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Black-Legged (Deer) Ticks
 Lyme
disease, also known as Borreliosis, is a bacterial disease that is carried
by ticks, and affects both humans and animals. This disease was diagnosed in
dogs in 1984, and diagnosed in humans in 1975.
The disease got its name from a community in Connecticut, that was
particularly hard hit by this disease, Lyme.
Since this time, Lyme disease has spread throughout the U.S., and is the most
common tick borne disease.
It is fairly certain that ticks become infected with this bacteria by biting
mice. When the ticks bites another host, the bacterium is then transferred
to the blood of the host animal
The Black-Legged tick larva is about the size of a poppy seed, flat, six
legged, and almost translucent, making it difficult to see. At the nymph stage
it is about the size of sesame seed, eight legged and translucent with a slight
tinge of grey.
Adult ticks vary in size. The males from 1/16 to 3/32 inch long. The females
are larger at 1/8 to 5/32 inch long. Both sexes are dark chocolate brown in
colour, but the rear half of the female has a distinctly reddish or orange
coloration that can expand greatly while filling with blood. |
