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the primary vector of
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Colorado tick fever
tularemia
also causes tick paralysis
Rocky Mountain spotted fever
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ROCKY MOUNTAIN WOOD TICK
the primary vector of
Rocky Mountain spotted fever
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tularemia
also causes tick paralysis
Colorado tick fever
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ROCKY MOUNTAIN WOOD TICK
the primary vector of
Rocky Mountain spotted fever
Colorado tick fever
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also causes tick paralysis
tularemia
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ROCKY MOUNTAIN WOOD TICK
the primary vector of
Rocky Mountain spotted fever
Colorado tick fever
tularemia
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also causes tick paralysis
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primary vector of
Rocky Mountain spotted fever which they transmit from small animals, primarily rodents.
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RMSF Mortality in humans is
20% or more.
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Fortunately, attachment for
2 hours or more is required for transmission.
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These ticks are also vectors for Colorado tick fever that is caused by a
virus (Coltivirus sp.) which is a viral disease of short duration and low mortality. It is
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also transmit tularemia, which is caused by the bacterium
Francisella tularensis that is transmitted primarily from rabbits and rodents.
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Symptoms include
chills and fever, prostration, an ulcer at the tick bite site, and tender, swollen lymph nodes.
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In addition, these ticks can cause
tick paralysis when they feed for at least 5-6 days.
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tick paralysis Paralytic symptoms usually start in the extremities and become evident as
unsteadiness and loss of reflex actions.
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If the tick is not removed, death may result from
respiratory failure; children are particularly susceptible.
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tick paralysis If the tick is removed
recovery is rapid, usually within 24-72 hours.
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do not survive well indoors. If found indoors, it was probably
carried in on a pet or humans and dropped off when fully engorged.
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This is a 3-host tick, with each stage
requiring a different host.
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males have a cycle of feeding for
a short time,
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males have a cycle of feeding for withdrawing their mouthparts, hunting for a female and mating, and then
going back to feeding.
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Adults usually appear in late February and are gone by July, with unfed adults aestivating and then overwintering. Larvae feed throughout the summer. Nymphs may continue to be present until late summer. Engorged larvae and nymphs as well as unfed adults can overwinter.
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