: an ixodid tick (Ixodes scapularis synonym I. dammini) of the eastern U.S. and Canada that transmits the bacterium causing Lyme disease
called alsoblack-legged tick
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Recent Examples on the WebThe film was a country-house nightmare about contracting disease from deer ticks.—Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2023 Powassan virus is spread through a bite from an infected blacklegged, or deer tick, according to the Connecticut Department of Public Health, and the virus can be transmitted in as little as 15 minutes after a tick first attaches itself to you.—Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 23 Aug. 2023 Available in 2-ounce and 4-ounce spray bottles, this repellent advertises up to four hours of protection from deer ticks and up to eight hours for lone star ticks and brown dog ticks.—Steven Rowe, Health, 28 Aug. 2023 The deer tick that transmits Lyme disease must feed for more than 36 hours before transmission of the infection, Dr. Peterson says.—Sarah Bradley, Women's Health, 26 May 2023 Of those, the deer tick is the one that often bites and infects humans.—Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, Popular Science, 27 Mar. 2023 The debilitating Lyme disease is caused by the borrelia bacteria, which is usually transmitted to humans through the bite of a black-legged tick, also known as a deer tick.—Cara Lynn Shultz, Peoplemag, 8 Aug. 2023 For example, black-legged ticks, also called deer ticks, can carry more than Lyme-causing bacteria.—Sara Moniuszko, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2023 Lyme disease, which can be transmitted by deer ticks, is the second most common infectious disease reported in Maine.—Scistarter Team, Discover Magazine, 12 July 2023 See More
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