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A vile full of ticks found on the biologists from Fort Campbell Fish and Wildlife on Fort Camp-bell, Ky. June 4. The biologists preform tick checks whenever they return from the field and place the ticks in the vile to go to the Environmental Health Center. (US Army photo by Sgt. Pat-rick Kirby, 40th Public Affairs Detachment)

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A vile full of ticks found on the biologists from Fort Campbell Fish and Wildlife on Fort Camp-bell, Ky. June 4. The biologists preform tick checks whenever they return from the field and place the ticks in the vile to go to the Environmental Health Center. (US Army photo by Sgt. Pat-rick Kirby, 40th Public Affairs Detachment)

Tick-borne diseases are those spread by the bite of an infected tick. These diseases can be caused by bacteria, parasites or viruses, although the diseases caused by bacteria are most common. There are no vaccines to prevent these diseases.

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