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4 days ago · Lyme disease, also known as Lyme borreliosis, is a tick-borne disease caused by species of Borrelia bacteria, transmitted by blood-feeding ticks in the genus Ixodes. The most common sign of infection is an expanding red rash, known as erythema migrans (EM), which appears at the site of the tick bite about a week afterwards.
6 days ago · Lifecycles. Ixodes scapularis. The lifecycle of Ixodes scapularis ticks generally lasts two years. During this time, they go through four life stages: egg, larva, nymph, and adult. After the eggs hatch, the ticks must have a blood meal at every stage to survive. Blacklegged ticks can feed from mammals, birds, reptiles, and amphibians.
3 days ago · In the northeastern United States, the carrier tick is usually Ixodes scapularis (I. dammini); in the West, I. pacificus; and in Europe, I. ricinus. Ticks pick up the spirochete by sucking the blood of deer or other infected animals.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
May 8, 2024 · Lyme disease, or Lyme borreliosis, is the most commonly transmitted tick-borne infection in the United States and among the most frequently diagnosed tick-borne infections worldwide. Lyme disease is divided into 3 stages: early localized, early disseminated, and late.
- Gwenn L. Skar, Kari A. Simonsen
- 2023/05/31
Apr 24, 2024 · In Europe, the most common tick species is Ixodes ricinus, which can transmit several human pathogens including Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (causative agent of Lyme borreliosis), Anaplasma...
- Nathalie Boulanger
May 8, 2024 · In a new study published in May in the Journal of Medical Entomology, researchers analyzing tick photos submitted to the TickSpotters program at the University of Rhode Island find that three tick species—such as the blacklegged tick (Ixodes scapularis)—that transmit Lyme and other human diseases are present in hundreds of U.S. counties ...
Apr 26, 2024 · Blacklegged ticks (Ixodes scapularis) are responsible for transmission of the bacteria that cause Lyme disease – the most common tick-borne disease in temperate North America – as well as several other pathogens of medical and veterinary importance that are acquired during blood feeding.
