A lot of people know that the tick is a kind of "louse", only on dogs. But these parasites do not only infest dogs, horses, cattle, rodents and cats are also victims of these hosts. But what many people don't know is that these small arachnids can also cause various diseases not only in dogs but also in humans. With that in mind, we've made a list of tick-borne diseases in dogs It is diseases caused by ticks in humans, see below:
Rocky Mountain spotted fever
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Rocky Mountain spotted fever is transmitted by the star tick infected by a bacterium. The disease is common in domestic and wild animals. In men, the disease causes high fever, spots on the skin and progressive debilitation. To transmit the disease, it needs to stay fixed on the person's skin for at least four hours.
babesiosis
This is an example of disease that is caused by fleas and ticks. It is caused by the protozoa Babesia canis and Babesia gibsoni, transmitted by the brown tick when coming into contact with the dog's blood. This disease is capable of causing the infection of red blood cells in dogs, destroying them and leading to severe anemia.
ehrlichiosis
This is an example of human disease caused by tick, although and infrequent. Also known as canine typhus, canine hemorrhagic fever or canine tropical pancytopenia, this disease is caused by bacteria of the genus Ehrlichia, the main one being Ehrlichia canis, affects most dogs. Its first symptoms are: fever Depression, lethargy, anorexia, hemorrhages, eye lesions: uveitis, hemorrhages, etc.
anaplasmosis
Anaplasma marginale is the main cause of this disease. The tick becomes infected by ingesting Anaplasma marginale, then migrates to the intestinal cells of the parasite, develops and infects other tissues, including the salivary glands.
lyme disease
It takes its name from several cases that occurred in 1997 in the city of Lyme, Connecticut (USA).
Lyme disease is caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi, but transmission is through ticks, these carry these bacteria and can transmit them to humans through bites. The disease is characterized with reddish lesions on the skin and joint problems.
