9  Ticks

Infections
  • Lyme disease (Borrellia spp.)
  • Babesiosis
  • Ehrlichiosis
  • Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (Rickettsia rickettsii)
  • Anaplasmosis
  • Southern Tick-Associated Rash Illness
  • Tick-Borne Relapsing Fever
  • Tularemia
  • Colorado tick fever
  • Powassan encephalitis
  • Q fever

Tick magnified under a microscope

9.1 Biology

9.1.1 Common tick species and distributions

9.2 Infectious disease

9.2.1 Lyme disease (Borrellia spp.)

9.2.2 babesiosis

9.2.3 ehrlichiosis

9.2.4 Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (Rickettsia rickettsii)

9.2.5 anaplasmosis

9.2.6 Southern Tick-Associated Rash Illness

9.2.7 Tick-Borne Relapsing Fever

9.2.8 Tularemia

9.2.9 Colorado tick fever

9.2.10 Powassan encephalitis

9.2.11 Q fever

9.3 Study Methods