Lyme disease is transmitted by the deer tick, also called the black-legged tick.
Washington Times(Dec 12, 2016)
Ixodes scapularis, the blacklegged or deer tick, transmits Lyme disease, a bacterial infection that can affect the nervous system and joints.
Washington Post(Jul 22, 2016)
It is usually transmitted by Ixodes scapularis, better known as the deer tick, the same small arthropod that transmits Lyme disease.
New York Times(Jun 03, 2016)