American Dog Tick Research Paper

Throughout time medical technology and knowledge of the various insects and mammals which we share this earth with has continuously evolved, allowing us to discover more families and species of arthropods and also their importance to both human and veterinary life. Within these discoveries entomologist have learned of the vectors and different ways of transmission from parasites to their host. For those of the parasites that are arthropods some of them have a medical importance and some don’t; but of those which do two of the very important genus include the mosquito (Culicidae) and the tick (Ixodida). Both of which have been found to transmit several viruses and diseases some causing death depending on the severity of what that victim allows it to be. Many of them resulting in death and the spread of these cases all around the United States and leave their originated areas and migrate to other parts of the world. Given the increase in the
The Ixodida is better known as the tick. Once who also have a significant amount of medical importance is the Dermacentor variabilis, better known as the American Dog tick. The American dog tick has a medical importance related to being a major vector for Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF), tularemia (hunter’s disease) and even canine tick paralysis. Some of which have been known to be fatal depending on the situation. Not all of which are deadly. Their normal habitats are known to be grasslands, forest, mountains, and densely wooded areas which all contain a good amount of host for them to feed on. Ticks are ectoparacites and they transfer viruses and diseases by feeding. The adult tick is the tick which transfers the virus, etc. to the human since most larvae and nymphs don’t feed on humans. From the start they have not adapted to all seasons therefore they are usually active during the late spring to beginning of fall; with reproduction being in the summer