Short answer: Yes. It is actually the brown tick which can be on other mammals as well as deer and dogs.
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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
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
No. Deer ticks carry Lyme 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.
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.
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.
Lyme Disease is mainly spread through deer ticks. but it can be in any ticks
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.
Mainly Ticks
Blacklegged ticks are carriers of lyme disease
sadly yes..... they can.
Lyme disease
No, but theyre part of the life cycle. Deer ticks transmit lyme disease
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).