The material a is not nor should be considered, or used as a substitute for, medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment, nor b does it necessarily represent endorsement by or an official position of Global Lyme Alliance, Inc. Global Lyme Alliance, Inc. Search What are you looking for? Home About Lyme Disease. Ticks are small crawling bugs that have eight legs and are related to spiders and mites. They are arachnids, not insects. Ticks are parasites that feed on the blood of humans and animals in order to survive.
They are called vectors carriers because they can feed on a Lyme disease-infected animal such as a mouse , then carry and transmit the Lyme bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi to the next animal or person they bite. Which Ticks Carry Lyme Disease? Tick Life Cycle: Ticks generally live two to three years and have a four-stage life cycle. Lyme disease ticks can be found in: Leaf litter Woodpiles Stonewalls Tall grass, bushy areas and beach grass Areas planted with pachysandra or other ground covers Lawn perimeters where they meet forest, woodlot or garden edges How Can I Prevent Bites From Ticks —— and Lyme Disease?
You can keep yourself, your loved ones, and your pets from encountering Lyme ticks with a few easy, Be Tick AWARE prevention steps : Avoid high-traffic areas known to host ticks that carry Lyme disease like tall grasses and leaf piles Wear clothing to protect from ticks and Lyme disease, like long sleeves, pants, and socks Apply EPA-approved tick repellent properly Remove clothing to protect from ticks and Lyme disease, like long sleeves, pants, and socks Examine yourself for ticks daily as the risk of Lyme disease is always there Learn more about preventing encounters with ticks that carry Lyme disease on our prevention page.
See below for more information on ticks and Lyme disease. Kirby Stafford discusses prevention of tick-associated diseases. Tick Testing Laboratories If you find a tick, it is important to send it to a tick testing lab to test for pathogens. Patient Testing Laboratories Get a list of labs that perform Lyme disease tests for patients. Common Tick-Borne Illnesses While Lyme disease is the most common vector-borne illness, ticks may carry multiple infectious organisms.
Adult ticks can also transmit Lyme disease bacteria, but they are much larger and are more likely to be discovered and removed before they have had time to transmit the bacteria. Adult Ixodes ticks are most active during the cooler months of the year. While questing, ticks hold onto leaves and grass by their lower legs.
They hold their upper pair of legs outstretched, waiting to climb onto a passing host. When a host brushes the spot where a tick is waiting, it quickly climbs aboard. It then finds a suitable place to bite its host. The lifecycle of blacklegged ticks Ixodes scapularis and Ixodes pacificus generally lasts two years.
During this time, they go through four life stages: egg, six-legged larva, eight-legged nymph, and adult. After the eggs hatch, the ticks must have a blood meal at every stage to survive.
Blacklegged ticks can feed from mammals, birds, reptiles, and amphibians. The ticks need to have a new host at each stage of their life, as shown below:. Skip directly to site content Skip directly to page options Skip directly to A-Z link. Lyme Disease. Section Navigation. Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Syndicate.
Minus Related Pages. Relative sizes of blacklegged ticks at different life stages. In general, adult ticks are approximately the size of a sesame seed and nymphal ticks are approximately the size of a poppy seed. Are there other ways to get Lyme disease? There is no evidence that Lyme disease is transmitted from person-to-person.
For example, a person cannot get infected from touching, kissing, or having sex with a person who has Lyme disease. Untreated Lyme disease during pregnancy can lead to infection of the placenta. If you need to know the species of a tick, consider having it professionally identified see sidebar. See answers to your questions about tick biology here.
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