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Ticks Flashcards

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The tick that causes Lyme disease is a vector for?

A

borrelia

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What tick causes lyme disease ?

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Ixodes tick (hard tick)

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What tick causes babesiosis?

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Ixodes tick

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What tick causes ehrlichiosis ?

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Amblyoma americanum

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Amblyoma americanum is a vector for?

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Ehrlichia chaffeensis & Ehrlichia ewingii

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Ticks that cause rocky mountain spotted fever.

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Dermacentor variabilis
Dermacentor andersoni
Rhipicephalus sanguineus
Amblyoma cajennense

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American dog tick

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Dermacentor variabilis

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Rocky mountain wood tick

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Dermacentor andersoni

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Brown dog tick

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Rhipicephalus sanguineus

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Rocky mountain spotted fever ticks cause what disease?

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Rickettsia

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STARI ticks

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Amblyoma americanum

Borellia lonestari

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Tick borne relapsing fever

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Ornithodoros moubata ( african soft tick )

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African soft tick

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Ornithodoros moubata

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Tularemia ticks

A

Amblyoma americanum

Dermacentor variabilis

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Tick borne relapsing fever causes what disease?

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Borellia

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D.variabilis and A.americanum are vectors for what bacteria?

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Francisella tularensis bacteria

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Anaplasmosis tick

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Anaplasmosis ticks are vectors for what bacteria?

A

Anaplasma phagocytophilum

18
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Colorado fever tick

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Dermacentor andersoni

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Colorado fever tick is a vector for?

A

Coltivirus, an rna virus

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Powassan encephalitis tick

A

Dermacentor andersoni

Ixodes tick

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Powassan ticks are vectors for ?

A

An rna arbovirus, powassan encephalitis virus

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Q fever ticks

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Rhipicephalus sanguineus
Dermacentor andersoni
Amblyoma americanum

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Q fever ticks are vectors for what bacterium?

A

Coxiella burnetii ( bacterium )

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African cattle disease tick?

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Rhipicephalus evertsi

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Red legged tick

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Rhipicephalus evertsi

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