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1. www.petmd.com › dog › general-healthEverything You Need To Know About the Wood Tick | PetMD

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   4 days ago · What Is a Wood Tick? The wood tick, Dermacentor variabilis, also known as the American dog tick, can transmit several diseases to humans and pets. Wood ticks are a type of hard tick, meaning their body has a hard exterior shell. Adult wood ticks have eight legs.

2. www.usatoday.com › story › newsHow to control ticks in your yard and keep them off your and ...

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   3 hours ago · Other ways to prevent tick-borne illnesses are to check your clothing, shower within two hours of coming indoors and check your body after being outdoors, the CDC said. If you’ve been in a tick ...

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   What are the most common tickborne diseases?

   • Some of the more common tickborne diseases in the U.S. include Lyme disease and anaplasmosis. Many tickborne illnesses have similar clinical presentations, including fever, headache, fatigue, and, in rare cases, paralysis (also referred to as tick paralysis).

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   Can ticks cause Lyme disease?

   • Ticks carry pathogens that can cause diseases in humans. One of the most common disease ticks can cause is lyme disease. Symptoms include fever, headache, fatigue and a skin rash. “If left untreated, infection can spread to joints, the heart, and the nervous system,” the CDC said about the disease, adding that it can be treated with antibiotics.

   It's tick season: What types live in your area and how to keep them und…

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   Where do Ticks live?

   • They live in grassy, brushy, or wooded areas. They are also known to live on animals, which means humans can encounter them while outside walking dogs, camping, gardening or hunting. “Many people get ticks in their own yard or neighborhood,” the CDC said.

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   Can a lone star tick transmit Lyme disease spirochetes?

   • The lone star tick ( Amblyomma americanum ), which is found throughout the Southeastern United States as far west as Texas, is unlikely to transmit the Lyme disease spirochetes, though it may be implicated in a related syndrome called southern tick-associated rash illness, which resembles a mild form of Lyme disease.

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4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Lyme_diseaseLyme disease - Wikipedia

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   1 day ago · 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. [3] [8] [9] 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] .

   • Usual onset: A week after a bite

   • Causes: Borrelia spread by ticks

5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › TermiteTermite - Wikipedia

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   2 days ago · Termites are a group of detritophagous eusocial insects which consume a wide variety of decaying plant material, generally in the form of wood, leaf litter, and soil humus.

   • Class: Insecta
   • Kingdom: Animalia

   • Domain: Eukaryota
   • Phylum: Arthropoda

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7. dermatology.mhmedical.com › contentARTHROPOD BITES, STINGS, AND CUTANEOUS INFESTATIONS

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   4 days ago · Ticks ( Fig. 28-1) that feed on humans and are vectors for disease include blacklegged or Ixodes tick, Amblyomma americanum (lone star) tick, and Dermacentor (American dog or Wood) tick. Araneae. (spiders) Loxosceles reclusa or brown recluse spider. Latrodectus or black widow spiders.

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   3 days ago · Rocky Mountain wood tick (Dermacentor andersoni) Serology using paired acute and convalescent specimens, skin biopsy; treatment should not be delayed pending results: Tickborne relapsing fever: Blacklegged tick (Ixodes scapularis) Western blacklegged tick (Ixodes pacificus) Soft ticks (Ornithodoros spp) NAAT: Babesiosis: Blacklegged tick ...

9. www.vetsupply.com.au › blog › know-all-about-rockyKnow All About Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever in Dogs

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   4 days ago · The disease is caused by the intracellular parasite Rickettsia rickettsii and is transmitted to dogs through the bites of infected ticks, primarily the Rocky Mountain wood tick, American dog tick, lone star tick, and brown dog tick. When this bacteria enters your dog’s bloodstream, it causes inflammation in the body.