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What kind of tick carries Rocky Mountain spotted fever?

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What kind of tick carries Rocky Mountain spotted fever?

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Rocky Mountain spotted fever is primarily transmitted by the American dog tick (Dermacentor variabilis) and Rocky Mountain wood tick (Dermacentor andersoni). The brown dog tick Rhipicephalus sanguineus and the tick Amblyomma cajennense have also been found to carry Rocky Mountain spotted fever.