Science Bowl Question

W) Female black legged ticks are only slightly better at transmitting Lyme disease than their male counterparts

X) The disease-causing agent in Lyme disease is the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi [buh-REL- ee-uh boorg-dor-FE-ree]

Y) The dog tick serves as a vector for Ricketssia ricketssia, the causative agent of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever

Z) The Lone Star Tick serves as a vector for disease-causing Rickettsia