What Is Lyme Arthritis?

Lyme arthritis is an epidemic that is transmitted by ticks. Symptoms usually occur 3 to 21 days after the tick bites, and the incidence is 50% to 60%. Lyme disease is a zoonotic disease caused by Borrelia burgdorferi infection through ticks. Lyme arthritis is a joint manifestation of Lyme disease. It occurred in batches in 1975. Children in Lyme, Connecticut, were named after them.