"Ixodes" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D018884
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.500.131.166.132.832.400.425
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| Concept/Terms |
Ixodes ricinus- Ixodes ricinus
- ricinus, Ixodes
- Castor Bean Tick
- Bean Tick, Castor
- Bean Ticks, Castor
- Castor Bean Ticks
- Tick, Castor Bean
- Ticks, Castor Bean
Ixodes scapularis- Ixodes scapularis
- Ixodes scapulari
- scapulari, Ixodes
- scapularis, Ixodes
- Deer Tick
- Deer Ticks
- Tick, Deer
- Ticks, Deer
- Ixodes dammini
- Ixodes damminus
- dammini, Ixodes
- damminus, Ixodes
- Black-legged Tick
- Black legged Tick
- Black-legged Ticks
- Tick, Black-legged
- Ticks, Black-legged
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