Ixodes Spinipalpis (Noun)
Meaning
Usually does not bite humans; transmits Lyme disease spirochete to cottontail rabbits and wood rats.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- Ixodes spinipalpis, also known as the rabbit tick, usually does not bite humans and is found on cottontail rabbits and wood rats instead.
- Research suggests that ixodes spinipalpis can transmit the Lyme disease spirochete to its usual hosts, cottontail rabbits and wood rats.
- In North America, ixodes spinipalpis serves as a primary vector of the Lyme disease spirochete to wood rats and cottontail rabbits.
- The life cycle of ixodes spinipalpis primarily involves the parasitism of cottontail rabbits and wood rats, from which it transmits disease.
- Studies on ixodes spinipalpis indicate a limited role in Lyme disease transmission to humans due to its preference for hosts like cottontail rabbits and wood rats.