Tick-bome diseases

Babesiosis A group of tick-bome diseases of mammals including zoonoses in humans. They are caused by protozoans of the genus babesia, which parasitize erythrocytes, produdng hemolysis. In the U.S., the organism s natural host is mice and transmission is by the deer tick ixodes scapularis. [nih]... 

Lyme disease—Lyme disease is a tick-bome disease that can cause severe arthritis, neurological disorders, and/or heart problems if left umecognized and undiagnosed. The bite of infected deer ticks in the adult or nymph stage transmits the disease to humans. 

Lyme disease is a vector-bome disease, which means it is delivered from one host to another. In this case, a tick bearing the Bb organism literally inserts it into a host s bloodstream when it bites the host to feed on its blood. It is important to note that neither Bb nor Lyme disease can be transmitted from one person to another. 

Ticks also live their adult lives among grasses and short shrubs. They are typically larger than mites, and it is the adult female that attaches itself to an animal host for a blood meal. Tick bites themselves can be painful and irritating. More importantly, ticks can carry a number of diseases that affect humans. The most common of these include Rocky Mountain spotted fever, Colorado tick fever, and the latest occurrence of tick-bome infections Lyme disease. 

Tick-bome encephalitis virus complex, including Russian spring-summer encephalitis, Kyasanur forest disease,... 

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