Ixodes pacificus

Ixodes pacificus
the western black-legged tick, a common species along the Pacific Coast of North America from Mexico to Canada; it usually attacks deer and cattle but sometimes bites humans, and is a vector of Lyme disease, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, and tularemia.

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  • Ixodes pacificus — Ixodes pacificus …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Ixodes pacificus — Ixodes pacificus …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Ixodes pacificus — noun a tick that feeds on dusky footed wood rat and bites humans; principal vector for Lyme disease in western United States especially northern California • Syn: ↑western black legged tick • Hypernyms: ↑hard tick, ↑ixodid • Member Holonyms:… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Ixodes — ricinus …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Ixodes ricinus — complete view (starved) Clo …   Wikipedia

  • Ixodes dammini — Ixodes scapularis Ixodes scapularis …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Ixodes scapularis — Ixodes scapularis …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Ixodes — Ixodes …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Ixodes scapularis — This article is about the tick. For the band, see Deer Tick (band). Ixodes scapularis Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia …   Wikipedia

  • Ixodes —   Ixodes …   Wikipedia Español

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