| Table 4-18 Select Tick Diseases |
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Tick |
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Disease |
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Appearance of Tick |
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Female Male |
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Dermacentor
variabilis (American dog
tick)
Dermacentor
andersonii
(Wood tick) |
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Rocky Mountain
Spotted Fever
(RMSF) |
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Female: reddishbrown
with whitish
markings on upper
body (scutum)
Male: whitish
markings on entire
back |
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Ambylomma
americannum (Lone star tick) |
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Ehrlichiosis
Lyme Disease
RMSF |
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Female: characteristic dorsal white spot
Male: scattered spots/
streaks around perimeter of body |
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Ixodes
scapularis (formerly
Dammini)
(Black legged or
deer tick)
Ixodes
pacificus (Western black
legged) |
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Lyme Disease
Babesiosis
Ehrlichiosis
(human
granulocytic) |
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Female: reddish
body, dark brown
shield (scutum)
Male: smaller and
completely dark
brown |
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| Tick images courtesy of Entomology & Plant Pathology, Oklahoma State University |
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