Ectoparasites: Ticks Flashcards
spinose ear tick
Otobius megnini
penetrate tympanic membrane (larval and nymph stages)
encephalitis
black legged or deer tick
Ixodes scapularis
lyme disease: Borrelia burgdorferi…
tularemia, babesia, ehrlichiosis
western black legged tick
Ixodes pacificus
lyme disease: Borrelia burgdorferi…
tularemia, babesia, ehrlichiosis
brown dog tick
Rhipicephalus sanguineus
complete life cycle indoors
American dog tick or wood tick
Dermacentor variablis
Tularemia, RMSF, Canine tick paralysis
Rocky Mountain wood tick
Dermacentor andersoni
tularemia, RMSF, Colorado Tick fever, canine tick paralysis
Lone Star tick
Amblomma americanum
E. chaffeensis, E ewingii, Anaplasmosis, Southern tick associated rash, human monocytic erhyliciosis, tularemia
Gulf Coast Tick
tick paralysis, Ricketsiosis, leptospirosis, canine hepatozoonois
Cattle Fever tick
Boophilius annalatus
reportable boder US and Mexico-not in US
babesisa, Anaplasma marginale,