Ticks carry a couple of diseases. Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, Lyme, and a couple more I dont remember. I've been wiping them off myself or killing them every time I've been in the woods since it started warming up, and always check myself, but they are sneaky buggers. I just yanked one out of my leg last week, and since I was gonna get blood drawn this week anyway, I had the doc add Lyme disease to the list of tests to be done. haven't heard back yet. My turkey season opens in 2 days, gonna spray my stuff down with permethrin to repel ticks. I hate those buggers.