Parasites are problematic, especially when they are around us. If ticks surround you, you are facing a very serious problem right now. In general, ticks are found in animals, especially pets such as cats and dogs. Ticks are the most common parasites that drink the blood of living things and breed on them. They affect your pet's immune system and cause several problems when they transmit a bacterial infection into the bloodstream. There is cause for concern because several ticks are able to live on humans as well and in most cases victims are unaware that they carry ticks on their body.

Ticks come in many different colors depending on their various species and the environment they are in. They carry several serious diseases such as encephalitis, tick paralysis, typhus and Lyme disease. Adult ticks can grow to about 1 inch long when filled with blood. At the larval stage, they are only 1 millimeter long. They are most commonly found in plantations and near woods. They seize their prey by jumping on it. Ticks have very strong legs that measure 10 times their size and allow them to jump up to 10 inches away. Several species of ticks need wetlands to survive. In houses, they like to live in the basement or on the beds.