For parasites related to arthropods, it does not matter whose blood they drink. They can choose for themselves any living creature that by chance will pass by. Ticks on a dog are dangerous for humans, as they can cross over to it and cause infection with a deadly disease.
Ticks on a dog
Man’s four-legged friend is most susceptible to attack ticks. This is due to the fact that dogs need to be walked every day, and also to let them frolic in forest plantations and squares. Dog is easy prey for ixodid ticks - The most common in Russia and around the world.
A brown dog tick is to imagine the ixodidae, which in the past was an inhabitant of forests and its victims were wild animals of the canine family: wolves, foxes, jackals. The range of canine parasite has expanded, and undeveloped forest land has become smaller. The myth that ticks in animals and humans are different has long been dispelled by numerous examples. Now dog ticks dangerous to people, too, since they are found everywhere.
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Ixodes bloodsuckers do not divide their victims into more or less preferred. Their main task is to stick to a living object and get their dose of blood.
Having brought ticks on itself, the dog becomes a potentially dangerous source of infection. He also finds himself at risk for serious diseases such as plague, pyroplasmosisbartonellosis. An unresponsive arachnid can crawl from a dog to a person while combing a pet.
Can a tick climb from person to person
Ixodes bloodsuckers tend not to immediately bite their victim, but to choose the most suitable for this place. In humans, these are axillary cavities, inguinal zone, neck. Dog vulnerable areas of the body are the neck, withers, armpits, ears, head.
In search of an optimal skin area, arachnid can crawl over its victim for several hours. At such a moment, the possibility of a tick moving from one person to another is very high. The bloodsucker has the ability to cling to outer clothing, and then can go to a person who has not been wearing it for several days.
The easiest and most inconspicuous way to catch a virus is to try pull the tick pumped blood from the dog. If the bloodsucker was crushed during its pulling out, the virus is able to pass from a dog to a person in a matter of seconds, falling into microcracks on his hands.
