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Guide to different tick species and the diseases they carry
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Black-legged tick or deer tick
Lone Star tick
Alpha-gal syndrome and the Lone Star tick
American dog tick
Western black-legged tick
Rocky Mountain wood tick
Brown dog tick
Gulf Coast tick
Asian longhorned tick
Soft ticks
Ticks and where to find them
Preventing tick bites
Black-legged tick or deer tick
Lone Star tick
Alpha-gal syndrome and the Lone Star tick
American dog tick
Western black-legged tick
Rocky Mountain wood tick
Brown dog tick
Gulf Coast tick
Asian longhorned tick
Soft ticks
Ticks and where to find them
Preventing tick bites
American dog tick
The American dog tick is mainly found east of the U.S. Rocky Mountains. The scientific name for this tick is Dermacentor variabilis. The American dog tick also is found in some areas of the Pacific Coast. Those populations may be made up of D. variabilis or a related tick, Dermacentor similis.
American dog ticks can spread Rocky Mountain spotted fever and tularemia.
