

Human: What types of ticks carry Lyme disease?

Assistant: According to the Centers for Disease Control, Lyme disease is most commonly transmitted to humans by black-legged ticks. These ticks can be found in many areas of the United States and Canada. Some types of highly treatable human diseases can be transmitted through the bite of a tick: Powassan virus, Colorado tick fever virus, and tularemia. However, the CDC warns that the best way to prevent tick-borne diseases, especially Lyme disease, is to avoid being bitten by ticks.


Human: What types of ticks carry Lyme disease?

Assistant: Ticks that carry Lyme disease include Dermacentor, Ixodes, and Amblyomma species. These ticks tend to be found in wooded and grassy areas throughout most of the world, and bite humans usually during the warmer months of spring and summer.
Because these ticks can live for a few months, a person may not realize they are infected right away.  Symptoms such as a fever, fatigue, nausea, headaches, a rash, and painful joints can take weeks or months to develop.
Lyme disease
What types of ticks carry Lyme disease?
According to the Centers for Disease Control, Lyme disease is most commonly transmitted to humans by black-legged ticks. These ticks can be found in many areas of the United States and Canada. Some types of highly treatable human diseases can be transmitted through the bite of a tick: Powassan virus, Colorado tick fever virus, and tularemia. However, the CDC warns that the best way to prevent tick-borne diseases, especially Lyme disease, is to avoid being bitten by ticks.
Ticks that carry Lyme disease include Dermacentor, Ixodes, and Amblyomma species. These ticks tend to be found in wooded and grassy areas throughout most of the world, and bite humans usually during the warmer months of spring and summer.
Because these ticks can live for a few months, a person may not realize they are infected right away.  Symptoms such as a fever, fatigue, nausea, headaches, a rash, and painful joints can take weeks or months to develop.
Lyme disease