> Lyme disease is transmitted by the deer tick, also known as the blacklegged tick. Other ticks, such as dog ticks, can transmit other illnesses, but not Lyme disease.
I've grown up dealing with all sorts of ticks, deer and dog, and I never realize that the latter did not actually carry Lyme disease!
Yeah, it's unfortunate that the biggest, easiest to spot ticks are the ones that are mostly harmless, and the tiny elusive sons of bitches are the ones that carry a chronic disease.
I've grown up dealing with all sorts of ticks, deer and dog, and I never realize that the latter did not actually carry Lyme disease!