The follow-up blood test confirmed ehrlichiosis, a tick disease similar to Rocky Mountain spotted fever, which also is spread by the American dog tick.
Seattle Times(Jun 09, 2010)
n common tick that can transmit Rocky Mountain spotted fever and tularemia
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Dermacentor variabilis, wood tick
hard tick, ixodid
ticks having a hard shield on the back and mouth parts that project from the head