Ticks can carry a number of diseases that have to potential to cause serious illnesses in people.
Investigators interview people infected with these diseases so they can educate them on how to prevent tick bites and to determine where they were exposed, allowing epidemiologists to focus their prevention education efforts.
- Human Ehrlichiosis or Anaplasmosis
- Lyme Disease
- Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever and Other Spotted Fever Rickettsioses
Visit tickborne diseases for more information.