Tick

There is a long list of natural and diverse enemies of ticks. Certain microbes, some mammals, several types of generalist arthropod predators, and even certain types of birds make up the majority of the list. Oxpeckers are one type of bird known for eating ticks. There has been indications they also cause damage to the host of the tick they are eating. Guinea hens, chickens and other ground feeding birds are also known to feast on ticks. Mammals groom and birds preen ticks and various other parasites off both themselves and others. Several people believe that these tick eating birds will reduce the risk of ticks because of their habit. However, this idea might not be a clear reflection of reality. Birds May Spread, Not Halt Fever-Breaking…

Beginning in the late 1980s, SFF afflicted with tick paralysis have been described in populations from the Atherton Tablelands in Queensland, Australia (8). The tick has been identified as Ixodes holocyclus (7), one of two paralysis ticks found in eastern Australia (9). One main theory has been presented describing why these arboreal animals have been so adversely affected by a tick that is considered to be ground dwelling. As the natural foraging habitat of the SFF is eliminated, the bats are…

Trapping Protocol Since the primary vector for the new, unknown pathogen for this medical outbreak are ticks, there are two primary choices of methods to utilize in order to trap and study the tick specimens from different habitats (Ginsberg and Ewing 1988). One type of trapping methods to use is the dry ice baited tick trap. This method can be accomplished by inserting dry ice into a container that has a slight opening to allow the carbon dioxide gas to exit, and the arthropods will be…

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Lyme disease is something that can affect every single person. Lyme Disease is an infection caused when an infected deer tick of the “Ixodes genus” breed bites a person and transfers the bacteria named “borrelia” directly into the human. It is the borrelia type bacteria that cause the allergic reaction to humans. Upon contracting the disease it can cause numerous health hazards for humans. The typical symptoms upon contracting the disease include fever, fatigue, and headache. There is also a…

Argas persicus are vectors for Avian Spirochetosis as they carry the causative agent Borellia anserina. These soft ticks spend most of their time hidden in tight spaces (ex. crevices of buildings or caves) close to their hosts- various types of birds including turkey and chickens. Commercial hens are kept in suspended cages (Walker) they do not come in contact with substrate where soft ticks develop (the engorged female tick lays eggs on the ground, still commonly in cracks and crevices). Thus…

Lyme Disease Education There are many diseases in the world such as influenza, rubella and lice. There is one particular disease that will be discussed in depth in this report called Lyme disease. This report will further explain the details of the disease and public health strategies. Ticks Lyme disease is a disease you may get if a tick bites you. Lyme disease is caused by bacterium called Borrelia burgdorferi. The bacteria is corkscrew-shaped. Ixodes ticks which are also know as…

The Hepatozoon canis is a protozoan that inhabits the peripheral blood of domestic dogs. The natural host is a tick, Amblyomma maculatum. It reaches its sexual maturity in this tick. The tick obtains gametocytes from the neutrophils or monocytes in the peripheral blood of a dog. The gametocytes the come together to form an ookinete. The ookinete then go into the stomach of the tick and become an oocyst. Several Sporocysts form inside of an oocyst and these sporocysts contain 12-24 sporozoites.…

Introduction/epidemiology Lyme’s disease is a transmitted disease from ticks, once the tick bites you, a small red bite mark will appear. A normal bite will disappear in a couple of days and does not indicate that you have Lyme’s disease. If that bite mark does not disappear and you get the following symptoms at first, you might have Lyme’s disease. The symptoms of Lyme disease are: a rash and flu-like symptoms. For the rash, three to thirty days after the bite that is considered infective,…

Lyme disease is found worldwide and the most commonly reported vector-borne disease in North America and Europe. The disease is transmitted by the bite of a deer tick (Ixodes Scapularis) harboring bacteria named Borrelia burgdorferii (b. burgdorferi) in North America and Borrelia afzelii and Borrelia garinii in Europe and Asia. The first documentation of the disease occurred in 1883 when Dr. Alfred Buchwald treated a German patient with erythema migrans; A bulls-eye pattern rash that occurs in…