Dermacentor

"Dermacentor" 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.

MeSH information

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A widely distributed genus of TICKS, in the family IXODIDAE, including a number that infest humans and other mammals. Several are vectors of diseases such as TULAREMIA; ROCKY MOUNTAIN SPOTTED FEVER; COLORADO TICK FEVER; and ANAPLASMOSIS.

Descriptor ID	D003870
MeSH Number(s)	B01.050.500.131.166.132.832.400.200
Concept/Terms	Dermacentor Dermacentor Dermacentors

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Organisms [B]
Eukaryota [B01]
Animals [B01.050]
Invertebrates [B01.050.500]
Arthropods [B01.050.500.131]
Arachnida [B01.050.500.131.166]
Acari [B01.050.500.131.166.132]
Ticks [B01.050.500.131.166.132.832]
Ixodidae [B01.050.500.131.166.132.832.400]
Dermacentor [B01.050.500.131.166.132.832.400.200]

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Am J Trop Med Hyg