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.
Time magazine reported on June 12 [1944] that âas far as the U.S. Army can determine, the first use of D for Day, H for Hour was in Field Order No. 8, of the First Army, A.E.F., issued on Sept. 20, 1918, which read, âThe First Army will attack at H-Hour on D-Day. with the object of forcing the evacuation of the St. Mihiel salient.ââ (p. 491) In other words, the D in D-Day merely stands for Day. This coded designation was. used for the day of any important invasion or military operation.