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Pathogens: This tick transmits Lyme disease, Borrelia miyamotoi disease (a relapsing fever Borreliosis), babesiosis, ehrlichiosis, and human granulocytic anaplasmosis (HGA). It also is suspected of transmitting Bartonella to humans. Although all life stages of this tick can bite, nymphs and adult females are thought to be the primary cause of ...
Ticks are tiny bugs in the spider family that live in wooded areas, lawns, and shrubs. There are many species of tick, but two contract and carry the bacteria that causes Lyme disease.
Lyme disease is caused by bacteria that is spread to humans by tick bites. The ticks that carry the spirochete are: Black-legged deer tick (northeastern, mid-Atlantic, and North-Central U.S.)
As of 2019, Lyme disease is the most often diagnosed tick-borne illness. Here are images of unfed, human-biting ticks. The images also show where the ticks might be found in the U.S. and the diseases they're known to carry.
Deer ticks that carry Lyme disease are widespread. They are mostly found in the upper Midwest, the northeastern and mid-Atlantic states, and in south central and southeastern Canada. The castor bean tick is found throughout Europe.
Lyme disease bacteria causing human infection in the United States are spread to people by blacklegged (Ixodes) ticks. In general, infected ticks must be attached for more than 24 hours to transmit infection; prompt tick removal can prevent transmission.
The Ixodes tick, commonly called a black-legged tick, are ticks that carry Lyme disease. In the east and upper midwest regions of the United States, the primary tick species is Ixodes scapularis (or deer tick) and the related western U.S. version is the Ixodes pacificus (western black-legged tick).