Tick borne diseases

Abstract

Tick borne diseases are infectious diseases transmitted by the bites of infected ticks. Ticks are second only to mosquitoes for transmitting diseases to human. In areas where ticks are present it is important to know how to prevent and check for tick bites. As the incidence of tick borne illnesses is rising, it becomes increasingly important that health professionals are able to distinguish the diverse clinical presentations of these diseases. In Castilla y León the most common tick is Ixodes ricinus which is in relation with Lyme disease but rickettsias are the primary pathogen that parasite ticks.