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Diseases carried by ticks
Ticks may transmit many diseases to humans or animals.
Not all ticks are dangerous but they often carry pathogens (in their salivary glands or their digestive tracts).
Diseases transmitted by tick bites can cause serious illness and even death if not detected and treated immediately.
Early diagnosis is very important, if symptoms such as red spots, fever or tiredness occur; consult your doctor or your veterinarian surgeon as soon as possible.
For the treatment of babesiosis
Diseases transmitted by ticks to dogs and cats
Dogs: the main tick-borne disease that affects dogs is babesiosis ; ehrlichiosis and Lyme disease are less common.
The symptoms of babesiosis are: prostration, fever, dark urine (coffee-coloured). Without treatment, fast progression to death (2 to 3 days) can occur.
For the treatment of babesiosis, consult your veterinarian surgeon as soon as possible.
Cats: the only tick-born disease that affects cats is haemobartonellosis ; it is not very common.
Diseases transmitted by ticks to horses
When removing a tick on your horse, you may notice that an allergic, slight inflammation lasts. It normally disappears without any consequence within a few days.
The main tick-borne disease that affects horses is babesiosis.
The symptoms of babesiosis are: prostration, fever, dark urine (coffee-coloured). Without treatment, fast progression to death (2 to 3 days) can occur.
For the treatment of babesiosis, consult your veterinarian surgeon as soon as possible.
Diseases transmitted by ticks to humans
Tick-borne disease that affects humans are: Lyme disease, tick-borne encephalitis, rickettsiosis, anaplasmosis, tick-fever...
The main symptoms of these tick-born diseases are: fever, joint pains, tiredness, flu-like symptoms, paralysis, headaches ...
Treatment: consult your doctor as soon as possible.