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2. What to Do If You Find a Tick on You - AOL

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   For example, blacklegged ticks are found in the southeastern U.S. but rarely cause Lyme there, according to the CDC. Even in the Northeast, where Lyme is much more common, anywhere from roughly 25 ...

3. Lyme disease - Wikipedia

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   Lyme disease, also known as Lyme borreliosis, is a tick-borne disease caused by species of Borrelia bacteria, transmitted by blood-feeding ticks in the genus Ixodes. [4] [9] [10] The most common sign of infection is an expanding red rash, known as erythema migrans (EM), which appears at the site of the tick bite about a week afterwards. [1]

4. Tick infestation - Wikipedia

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   The ticks that transmit Lyme disease are hard ticks. [4] Ticks often have a preferred host, but may still attach to a different host when called for. Their preferred host may change depending on the tick's stage of development (eg larval vs adult) and the host may or may not carry the transmittable pathogen. [3]

5. After rare tick discovery, here’s how to stay safe this summer

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   The tick was found in the West Olive area near Kirk Park, Hambley said. The health department is currently doing tick drags as part of tick and mosquito surveillance, including increased action ...

6. Borrelia miyamotoi - Wikipedia

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   Ixodes ticks are also the primary vector in the spread of babesiosis and anaplasmosis. [1] B. miyamotoi causes Borrelia miyamotoi disease (BMD) in humans. BMD is a relapsing fever illness that has been reported across the world, often in the same geographic areas where Lyme disease is endemic. [1] Treatment currently follows that of Lyme ...

7. The Potentially Fatal Tick-Borne Illness You Haven't ... - AOL

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   “When you’re bitten, the tick transfers that molecule, galactose-α-1,3-galactose, to the body,” explains William Schaffner, M.D., an infectious disease specialist and professor at the ...