After lying in state for thirty-four hours in the Capitol Rotunda, a state funeral service was conducted at the Washington National Cathedral on June 11, the day when President George W. Bush declared a national day of mourning.
Though all ticks can carry disease, seed ticks, because they are somewhat younger, may not carry quite as many harmful viruses. This should not be misinterpreted as a reason to not take them seriously, however. All ticks have the ability to carry disease such as Lyme disease and rocky mountain fever. Ad.
Powassan virus causes a rare, but often serious disease, and is spread by the bite of tiny, infected deer. (black-legged) ticks. There are two types of Powassan virus in the United States. One type is found in. ticks that normally feed on woodchucks (groundhogs); the second type is carried by deer ticks, the. same ticks that can also carry the germs that cause Lyme disease, babesiosis and anaplasmosis.