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PhilipSeeMore · **on:** Jul 18, 2018

What is the life cycle of the deer tick and the black-legged tick?

Question 2

What is a zoonosis?

tkempin · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 18, 2018

Answer to Question 1

In the Northeast and upper Midwest, white-footed mice serve as a reservoir (an immune host) for ticks
carrying the Borrelia organism. These ticks have a two-year life cycle. They lay their eggs in the spring, and
the larvae that emerge feed on white-footed mice. The larvae then remain dormant during the winter and
develop into nymphs the following spring. The nymphs feed for three or four days on white-footed mice and
then move to their preferred host, the white-tailed deer.

Answer to Question 2

A zoonosis is a disease that can be transmitted from animals to humans.