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  1. Colorado tick fever (CTF) is a viral infection. It is spread by the bite of the Rocky Mountain wood tick ( Dermacentor andersoni ). ... meters). The CTF virus is transmitted by a tick bite or, in very rare cases, by a ...
  2. Tick paralysis is a loss of muscle function that results from a tick bite . ... Hard-bodied and soft-bodied female ticks are believed to make a poison that can cause paralysis in children. Ticks attach to the skin to feed on blood. The ...
  3. Ticks are bugs that can attach to you as you brush past bushes, plants, and grass. Once on you, ticks often move to a warm, moist place on ...
  4. Ticks are small, insect-like creatures that live in woods and fields. They attach to you as ... past bushes, plants, and grass. Once on you, ticks often move to a warm, moist location. They ...
  5. Ticks are small, insect-like creatures that live in woods and fields. They can attach to people ... as they brush past bushes, plants, and grass. Ticks can be fairly large, as big as a ...
  6. ... a bacterial infection transmitted by a louse or tick. It is characterized by repeated episodes of fever. ... There are two major forms of relapsing fever: Tick-borne relapsing fever (TBRF) is transmitted by the ...
  7. There are many species of ticks. Of these, a large proportion are capable of carrying disease. Diseases carried by ticks include Lyme disease, Ehrlichiosis, Rocky Mountain Spotted ...
  8. This is a close-up photograph of a tick embedded in the skin. Ticks are important because they can carry diseases such as Rocky Mountain spotted fever, tularemia, Colorado tick fever, Lyme disease, and others.
  9. Diseases are often carried by ticks, including Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, Colorado Tick Fever, Lyme disease, and tularemia. Less common or less frequent diseases include typhus, Q- ...
  10. This is an engorged deer tick ( Ixodes dammini ) embedded in the skin of a human host. In the United States, these ticks are the primary source of ...
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