Chronic Wasting Disease is not the only ailment affecting cervid family members. In addition to CWD, white-tailed deer are susceptible to tick diseases, including Lyme Disease, Anaplasmosis and Babesiosis as well as other parasitic illnesses including: 

• Cryptosporidiosis
• Deer Parapoxvirus
• Hydatid Tapeworms (Echinococcosis)
• Equine Encephalitis Viruses
• Escherichia coli Infection (E. coli)
• Giardiasis
• Hantavirus
• Rabies
• Raccoon Roundworm (Baylisascaris procyonis)
• Salmonellosis (Salmonella species)
• Sarcoptic mange
• Toxoplasmosis
• Trichinellosis (trichinosis)
• Tuberculosis
• Tularemia
• West Nile Virus
• Specific Risks Associated with International Hunting
• Chikungunya
• Crimean Congo hemorrhagic fever
• Rift Valley Fever virus

(List courtesy of AVMA.)

While tick diseases are not spread from animal to human, ticks from deer can latch-on to individuals, potentially causing health issues; and CWD, as we know, can transfer from infected deer to domestic deer on farms. It's best to protect family members; pets and domestic farmed deer with fencing to separate the healthy from the sick.