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While ticks themselves cause only mild irritation, they can carry diseases that pose a serious threat to animals and humans.

People can not catch Lyme disease or Rocky Mountain spotted fever from infected dogs, but the same ticks that bite dogs can cause these illnesses and others if they bite humans.

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  • Ticks can be dangerous to your dog or cat if they are not treated proactively and quickly if they are bitten. Ticks do not just bite and cause red bumps that make your pet itchy, they can also transmit dangerous diseases like malaria, heartworms, West Nile Virus , and Lyme disease .

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