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Do Dog Ticks Carry Lyme Disease?
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Lyme disease is transmitted by an infected deer tick which also called black-legged tick. Not all dogs' ticks carry Lyme disease. In fact the bacterium and a bite do not always leads to the development of Lyme disease
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Lyme disease can be carried by Nymphal ticks and adult Deer ticks. Symptoms can be fever, headache, fatigue, depression and a circular shaped rash. Treatment for Lyme disease includes
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1. Using plastic gloves, look at the size and the shape of the tick. 2. The lone star tick will have a white spot on its back and is 1/3 inch in length. The northern deer tick and
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Lyme disease is caused by bacteria that are found in deer tick. The deer tick is a carrier of a bacteria called Borrelia burgdorferi. Transmission of the disease occurs when animals
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