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2. Tick-borne diseases on the rise: Here's what to know about ...

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   While ticks are found year-round in North Carolina, they begin to be more of a risk in late spring. The CDC says that nearly 500,000 people are treated for tick-borne illnesses yearly in the US.

3. Dermacentor andersoni - Wikipedia

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   Dermacentor andersoni, commonly known as the Rocky Mountain wood tick, is a hard tick, or member of the Ixodidae family, with three life stages including larvae, nymph, and finally adult, or, more entomologically, imago. This tick is generally located in the northwest United States and southwest Canada along the Rocky Mountains.

4. Dermacentor albipictus - Wikipedia

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   Dermacentor albipictus, the winter tick, is a species of hard tick that parasitizes many different mammal species in North America.It is commonly associated with cervid species such as elk (Cervus canadensis), white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus), mule deer (O. hemionus) and caribou (Rangifer tarandus) but is primarily known as a serious pest of moose (Alces alces).

5. How to remove ticks and what to know about these ... - AOL

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   Ticks are parasitic bloodsuckers, capable of spreading deadly disease, and they are becoming increasingly common. Here’s what you need to know about them.

6. Tick paralysis - Wikipedia

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   Tick paralysis is a type of paralysis caused by specific types of attached ticks. Unlike tick-borne diseases caused by infectious organisms, the illness is caused by a neurotoxin produced in the tick's salivary gland. After prolonged attachment, the engorged tick transmits the toxin to its host. The incidence of tick paralysis is unknown.

7. Tick linked to dangerous virus in people now found in at ...

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   Tick bites: Lone star ticks carrying a mysterious and rare virus, which can cause fatal illness, have been found in at least six states in the U.S. Tick linked to dangerous virus in people now ...