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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
Brown dog tick
The brown dog tick can be found worldwide, including throughout the entire U.S. The scientific name is Rhipicephalus sanguineus. It's responsible for spreading Rocky Mountain spotted fever in the southwestern U.S. and along the U.S.-Mexico border.
