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Why is a tick bite called lyme disease?
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Bite can lead to LD: Tick bites may transmit a variety of illnesses if the tick has been infected with a germ that uses the tick as a carrier.Rocky mountain spotted fever, tick bite fever & lime disease are some of the diseases that can be passed by ticks. Not all ticks carry diseases and not all bites will pass the germ.
Answered 5/26/2016
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It's not: A tick bite is not called lyme disease. Ld is an infection that can be transmitted via some ticks.
Answered 12/23/2012
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