
Dog Ticks Are Changing Their Diet. You’re on the Menu
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Dog Ticks Are Changing Their Diet. You’re on the Menu
Season 10 Episode 16 | 4m 28s | CC
Like its name suggests, the brown dog tick dines on dog blood. But as temperatures rise, they're more likely to feast on you, too. That's a problem, because the brown dog tick is a vector for Rocky Mountain spotted fever, a disease that's deadly to both dogs and humans.
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