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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. Rhipicephalus sanguineus - Wikipedia

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   Rhipicephalus sanguineus, commonly called the brown dog tick, kennel tick, [1] or pantropical dog tick, [1] is a species of tick found worldwide, but more commonly in warmer climates. This species is unusual among ticks in that its entire lifecycle can be completed indoors. [ 2 ]

4. Pet owners more likely to find ticks on themselves - AOL

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   Overall, about 31 percent of pet owners had found a tick crawling on a human in the household and 19 percent of pet owners had found a tick attached to a human household member. By comparison ...

5. 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]

6. 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]

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

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   Alpha-gal syndrome, a tick-borne illness, is shaping up to be the new Lyme disease. Learn more about the disease and why it has doctors perplexed. ... A 2023 survey found that 45% of health care ...