Ticks Flashcards
The tick that causes Lyme disease is a vector for?
borrelia
What tick causes lyme disease ?
Ixodes tick (hard tick)
What tick causes babesiosis?
Ixodes tick
What tick causes ehrlichiosis ?
Amblyoma americanum
Amblyoma americanum is a vector for?
Ehrlichia chaffeensis & Ehrlichia ewingii
Ticks that cause rocky mountain spotted fever.
Dermacentor variabilis
Dermacentor andersoni
Rhipicephalus sanguineus
Amblyoma cajennense
American dog tick
Dermacentor variabilis
Rocky mountain wood tick
Dermacentor andersoni
Brown dog tick
Rhipicephalus sanguineus
Rocky mountain spotted fever ticks cause what disease?
Rickettsia
STARI ticks
Amblyoma americanum
Borellia lonestari
Tick borne relapsing fever
Ornithodoros moubata ( african soft tick )
African soft tick
Ornithodoros moubata
Tularemia ticks
Amblyoma americanum
Dermacentor variabilis
Tick borne relapsing fever causes what disease?
Borellia