This manual includes close-up color photos of 6 ticks with information on where they are found, the diseases each one transmits, and further comments on their habits, how they may be encountered, etc. It also includes (1) an overview of selected tickborne diseases reported to the CDC in 2013, illustrated with maps; (2) information about each of the diseases: anaplasmosis, babesiosis, ehrlichiosis, lyme disease, rocky mountain spotted fever, and tularemia, including for each a color illustration, where found, incubation period, signs and symptoms, general laboratory findings, laboratory confirmation, treatment, and references; (3) information on other tickborne diseases: Colorado tick fever (CTF), tickborne relapsing fever (TBRF), Powassan disease, and tickborne diseases abroad; (4) tickborne bites/prevention. Color illustrations. This is a print on demand report.