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Dermacentor variabilis
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  Dermacentor variabilis - common tick that can transmit Rocky Mountain spotted fever and tularemiaAmerican dog tick, wood tickhard tick, ixodid - ticks having a hard shield on the back and mouth parts that project from the headDermacentor, genus Dermacentor - vectors of important diseases of man and animals |
Dermacentor variabilis
Dermacentor variabilis[′dər·mə‚sen·tər ver·ē′ab·ə·ləs] (invertebrate zoology) A North American tick which is parasitic primarily on dogs but may attack humans and other mammals. Dermacentor variabilis
Dermacentor [der″mah-sen´ter] a genus of ticks parasitic on various animals, and vectors of disease-producing microorganisms.Dermacentor anderso´ni a species of tick common in the western United States, parasitic on numerous wild mammals, most domestic animals, and humans. It is a vector of Rocky Mountain spotted fever, tularemia, Colorado tick fever, and Q fever in the United States, and is the cause of tick paralysis.Dermacentor varia´bilis the chief vector of Rocky Mountain spotted fever in the central and eastern United States, the dog being the principal host of the adult forms, but also parasitic on cattle, horses, rabbits, and humans.Der·ma·cen·tor va·ri·a·'bi·listhe American dog tick, a species that is a common pest of dogs along the eastern seaboard of the U.S., a vector of tularemia, and a principal vector of Rickettsia rickettsii that causes Rocky Mountain spotted fever in the central and eastern U.S.; may also cause tick paralysis.Der·ma·cen·tor va·ri·a·bi·lis (dĕr-mă-sen'tōr va-rē-ab'i-lis) The American dog tick, a common pest of dogs along the eastern seaboard of the U.S., a vector of tularemia, and a principal vector of Rickettsia rickettsii, which causes Rocky Mountain spotted fever in the central and eastern U.S.; may also cause tick paralysis. Dermacentor variabilis
Related to Dermacentor variabilis: Rocky Mountain spotted fever, Dermacentor andersoniSynonyms for Dermacentor variabilisnoun common tick that can transmit Rocky Mountain spotted fever and tularemiaSynonyms- American dog tick
- wood tick
Related Words- hard tick
- ixodid
- Dermacentor
- genus Dermacentor
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