Photo of Western Black-legged Tick

Source: Public Health Image Library (PHIL). James Gathany; William Nicholson. Available online: http://phil.cdc.gov

Western black-legged ticks are one of two types of ticks in the United States that carry Lyme disease bacteria.

ByHealthwise Staff
Primary Medical ReviewerE. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine
Specialist Medical ReviewerChristine Hahn, MD - Epidemiology
Last RevisedAugust 31, 2010

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