lyme disease is caused by a bacterium transmitted to humans by deer ticks
Lyme disease is caused by a bacterium transmitted to humans by deer ticks. Generally deer ticks pick up the bacterium while in the larval stage from feeding on infected whitefooted mice.However, certain other species on which the larvae feed do not harbor the bacterium.y gagansb Sat Aug 22, 2009 4:52 am. Lyme disease is caused by a bacterium transmitted to humans by deer ticks. Generally deer ticks pick up the bacterium while in the larval stage from feeding on infected whitefooted mice. However, certain other species on which the larvae feed do not harbor the bacterium.