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can you get lyme disease from dog tick bites?

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  • 1 decade ago
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    Mice and deer are the most commonly infected animals that serve as host to the tick. Lyme disease is caused by infection with the spirochetal bacteria Borrelia burgdorferi, and is primarily transmitted to humans as well as dogs, horses and other domesticated animals by the bite of infected ticks. Most infections occur in the late spring, summer, and early fall.

    Please see the webpages for more details on Lyme disease.

  • ?
    Lv 4
    5 years ago

    in case you circulate to the vet (with the tick in case you have it) they're going to enable you comprehend if it fairly is a deer tick. whether it fairly is they'd do a Lyme try (situation-free 10 minute try with a blood pattern). the 1st indicators of the affliction are stiff, achy joints that provides like arthritis. finally, if allowed to progression, it may reason neurological issues and dying. sturdy information nevertheless! Doxycycline is the antibiotic used to tackle it and this is fairly low-value (verify you talk on your vet, earlier I worked at an animal look when I paid 350 money for 504 pills yet a jar of 500 in basic terms expenses 26 dollars!!). besides, that became into for a Mastiff. sturdy success!

  • 1 decade ago

    Lyme disease is from deer ticks. They're a different species.

  • Mika M
    Lv 4
    1 decade ago

    Yes, possibly you can. It depends on where you live and whether the lyme disease is native to your region.

    And the ticks don't distinguish between humans and animals. The main thing for them is that some one who crosses their path is an endotherm, i.e. that he is warm blooded so they could suck his blood.

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  • 1 decade ago

    its deer ticks, if you suspect you have it sort it quick as in the uk the nhs only treats at the beginning

  • 1 decade ago

    Yep.

  • 1 decade ago

    yes i read about this in a magazine it can happen...

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    no only from a limey

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