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Bookmark or Share- What Are Ticks and What Diseases Do They Spread? - WebMDTicks are parasites that feed on the blood of humans and animals and spread disease when they bite. Fever, chills, headache, and rash are common symptoms of an infection after a tick bite.
- Guide to different tick species and the diseases they carryFrom walking the dog to camping, it helps to know which ticks live in your area and what diseases they can spread. Most tick bites are painless or cause only minor symptoms, such as a change in skin color.
- Tick Bites: Causes, Symptoms, Treatment & PreventionTicks are parasites that feed on warm-blooded hosts by biting them. A tick bite can infect humans and animals with bacteria, viruses and protozoans (organisms made up of one cell) that can cause diseases.
- Tick Bites: Symptoms, Pictures, Rash, Mark & TreatmentTicks are small arachnids. Ticks require blood meals to complete their complex life cycles. Ticks are scientifically classified as Arachnida (a classification that includes spiders). The fossil record suggests ticks have been around at least 90 million years.
- 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. View All
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