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Ixodes
Black-legged Tick | Castor Bean Tick | Deer Tick | Ixodes dammini | Ixodes persulcatus | Ixodes ricinus | Ixodes scapularis | Black legged Tick | Black-legged Ticks | Castor Bean Ticks | Deer Ticks | Tick, Black-legged | Tick, Castor Bean | Tick, Deer
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, tick-borne encephalitis (ENCEPHALITIS, TICK-BORNE), and KYASANUR FOREST DISEASE. |
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