Interestingly, the disease only became apparent in 1975 when mothers of a group of children who lived near each other in Lyme, Connecticut, made researchers aware that their children had all been diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis.
Huvitavalt, haigus tuli ilmsiks 1975 kui emade grupp lapsi, kes elas lähedal teineteisele Lyme, Connecticut, tehtud teadlased teadlikud, et nende lapsed olid kõik on diagnoositud reumatoidartriidi.