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Descriptor
English
:
Ixodes
Descriptor
Spanish
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Ixodes
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Ixodes
Synonyms
English
:
Black-Legged Tick
Castor Bean Tick
Deer Tick
Ixodes dammini
Ixodes ricinus
Ixodes scapularis
Ixodes persulcatus
Tree Number:
B01.500.131.166.132.832.400.425
Definition
English
:
The largest genus of
TICKS
in the
family
IXODIDAE
, containing over 200 species. Many infest
humans
and other
mammals
and several are vectors of diseases such as
LYME DISEASE
, tick-borne
encephalitis
(ENCEPHALITIS, TICK-BORNE), and
KYASANUR FOREST DISEASE.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
infestation: coord IM with
TICK INFESTATIONS
(IM)
History Note
English
:
96
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
anatomy & histology
chemistry
classification
cytology
drug effects
embryology
enzymology
growth & development
genetics
immunology
metabolism
microbiology
physiology
parasitology
pathogenicity
radiation effects
ultrastructure
virology
Record Number:
32708
Unique Identifier:
D018884
Occurrence in VHL
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