Rocky Mountain wood tick
http://www.denvergov.org/AnimalControl/VectorControl/tabid/377826/
InsectAnimalDiseaseControlVectorControl/RockyMountainWoodTicks/tabid/426116/
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Tick paralysis (caused by a toxin in the tick's saliva)
http://chppm-www.apgea.army.mil/ento/facts/TickParalysis-JusttheFactsJan05.pdf
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001359.htm
http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/reprint/296/14/1721.pdf

Colorado tick fever
http://www.cdphe.state.co.us/dc/zoonosis/tick/ctfinfo.html

Rocky Mountain spotted fever
http://www.cdphe.state.co.us/dc/zoonosis/tick/rmsfinfo.html
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/submenus/sub_rmsf.htm

Tularemia
http://www.cdphe.state.co.us/dc/zoonosis/tularemia/index.html
http://www.bt.cdc.gov/agent/tularemia/index.asp

Bovine anaplasmosis
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/anima/heasan/disemala/anaplasmos/anaplase.shtml
http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/library/LVSTK2/MF2212.pdf
http://www.oie.int/eng/Normes/mmanual/A_00058.htm

Tick bite prevention and tick removal
http://www.tickencounter.org/prevention/protectyourself#tickprotectivedress
http://www.cdc.gov/Features/StopTicks/