Complex sentence: It is a vector for several diseases of animals and humans (Lyme disease, babesiosis, anaplasmosis, etc) and is known as the deer tick due to its habit of parasitizing the white-tailed deer.
Split into simpler sentences: It is a vector for several diseases of animals and humans (e.g., Lyme disease, babesiosis, anaplasmosis, etc). They are known as the deer tick due to their habit of parasitizing the white-tailed deer.