It is a blacklegged tick
Ixodes scapularis was created in 1821.
Granulocytic ehrlichiosis and Lyme disease
Ixodes scapularis
The scientific or taxonomic name would be Ixodes scapularis (formerly Ixodes dammini).
The deer tick's genus is Ixodes; its species is I. scapularis.
Granulocytic ehrlichiosis is probably spread by the blacklegged tick Ixodes scapularis
The scientific or taxonomic name would be Dermacentor variabilis.
The deer tick (Ixodes scapularis) is an intermediate host for Borrelia burgdorferi, the bacterium that causes Lyme disease. The bacterium is transmitted to humans through the bite of an infected deer tick.
Lyme disease is caused by a group of bacteria called Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato. It is transmitted by ticks (deer ticks (Ixodes scapularis) in North America, and sheep ticks (Ixodes ricinus) in Europe).
Ixodes uriae was created in 1852.
Ixodes ricinus was created in 1758.
Ixodes holocyclus was created in 1899.