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bobypop

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on: Jul 18, 2018
Why are children and the elderly more at risk from some of the diseases and injuries covered in this
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Question 2

What is the life cycle of the Western black-legged tick?


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Reply #1 on: Jul 18, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Children and the elderly are at a greater risk because they have a lower resistance to some of the disease-causing
organisms. Children are also at risk because they play with animals and play in areas that can become
contaminated by animals.

Answer to Question 2

The cycle in question 4 is followed by the Western black-legged tick, except that the dusky-footed woodrat,
a common California rodent, is the reservoir for the Borrelia organism in the West.


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