"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,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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
- Castor Bean Tick
- Bean Tick, Castor
- Bean Ticks, Castor
- Castor Bean Ticks
- Tick, Castor Bean
- Ticks, Castor Bean
Ixodes scapularis- Ixodes scapularis
- Ixodes scapulari
- scapularis, Ixodes
- Black-legged Tick
- Black legged Tick
- Black-legged Ticks
- Tick, Black-legged
- Ticks, Black-legged
- Deer Tick
- Deer Ticks
- Tick, Deer
- Ticks, Deer
- Ixodes dammini
- Ixodes damminus
- dammini, Ixodes
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Ixodes" by people in Profiles.
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Climate change and expansion of tick geography. Cutis. 2020 Apr; 105(4):161-162.
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What's eating you? Ixodes tick and related diseases, part 2: diagnosis and treatment of regional tick-borne diseases. Cutis. 2018 Apr; 101(4):266;268;305.
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What's eating you? Ixodes tick and related diseases, part 1: life cycle, local reactions, and lyme disease. Cutis. 2018 Mar; 101(3):187-190.
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What's eating you? Ixodes ticks. Cutis. 2010 Oct; 86(4):178-80.
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Larval tick infestation: a case report and review of tick-borne disease. Cutis. 2008 Jul; 82(1):38-46.
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What's eating you? Ixodes ticks. Cutis. 2002 Jun; 69(6):431-2.