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

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   It can take up to 30 days for Lyme disease symptoms to appear after a tick bite, the CDC says. Signs and symptoms of tick-borne illnesses. According to the CDC, the symptoms of diseases ...

4. Never ignore a tick bite if it looks like this - AOL

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   There are many different species of ticks, but the detail that matters is whether you were bitten by a deer tick (a.k.a. a black-legged tick) or dog tick, which are known to transmit these two ...

5. Tick-borne diseases on the rise: Here's what to know about ...

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   As ticks must be attached for at least six hours to transmit Rocky Mountain spotted fever and more than 24 hours to transmit Lyme disease, frequent checks are crucial in avoiding tick-borne illnesses.

6. Dermacentor - Wikipedia

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   Hosts of Dermacentor ticks include many large and small mammals, including horses, deer, cattle, lagomorphs, peccaries, porcupines, tapirs, desert bighorn sheep, and humans. [2] The American dog tick (D. variabilis) is a member of the genus. [3]

7. Anaplasmosis - Wikipedia

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   Biological vector transmission is through ticks that carry a blood parasite able to cause anaplasmosis. The most common Anaplasmosis-causing tick is Ixodes scapularis, also known as the black-legged tick or the deer tick. [9] [10] Ticks who contain species of many different Anaplasma species can transmit this disease through a bite. The blood ...

8. Tick paralysis - Wikipedia

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   Tick paralysis is believed to be due to toxins found in the tick's saliva that enter the bloodstream while the tick is feeding. The two ticks most commonly associated with North American tick paralysis are the Rocky Mountain wood tick (Dermacentor andersoni) and the American dog tick (Dermacentor variabilis); however, 43 tick species have been implicated in human disease around the world. [1]

9. Lyme disease cases have gone up in the U.S. Here's why - AOL

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   Symptoms can show up within three to 30 days after a tick bite. Most people develop a target-shaped rash at the site of the tick bite and flu-like symptoms including fever, chills, fatigue ...