Dermacentor (Noun)
Meaning
Vectors of important diseases of man and animals.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- Dermacentor variabilis is also known as the American dog tick and is a vector of Rocky Mountain spotted fever in humans.
- Dermacentor andersoni, the Rocky Mountain wood tick, is a vector of Colorado tick fever virus in humans.
- The tick Dermacentor nitens, also known as the tropical horse tick, is a vector of the bacteria Babesia equi, which causes babesiosis in horses.
- Dermacentor reticulatus is a vector of the protozoan parasite Babesia bovis, which causes babesiosis in cattle.
- Dermacentor marginatus is a vector of the bacterium Francisella tularensis, which causes tularemia in humans and animals.