Tick Bites By Robert A Barish, MD, MBA, University of Illinois at Chicago; Thomas Arnold, MD, Department of Emergency Medicine, LSU Health Sciences Center Shreveport Reviewed / Revised Jan 2022 | Modified Sep 2022 View Patient Education Diagnosis Treatment Topic Resources Ixodes scapularis Tick Biting a Human Deer tick Deer ticks Most tick bites in the US are from various species of Ixodidae, which attach and feed for several days if not removed.