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  2. Amblyomma americanum - Wikipedia

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    Amblyomma americanum, also known as the lone star tick, the northeastern water tick, or the turkey tick, is a type of tick indigenous to much of the eastern United States and Mexico, that bites painlessly and commonly goes unnoticed, remaining attached to its host for as long as seven days until it is fully engorged with blood.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. Tick infestation - Wikipedia

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    The ticks that transmit Lyme disease are hard ticks. [4] Ticks often have a preferred host, but may still attach to a different host when called for. Their preferred host may change depending on the tick's stage of development (eg larval vs adult) and the host may or may not carry the transmittable pathogen. [3]

  7. Dermacentor - Wikipedia

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    Most are found in North America. [2] Hosts of Dermacentor ticks include many large and small mammals, including horses, deer, cattle, lagomorphs, peccaries, porcupines, tapirs, desert bighorn sheep, and humans. [2] The American dog tick (D. variabilis) is a member of the genus. [3]