What Is Anaplasmosis?
Reviewed: Dr. Gromatzky
When we think of ticks and fleas, we tend to think of those that are found feeding on our pets. People are animals as well, though, and we also have blood that such parasites love to feed on. As such, it is not only our pets that end up as a meal for these parasites. We can be on the menu also.
There are some species of tick that will gladly feed on people given the opportunity. As gross as this may be, the grossness is the least concerning thing about it. These ticks can sometimes be infected with pathogens and they can pass on those pathogens to us. This can result in diseases, and one example of this is anaplasmosis
