Question

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medical mystery
1 in autumn of 1975, two mothers in lyme, connecticut, were desperate for answers that their doctors could not provide. their families and others in the lyme area were suffering from a mysterious illness, with symptoms such as headaches, skin rashes, swollen knees, fever, and fatigue. the women contacted the connecticut state department of health and the yale school of medicine for help. two doctors from yale, allan steere and stephen malawista, began an investigation that would result in a groundbreaking medical discovery.
2 the doctors began by conducting individual examinations of each patient.
what is the text about?
it is about how the cause of lyme disease was identified.
it is about how the historical origins of lyme disease were determined.
it is about how the correct treatment for lyme disease was discovered.

Explanation:

The text describes a mysterious illness in Lyme, Connecticut, and doctors starting an investigation for a medical discovery. The first option says it's about identifying the cause of Lyme disease, which matches the start of investigating the illness. The second option is about historical origins (not focused on in the text), and the third is about treatment (the text is about investigation, not treatment discovery).

Answer:

It is about how the cause of Lyme disease was identified.