answersLogoWhite

0


Best Answer

Short answer: Yes. It is actually the brown tick which can be on other mammals as well as deer and dogs.

------------------------

Hi: I would add to this that any tick can be a carrier of Lyme. It is no longer thought that only deer ticks carry it. There are other tick borne diseases as well that they carry. take care, -J

User Avatar

Wiki User

14y ago
This answer is:
User Avatar
More answers
User Avatar

Wiki User

15y ago

Lyme disease, or borreliosis, is an emerging infectious disease caused by at least three species of bacteria belonging to the genus Borrelia. Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto is the main cause of Lyme disease in the United States, whereas Borrelia afzelii and Borrelia gariniicause most European cases. The disease is named for the village of Lyme, Connecticut, where a number of cases were identified in 1975. Although Allen Steere realized in 1978 that Lyme disease was a tick-borne disease, the cause of the disease remained a mystery until 1982, when B. burgdorferi was identified by Willy Burgdorfer. Lyme disease is the most common tick-borne disease in the Northern Hemisphere. Borrelia is transmitted to humans by the bite of infected ticks belonging to a few species of the genus Ixodes (the so-called "hard ticks").(Wikipedia)

Certain ticks found on deer harbor the bacterium in their stomachs. Lyme disease is spread by these ticks when they bite the skin, which permits the bacterium to infect the body. Lyme disease is not contagious from an affected person to someone else. Lyme disease can cause abnormalities in the skin, joints, heart, and nervous system.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyme_disease

http://www.medicinenet.com/lyme_disease/article.htm#Whatis

This answer is:
User Avatar

User Avatar

Wiki User

12y ago

Lymes disease

This answer is:
User Avatar

User Avatar

Wiki User

10y ago

Ticks do not carry the STD chlamydia.

This answer is:
User Avatar

Add your answer:

Earn +20 pts
Q: Do small ticks carry lyme disease?
Write your answer...
Submit
Still have questions?
magnify glass
imp
Related questions

Do bees carrier lyme's?

No. Deer ticks carry Lyme disease.


Do all deer ticks carry Lyme's disease?

No, not all deer ticks carry Lyme disease. Only a small percentage of deer ticks are infected with the bacterium that causes Lyme disease, called Borrelia burgdorferi. It is important to take precautions to prevent tick bites regardless of whether the tick may be carrying Lyme disease.


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.


What percentage of ticks carry Lyme disease?

Approximately 20-30% of adult blacklegged ticks carry Lyme disease. It's important to take preventive measures when spending time in areas where ticks are prevalent, such as wearing long sleeves and using insect repellent.


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


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


Do deer transmit lyme disease?

No, but theyre part of the life cycle. Deer ticks transmit lyme disease


What is the name of a bacterial illness transmitted to humans by ticks?

Lyme disease is caused by ticks