Tick, Deer Engorged on the Skin
This picture shows an engorged deer tick (Ixodes damini) embedded in the skin of a human host. In the United States, these ticks are the primary source (vector) of Lyme disease. (Courtesy of the Centers for Disease Control and M. Fergione.)
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Review Date : 1/1/1997
Reviewed By : Mosby Publishing Company
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