tick infestation
Bloodsucker population explosion
A tick infestation is the presence of large numbers of ticks—blood-feeding parasites—on an animal, person, or in an environment.
On hosts, heavy infestations cause anemia, skin irritation, and disease transmission.
In homes or yards, infestations require systematic treatment to eliminate eggs and larvae: The veterinarian diagnosed a severe tick infestation on the neglected dog.
- parasitesOrganisms feeding off hosts
- bloodsuckersOrganisms feeding on plasma
- blood mealDried, powdered animal protein
- Lyme diseaseTick-transmitted bacterial infection
- deerAntlered hoofed mammal
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