Do dog ticks carry lyme?

So if your child has a brown dog tick, a Rocky Mountain wood tick, or a lone star tick (Baby S’s buddy), you don’t have to worry about Lyme disease. But these other types of ticks can carry different kinds of disease-causing bacteria, so it’s good to know which tick you’re dealing with, Sood says. read more

Lone star ticks, the American dog tick, the Rocky Mountain wood tick and the brown dog tick do not transmit the disease. Myth: All Deer Tick Bites Result In Lyme Disease Fact: First of all, not all deer ticks are infected with the Lyme disease bacterium. read more

A tick is uniquely suited to carry and spread Lyme disease. Spirochetes have co-evolved with ticks over millions of years. Tick saliva contains immune suppressors that help disseminate the bacteria throughout the host’s body. read more