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Lyme Disease Causes
The Danger of Tick Bites
While most tick bites are harmless, several species can cause life-threatening diseases. Two of these well-known diseases are Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever and Lyme disease. Ticks can also transmit tularemia (a plague-like disease in rodents that can be transmitted to man), relapsing fever, and a newly identified ailment called ehrlichiosis (an abrupt illness consisting of fever, rash, nausea, vomiting, and weight loss).
What types of ticks transmit Lyme disease?
- Ixodes scapularis (Deer tick)
- Ixodes dammini
- Amblyomma americanum (Lone Star tick)
- Ixodes pacificus
Ticks prefer to live in wooded areas, low-growing grasslands, seashores, and yards. Depending on the location, anywhere from less than 1 percent to more than 90 percent of the ticks are infected with spirochetes.
Lyme disease is a year-round problem, although, April through October is considered tick season, with ticks being very active in the spring and early summer. Cases of Lyme disease have been reported in 45 states in the United States and in large areas in Europe and Asia.