There are many species of ticks. Of these, a large proportion are
capable of carrying disease. Diseases carried by ticks include Lyme
disease, Erlichiosis, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, Colorado Tick
Fever, tularemia, typhus, hemorrhagic fever, and viral
encephalitis. (Image courtesy of the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention.)
Review Date: 06/09/2011
Reviewed By: David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of
General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington
School of Medicine; and Jatin M. Vyas, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor
in Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Assistant in Mediicne,
Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine,
Massachusetts General Hospital. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD,
MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
