Lyme disease is transmitted to humans by ticks typically found on which animals?

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Lyme disease is transmitted to humans by ticks typically found on which animals?

Lyme disease is spread by the bite of an infected tick, and those ticks spend part of their life cycle feeding on wildlife. Adult black-legged ticks commonly attach to larger mammals such as deer, which helps maintain and spread tick populations in outdoor habitats where people are exposed. Because humans often encounter these ticks in fields, forests, and yards after being outdoors, deer and other outdoor animals are the typical sources where the ticks that transmit Lyme disease are found. Dogs, cats, and birds can carry ticks too, but they are not the main sources for the Lyme-carrying ticks that most often bite people.

Lyme disease is spread by the bite of an infected tick, and those ticks spend part of their life cycle feeding on wildlife. Adult black-legged ticks commonly attach to larger mammals such as deer, which helps maintain and spread tick populations in outdoor habitats where people are exposed. Because humans often encounter these ticks in fields, forests, and yards after being outdoors, deer and other outdoor animals are the typical sources where the ticks that transmit Lyme disease are found.

Dogs, cats, and birds can carry ticks too, but they are not the main sources for the Lyme-carrying ticks that most often bite people.

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