black-legged tick
noun
ˈblak-ˈlegd- 
-ˈlāgd-;
-ˈle-gəd-,
-ˈlā-
: either of two ixodid ticks:
a
b
: a tick (Ixodes pacificus) of the western U.S. and British Columbia that is the vector of several diseases (such as Lyme disease)
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Certain species, such as the black-legged tick (also known as the deer tick), are known to transmit Lyme disease, which can affect both dogs and humans.
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Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2024
In the seven-year span of the survey, cases of babesiosis increased an average of 9% per year—due, the researchers concluded, to a warming world which is expanding the range of the black-legged tick, the principal babesiosis vector.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 16 Oct. 2024
Lyme disease is spread by the bite of a black-legged tick.
—Linda Carroll, NBC News, 18 Nov. 2023
That means people need to worry all year about Lyme disease, which is spread by the bite of a black-legged tick, experts say.
—Linda Carroll, NBC News, 18 Nov. 2023
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Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2024
In the seven-year span of the survey, cases of babesiosis increased an average of 9% per year—due, the researchers concluded, to a warming world which is expanding the range of the black-legged tick, the principal babesiosis vector.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 16 Oct. 2024
Lyme disease is spread by the bite of a black-legged tick.
—Linda Carroll, NBC News, 18 Nov. 2023
That means people need to worry all year about Lyme disease, which is spread by the bite of a black-legged tick, experts say.
—Linda Carroll, NBC News, 18 Nov. 2023
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