Ixodes scapularis - Revision history

Aidan at 16:33, 8 July 2023

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	* The greatest risk of being bitten exists in the spring, summer, and fall. However, adults may be out searching for a host any time winter temperatures are above freezing.		* The greatest risk of being bitten exists in the spring, summer, and fall. However, adults may be out searching for a host any time winter temperatures are above freezing.
	* Four life stages: egg, larva, nymph, and adult		* Four life stages: egg, larva, nymph, and adult
			** Only nymph and adult stages can transmit [[Lyme disease]]
	** Highest risk of infection is from nymph stage (hard to find and remove) followed by adult female		** Highest risk of infection is from nymph stage (hard to find and remove) followed by adult female
	* Ticks wait on the tips of grasses and shrubs for a host to brush against is; they do not jump, fly, or drop from trees		* Ticks wait on the tips of grasses and shrubs for a host to brush against is; they do not jump, fly, or drop from trees

Aidan at 16:33, 8 July 2023

2023-07-08T16:33:15Z

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	* Transmits: ''[[Borrelia burgdorferi]]'' and ''[[Borrelia mayonii]]'' (which cause Lyme disease), ''[[Anaplasma phagocytophilum]]'' (anaplasmosis), ''[[Borrelia miyamotoi]]'' (a form of relapsing fever), ''[[Ehrlichia muris eauclairensis]]'' (ehrlichiosis), ''[[Babesia microti]]'' (babesiosis), and [[Powassan virus]]		* Transmits: ''[[Borrelia burgdorferi]]'' and ''[[Borrelia mayonii]]'' (which cause Lyme disease), ''[[Anaplasma phagocytophilum]]'' (anaplasmosis), ''[[Borrelia miyamotoi]]'' (a form of relapsing fever), ''[[Ehrlichia muris eauclairensis]]'' (ehrlichiosis), ''[[Babesia microti]]'' (babesiosis), and [[Powassan virus]]
	** Coinfections in 5-10%		** Coinfections in 5-10%
	* The greatest risk of being bitten exists in the spring, summer, and fall. However, adults may be out searching for a host any time winter temperatures are above freezing~~. Stages most likely to bite humans are nymphs and adult females~~.		* The greatest risk of being bitten exists in the spring, summer, and fall. However, adults may be out searching for a host any time winter temperatures are above freezing.
			* Four life stages: egg, larva, nymph, and adult
			** Highest risk of infection is from nymph stage (hard to find and remove) followed by adult female
			* Ticks wait on the tips of grasses and shrubs for a host to brush against is; they do not jump, fly, or drop from trees

	{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Ixodes scapularis''}}		{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Ixodes scapularis''}}

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	* Also known as the '''blacklegged tick'''		* Also known as the '''blacklegged tick'''
	* Where found: Widely distributed across the eastern United States.		* Where found: Widely distributed across the eastern United States.
	* Transmits: ''Borrelia burgdorferi'' and ''B. mayonii'' (which cause Lyme disease), ''Anaplasma phagocytophilum'' (anaplasmosis), ''B. miyamotoi'' ~~disease~~ (a form of relapsing fever), ''Ehrlichia muris eauclairensis'' (ehrlichiosis), ''Babesia microti'' (babesiosis), and Powassan virus ~~(Powassan virus disease).~~		* Transmits: ''[[Borrelia burgdorferi]]'' and ''[[Borrelia mayonii]]'' (which cause Lyme disease), ''[[Anaplasma phagocytophilum]]'' (anaplasmosis), ''[[Borrelia miyamotoi]]'' (a form of relapsing fever), ''[[Ehrlichia muris eauclairensis]]'' (ehrlichiosis), ''[[Babesia microti]]'' (babesiosis), and [[Powassan virus]]
	** Coinfections in 5-10%		** Coinfections in 5-10%
	* ~~Comments:~~ The greatest risk of being bitten exists in the spring, summer, and fall. However, adults may be out searching for a host any time winter temperatures are above freezing. Stages most likely to bite humans are nymphs and adult females.		* The greatest risk of being bitten exists in the spring, summer, and fall. However, adults may be out searching for a host any time winter temperatures are above freezing. Stages most likely to bite humans are nymphs and adult females.

	[[File:https://www.cdc.gov/ticks/images/geo/blacklegged_tick.jpg\|Blacklegged tick (blacklegged_tick.jpg)]]

	[[File:lgmap-blacklegged_tick.jpg\|Approximate distribution of the Blacklegged tick in the United States of America. The map shows that the blacklegged tick is widely distributed across the entire eastern half of the United States]]

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Aidan at 12:51, 16 August 2019

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	{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Ixodes scapularis''}}		{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Ixodes scapularis''}}
	[[Category:~~Ectoparasites~~]]		[[Category:Ticks]]

Aidan: Created page with "* Also known as the '''blacklegged tick''' * Where found: Widely distributed across the eastern United States. * Transmits: ''Borrelia burgdorferi'' and ''B. mayonii'' (which..."

2019-08-16T12:36:07Z

Created page with "* Also known as the '''blacklegged tick''' * Where found: Widely distributed across the eastern United States. * Transmits: ''Borrelia burgdorferi'' and ''B. mayonii'' (which..."

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* Also known as the '''blacklegged tick'''
* Where found: Widely distributed across the eastern United States.
* Transmits: ''Borrelia burgdorferi'' and ''B. mayonii'' (which cause Lyme disease), ''Anaplasma phagocytophilum'' (anaplasmosis), ''B. miyamotoi'' disease (a form of relapsing fever), ''Ehrlichia muris eauclairensis'' (ehrlichiosis), ''Babesia microti'' (babesiosis), and Powassan virus (Powassan virus disease).
** Coinfections in 5-10%
* Comments: The greatest risk of being bitten exists in the spring, summer, and fall. However, adults may be out searching for a host any time winter temperatures are above freezing. Stages most likely to bite humans are nymphs and adult females.

[[File:https://www.cdc.gov/ticks/images/geo/blacklegged_tick.jpg|Blacklegged tick (blacklegged_tick.jpg)]]

[[File:lgmap-blacklegged_tick.jpg|Approximate distribution of the Blacklegged tick in the United States of America. The map shows that the blacklegged tick is widely distributed across the entire eastern half of the United States]]

{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Ixodes scapularis''}}
[[Category:Ectoparasites]]