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Mar 14, 2024 · Lyme disease, also known as Lyme borreliosis, is a bacterial illness that can be transmitted to humans, dogs, and other animals by certain species of ticks. It is caused by the...
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Dec 9, 2021 · Both humans and dogs can get Lyme disease through infection of the bacteria Borrelia burgdorferi. The infection spreads through deer tick bites, known as Ixodes scapularis and Ixodes...
Zoonosis and human transmission. Lyme disease can infect both dogs and humans. Humans do not get Lyme directly from dogs, but rather from the same deer-ticks that can infect people. Limit the opportunities for your pet to bring ticks into your spaces by implementing tick control measures.
In the United States, Lyme disease is the most commonly diagnosed tick-borne disease of dogs and humans; the primary causative agent, Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto, is transmitted via the bite of an infected blacklegged tick (deer tick).
Lyme disease is a bacterial infection transmitted to dogs, humans, and livestock through tick bites. Cats also can be bitten by ticks, but they seem less susceptible to Lyme disease.
Canine Lyme disease, also called canine Lyme borreliosis, is among the most familiar tick ( Ixodes species) transmitted infections known to occur in humans and dogs residing in North America.
Dogs are not the direct source of infection in people. Pets may bring unattached infected ticks into the household and if they then attach to another animal or person, they may transmit Lyme disease. Also see professional content regarding Lyme disease of dogs.
