Structured Summary
Abstract
The largest genus of TICKS in the family IXODIDAE, containing over 200 species. Many infest humans and other mammals and several are vectors of diseases such as LYME DISEASE; ENCEPHALITIS, TICK-BORNE; and KYASANUR FOREST DISEASE.
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Synonyms
27 entry terms
- Black-legged Tick
- Blacklegged Tick
- California Black Legged Tick
- Castor Bean Tick
- Deer Tick
- Ixodes cookei
- Ixodes dammini
- Ixodes pacificus
- Ixodes persulcatus
- Ixodes ricinus
- Ixodes scapularis
- Western Black Legged Tick
- Western Blacklegged Tick
- Black legged Tick
- Black-legged Ticks
- Blacklegged Tick, Western
- Blacklegged Ticks
- Castor Bean Ticks
- Deer Ticks
- Ixodes damminus
- Ixodes scapulari
- Tick, Black-legged
- Tick, Blacklegged
- Tick, Castor Bean
- Tick, Deer
- Tick, Western Blacklegged
- Western Blacklegged Ticks
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18 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings anatomy & histology, chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathogenicity, physiology, radiation effects, ultrastructure, virology.
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Indexing Annotation
infestation: coordinate IM with TICK INFESTATIONS (IM)
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Previous Indexing
- Ticks (1966-1995)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Ixodes. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D018884. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D018884
- Ixodes. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ixodes
- Ixodes. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1951212