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Results 1 - 1 of 1 for "tick," deer Ixodes AND dammani OR erythema migrans OR Lyme disease
  1. Lyme disease is caused by bacteria called Borrelia burgdorferi ( B burgdorferi ). Blacklegged ticks (also called deer ticks) can carry these bacteria. Not all species of ticks can carry these bacteria. Immature ticks ...