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.
Many explanations have been given for the meaning of D-Day, June 6, 1944, the day the. Allies invaded Normandy from England during World War II. The Army has said that it is. âsimply an alliteration, as in H-Hour.â Others say the first D in the word also stands for. âday,â the term a code designation. The French maintain the D means âdisembarkation,â. still others say âdebarkation,â and the more poetic insist D-Day is short for âday of.