Connecticut, was a biological weapon that originated in the Plum Island laboratory. [25] A discredited 2004 book entitled Lab 257: The Disturbing Story of the Government's Secret Plum Island Germ Laboratory fueled the conspiracy theories.
It is the only Lyme Township statewide. [4] Settlement of Lyme Township began in 1808. Three years later, the "Sutton Settlement" (now Hunts Corners) was established in the southeastern portion of the county. [5]
Lyme, Connecticut, a town in southeastern Connecticut, the namesake of Lyme disease Old Lyme, Connecticut, a neighboring town; East Lyme, Connecticut, a neighboring town; Lyme, New Hampshire, a town in western New Hampshire; Lyme, New York, a town in New York along the Lake Ontario shoreline; Lyme Township, Huron County, Ohio, a small town in ...
Lyme disease, also known as Lyme borreliosis, is a tick-borne disease caused by species of Borrelia bacteria, transmitted by blood-feeding ticks in the genus Ixodes. [4] [9] [10] The most common sign of infection is an expanding red rash, known as erythema migrans (EM), which appears at the site of the tick bite about a week afterwards. [1]
Sandfly species transmit the disease leishmaniasis, by acting as vectors for protozoan Leishmania species, and tsetse flies transmit protozoan trypansomes (Trypanosoma brucei gambiense and Trypansoma brucei rhodesiense) which cause African Trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness). Ticks and lice form another large group of invertebrate vectors.
The Wolfe family, former owners of The Columbus Dispatch, list "Journal Island" on Buckeye Lake, the first time the property has come on the market. Island for sale. Wolfe family retreat on Ohio's ...
The genomic variations have direct implications on the clinical symptoms of tick-borne Lyme disease. For example, the tick-borne Lyme disease caused by B. burgdorferi s.s. may manifest with arthritis-like symptoms. [9] In contrast, B. garinii’s tick-borne Lyme disease may cause an infection in the central nervous system. [9]
I joined EMI in 1972 as a very junior member of their salesforce. EMI distributed Island at the time. I began work at Island on June 1, 1974, having been asked to become part of the Island sales team.