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Name: Ryan
Status: student
Age: 10
Location: N/A
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Date: Saturday, June 01, 2002
Question:
Do deer ticks carry any other sickness besides Lime Disease?

Replies:
Other species of ticks carry diseases like Rocky Mountain spotted fever. I am not aware of any other diseases of concern spread by deer ticks; perhaps you could check with a medical center for more information.

J. Elliott

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