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Bookmark or Share- Mayo Clinic Minute: Ticks and the diseases they carryTicks can carry pathogens like Borrelia burgdorferi and Borrelia mayonii, which can cause Lyme disease in humans. Lyme disease is the most common tickborne illness, but there are also dozens of other diseases that ticks can transmit to humans.
- Lyme disease - Symptoms and causes - Mayo ClinicLyme disease is an illness caused by borrelia bacteria. Humans usually get Lyme disease from the bite of a tick carrying the bacteria. Ticks that can carry borrelia bacteria live throughout most of the United States. But Lyme disease is most common in the upper Midwest and the northeastern and mid-Atlantic states.
- Ticks | Ticks | CDC - Centers for Disease Control and PreventionIn the United States, ticks can spread germs that make people sick. Learn where ticks live, how to prevent tick bites, and what to do after a tick bite.
- Guide to different tick species and the diseases they carryAs 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.
- Tick-Borne Illnesses: Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Treatment - Verywell HealthTick-borne illnesses can be frightening, but they're a fact of life for millions of Americans who live in areas with plentiful tick populations. If you notice a tick bite and begin having symptoms of Lyme disease or another tick-borne illness, call your healthcare provider.
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