单词	deer tick
释义	deer tick noun : an ixodid tick (Ixodes scapularis synonym I. dammini) of the eastern U.S. and Canada that transmits the bacterium causing Lyme disease called also black-legged tick Illustration of deer tick Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web The bacterium that most commonly causes Lyme, Borrelia burgdorferi, is transmitted to humans via the bite of an infected black-legged tick, also known as a deer tick. Maggie O'neill, SELF, 23 June 2022 According to Mayo Clinic, Lyme disease is transmitted through the bite of an infected, black-legged deer tick. Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 10 June 2022 There are two genetically distinct lineages recognized, POWV (lineage I) and deer tick virus (lineage II). William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 23 May 2022 The virus usually is spread through the bite of an infected black-legged or deer tick, the same parasite that transmits Lyme disease. Jesse Leavenworth, Hartford Courant, 5 May 2022 However, the lone star tick has a different shape than the dog tick and is much larger than the deer tick. Kevin Ambrose, Anchorage Daily News, 2 May 2022 While most insect bites are harmless, a prolonged encounter with a black-legged tick (deer tick) or an American dog tick could result in Rocky Mountain spotted fever or Lyme disease. Rachel Ng, Outside Online, 14 Aug. 2021 As the climate is changing, a new kind of tick, known as the Lone Star tick, has also spread into New England, said Larry Dapsis, deer tick project coordinator and entomologist for the Cape Cod Cooperative Extension. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Mar. 2022 In the Northeast, the deer tick is best known as the carrier of Lyme disease. New York Times, 26 Aug. 2021 See More Word History First Known Use 1982, in the meaning defined above Medical Definition deer tick noun ˈdi(ə)r-  : a tick of the genus Ixodes (I. scapularis synonym I. dammini) that transmits the bacterium causing Lyme disease
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