Lyme disease tick. Light micrograph of a lyme disease tick (Ixodes sp.). Only the female feeds on blood using its boring mouthpart (at upper right),attacking deer,dogs and humans. Ixodes sp. is a type of arachnid and consequently has 4 pairs of legs. Ixodes sp. is a carrier of the spirochaete bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi,the cause of Lyme disease in humans. Lyme disease can produce skin lesions,joint inflammation,fever and headache,and will reoccur over a period of several years if left untreated. Magnification: unknown | |
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