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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]] |
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** Coinfections in 5-10% |
** Coinfections in 5-10% |
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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. |
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* Four life stages: egg, larva, nymph, and adult |
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** Only nymph and adult stages can transmit [[Lyme disease]] |
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** Highest risk of infection is from nymph stage (hard to find and remove) followed by adult female |
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* 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 |
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Latest revision as of 16:33, 8 July 2023
- Also known as the blacklegged tick
- Where found: Widely distributed across the eastern United States.
- 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%
- 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
- 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
- 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
