Deer tick explained

Deer tick may refer to a few different Ixodes spp.:

• Ixodes scapularis, the eastern North America black-legged tick
• Ixodes pacificus, the western North America black-legged tick
• Ixodes ricinus, the European tick sometimes called a "deer tick" or "sheep tick"

Other

• Deer Tick, American alt-rock-folk band

See also

• Lyme disease, a well-known disease spread by ticks
• Deer tick virus, causes encephalitis