Sentences with phrase «transmitted by an infected tick»

Lyme is caused by a bacteria called Borrelia burgdorferi, which is transmitted by an infected tick that feeds on any dog, human, or mammal.

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This rapid synthesis of OspC by spirochetes during tick feeding may play an essential role in the capacity of these bacteria to successfully infect mammalian hosts, including humans, when transmitted by ticks.

Lyme disease is transmitted by a bite from an Ixodes tick infected with the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi.

Lyme disease — caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi — is transmitted to humans through the bite of infected blacklegged or deer ticks, and can have lifelong debilitating effects such as arthritis, fatigue and even neurological deficits.

In addition to the potential for tick mapping and greater understanding about what is perceived to be a rise in the risks to dogs and people from Lyme Disease, the emergence in four dogs in Essex of babesiosis, a life - threatening disease transmitted to dogs by infected ticks usually found in Europe, has highlighted the need for a major investigation on the scale of the Big Tick Project, says Professor Wall.

Transmitted through the blood, the disease is spread by biting flies or ticks or infected blood transferred on contaminated needles or other equipment.

The disease occurs when ticks infected by the Lyme Disease bacterium bite a pet (or a human) and transmit the pathogen into the body.

This bacterial infection is transmitted by infected brown dog ticks and lone star ticks.

It is transmitted by ticks and can infect people too.

This unique bacteria is transmitted only by infected ticks that latch on to the dog and sucks the blood from the host in order to complete its life cycle.