Juvenile Deer Ticks (36812594693)

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Description: English: A penny is held up to a vial of juvenile deer ticks, or Ixodes scapularis, used in NIAID research conducted at the NIH Clinical Research Center, to reveal the ticks’ relative size. Deer ticks are also called blacklegged ticks and can transmit the pathogen that causes tickborne diseases such as babesiosis and Lyme disease. Credit: NIAID. Date: 21 June 2017, 14:50:55. Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/niaid/36812594693/. Author: NIAID. Permission(Reusing this file): At the time of upload, the image license was automatically confirmed using the Flickr API. For more information see Flickr API detail. Flickr sets Tick Pics and Flicks Parasites. Flickr tags National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases NIAID NIH Lyme disease' deer ticks blacklegged ticks babesiosis.