If you find a tick on human or animal prompt action is required but don't panic there is help at hand The dangers of diseases spread by tick bites like lyme disease are many in the media. officials from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that about 300,000 people in the United States are diagnosed with Lyme disease each year - about 10 times as many as are officially reported Humans and animals alike can get lyme disease from tick bites a recent study conducted on 3,500 dogs shows that 15% of dogs were carrying ticks and 2.3% were carrying lyme disease,this means an estimated 0.5% of dogs are currently suffering from lyme disease from tick bites so its really important to carry out regular checks and act fast. For more information on lyme disease's etc scroll down the page