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2. Dermacentor variabilis - Wikipedia

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   Dermacentor variabilis, also known as the American dog tick or wood tick, is a species of tick that is known to carry bacteria responsible for several diseases in humans, including Rocky Mountain spotted fever and tularemia (Francisella tularensis). It is one of the best-known hard ticks. Diseases are spread when it sucks blood from the host.

3. Ixodes holocyclus - Wikipedia

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   The primary treatment for tick paralysis is the careful administration of anti-tick serum. The effectiveness of anti-tick serum is most dependent on how early it is administered. Early treatment offers the best chance of full recovery. Unlike snake bite, tick envenomation has a relatively slow onset.

4. Babesia microti - Wikipedia

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   The cycle begins again when the tick bites a new vertebrate host. [2] B. microti's usual vertebrate hosts include domesticated animals, such as cattle, dogs, and rats, and wild animals. [1] [2] Humans are accidental hosts of Babesia in general, but B. microti is an important transfusion-transmitted infectious organism in humans.

5. Most tick bites go unnoticed. Here's how to identify and ...

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   Ticks can be tough to spot. So tough that you may not even know one bit you. But pictures of tick bites — and knowing a little about their behavior — can help you identify their marks.

6. Mom shares terrifying photos to warn other parents about ...

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   While seed ticks, which are just regular ticks in larval form, are much smaller than regular ticks, they cannot simply be brushed off the body.. According to the Centers for Disease Control and ...

7. 11 common bug bites — and photos to help you identify them

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   The bump may resemble a mosquito bite at this stage. If the tick was carrying certain tick-borne illnesses, such as Lyme disease or Rocky Mountain spotted fever, a tick bite may lead to ...