Bacterial Tick Borne DiseaseLyme disease, caused by Borrelia burgdorferi, can be transmitted by:
- Deer tick:
- The deer tick is actually more common on wild mice than on deer.
- These ticks are much smaller than the common dog tick
- Found in northern and north-central US
- Western black-legged ticks:
- These ticks are much smaller than the common dog tick
- Found in the Pacific US and British Columbia
- Lone star tick:
- Has white dot in the middle of the back
- Some distribution in the northeastern US extending into the southeastern US
Ehrlichiosis, caused by Ehrlichia chaffeensis, can be transmitted by:
- Ehrlichiosis tick
- American dog tick
- Found in the Southeastern US
- Deer tick
- Lone Star tick
Rocky Mountain spotted fever, caused by Rickettsia rickettsii, can be transmitted by:
- American Dog tick
- Found in the Southeastern US
- Rocky Mountain Wood Tick
Other
rare bacterial tick borne
diseases include:
Viral Tick Borne DiseaseColorado tick fever, caused by an Orbivirus, can be transmitted by:
- American Dog tick
- Found in the Southeastern US
- Rocky Mountain Wood Tick (Dermacentor andersoni)
Rare tick borne viral
diseases include:
Parasitic Tick Borne Disease- Babesiosis
- A rare parasitic infection caused by Babesia microti.
