0000, PA
A 36-year-old female asked:
Can staying in the house were the dogs have deer tick bring deer tick to you ? and cause lyme disease?
3 doctor answers • 3 doctors weighed in
Dr. Ankush Bansalanswered
Internal Medicine 18 years experience
Yes: If the deer tick is on the dog and you don't check for it on them, then the deer tick can jump from the dog to you, potentially transmitting disease.
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A Verified Doctoranswered
44 years experience
It's possible: Not every tick carries lyme disease. In areas where lyme disease is common, possibly 25-30% of the ticks may be carrying lyme. Ticks carry a number of other infections too.
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Indonesia
A 32-year-old male asked:
Which tick can cause Lyme Disease? Dog fleas?
1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in
Dr. Stephen Scholandanswered
Infectious Disease 24 years experience
Deer ticks - Ixodes: Certain ticks are associated with certain diseases. For Lyme disease, classically the 'deer tick' is described- Ixodes scapularis. Deer ticks go through several stages in their life cycle-and the nymphs or younger ones can be extremely small-maybe as big as a pin head. The adults are easier to spot. Dog ticks are larger and are associated with different tick-borne diseases. Good to take precaution
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