Dog rests in chair (IMAGE)

University of California - Davis

Dog rests in chair

Caption

A dog rests on a chair in Mexicali, Mexico. Ticks that carry Rocky Mountain spotted fever prefer to feed on free-roaming dogs, which can spread the disease to humans.

Credit

Janet Foley, UC Davis

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