An infected tick must be attached for 24 to 48 hours to transmit Lyme disease (and at least 12 to 24 hours to transmit anaplasmosis, another serious tick-borne disease). Lyme disease is unfortunately a fairly common canine disease. Symptoms can include fever, reduced energy, and lameness.
D-day(n.) (Mil.) the day designated for the beginning of a planned attack by a military force; in communications the day is often otherwise unspecified for security reasons; as, the day before D-day the troops will move into position.
On the morning of June 6, 1944, Allied forces staged an enormous assault on German positions on the beaches of Normandy, France. The invasion is often known by the famous nickname âD-Day,â yet few people know the origin of the term or what, if anything, the âDâ stood for. According to the U.S. military, âD-Dayâ was an Army designation used to indicate the start date for specific field operations.