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Q: What percentage of ticks carry Lyme disease?
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Do bees carrier lyme's?

No. Deer ticks carry Lyme disease.


Where do ticks that transmit lyme live?

Brown ticks can carry Lyme disease and can be found in many areas in the United States. Lyme disease has spread rapidly throughout the U.S. in recent years.


Do all deer ticks carry Lyme's disease?

No. Some brown deer ticks do carry the spirochete that causes Lyme disease. Lyme disease is a multi-system bacterial infection caused by the spirochete, Borrelia burgdorferi. The spirochete is transmitted from one animal to another through the bite of the infective tick.


Do all ticks carry lyme disease?

No. Some brown deer ticks do carry the spirochete that causes Lyme disease. Lyme disease is a multi-system bacterial infection caused by the spirochete, Borrelia burgdorferi. The spirochete is transmitted from one animal to another through the bite of the infective tick.


How lyme disease is spread?

Lyme Disease is mainly spread through deer ticks. but it can be in any ticks


What is a lyme tick?

There is no such thing as a "Lyme Tick". Are you asking what tick carries Lyme Disease? Lyme is a bacteria that a tick might be carrying. It causes Lyme Disease when it the tick bites you. It was previously thought that only Deer Ticks carry Lyme Bacteria. More and more they are finding that any tick may carry it.


What animal spreads lyme disease?

Mainly Ticks


What are carriers of lyme disease?

Blacklegged ticks are carriers of lyme disease


What tick carries lyme diseases?

Lyme Disease is actually transmitted by ticks. Any warm blooded mammal that is bitten by a tick has the possibility of contracting Lyme Disease. Brown deer ticks are known for carrying the spirochete, Borrelia burgdorferi,which is the spirochete that causes Lyme Disease.


Can you get lyme disease from ticks?

sadly yes..... they can.


Which inflammatory joint disease is caused by the bites of ticks that live on mice and deer?

Lyme disease


How do ticks get infected with the Lyme disease bacteria?

Ticks are infected when their host is infected. The infected ticks then spread the disease to humans.