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Ixodes dammini
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | Ixodes dammini - a northeastern tick now recognized as same species as Ixodes scapularisdeer tickhard tick, ixodid - ticks having a hard shield on the back and mouth parts that project from the headgenus Ixodes, Ixodes - type genus of the family Ixodidae |
EncyclopediaSeetickIxodes dammini
Ix·o·des dam·m'in·ia species that is a vector of Lyme disease (Borrelia burgdorferi) and human babesiosis (Babesia microti) in the U.S. Bites causing Lyme disease in humans are from nymphal ticks about the size of a pencil point, infected with B. burgdorferi from white-footed field mice. Adult ticks complete their 2-year life cycle feeding on deer. Also termed I. scapularis.tick Medical entomology A hematophagous ectoparasitic arthropod of the superfamily Ixodoidea, which is either a hard tick–family Ixodidae or a soft tick–family Argasidae; ticks may be vectors of bacterial and viral infections. See Colorado tick fever, Deer tick, Lone Star tick, Lyme disease, Rocky Mountain spotted fever. Ticks of interest
Dermacentor andersoni, the North America vector, Rocky Mountain spotted fever–RMSF, Colorado tick fever–CTF, tularemia and tick paralysis D marginatus Asian vector–Russian spring-summer fever virus, tick-borne encephalitis virus, possibly also Congo-Crimean hemorrhagic fever virus and Babesia reservoir for Omsk hemorrhagic fever virus D occidentalis West coast North America–presumed vector for RMSF, CTF D parumapertus Southwestern US–vector for RMSF, CTF D variabilis Eastern US–vector for RMSF, tularemia, CTF, and tick paralysis; Asian and African ticks, vectors of Rickettsialpox Ixodes dammini Northern deer tick–vector, Babesia microti, Lyme disease agent Ix·o·des dam·mi·ni (ik-sōdēz dami-nī) Tick species that is a vector of Lyme disease (Borrelia burgdorferi) and human babesiosis (Babesia microti) in the U.S. Bites causing Lyme disease in humans are from nymphal ticks about the size of a pencil point, infected with B. burgdorferi from white-footed field mice. Adult ticks complete their 2-year life cycle feeding on deer. Also termed I. scapularis. FinancialSeeTickIxodes dammini
Related to Ixodes dammini: Borrelia burgdorferi, Ixodes scapularis, Demodex folliculorum, Sarcoptes scabiei, Ixodes muris, Ixodes angustusSynonyms for Ixodes dammininoun a northeastern tick now recognized as same species as Ixodes scapularisSynonymsRelated Words- hard tick
- ixodid
- genus Ixodes
- Ixodes
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