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MeSH Heading: Dermacentor
Tree Number(s): B01.050.500.131.166.132.832.400.200
Unique ID: D003870
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D003870
Annotation: infestation: coord IM with TICK INFESTATIONS (IM)
Scope Note: 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.
Entry Term(s): Dermacentor andersoni; Rocky Mountain Wood Tick
Related Numbers: txid34620
Previous Indexing: Ticks (1966-1972)
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under TICKS 1973-90
History Note: 91(73); was see under TICKS 1973-90
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2023/05/31

Allowable Qualifiers: anatomy & histology (AH)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

cytology (CY)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

genetics (GE)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathogenicity (PY)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Dermacentor MeSH Descriptor Data 2025