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MeSH Heading: Ixodes
Tree Number(s): B01.050.500.131.166.132.832.400.425
Unique ID: D018884
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D018884
Annotation: infestation: coordinate IM with TICK INFESTATIONS (IM)
Scope Note: The largest genus of TICKS in the family IXODIDAE, containing over 200 species. Many infest humans and other mammals and several are vectors of diseases such as LYME DISEASE; ENCEPHALITIS, TICK-BORNE; and KYASANUR FOREST DISEASE.
Entry Term(s): Black-legged Tick; Blacklegged Tick; California Black Legged Tick; Castor Bean Tick; Deer Tick; Ixodes cookei; Ixodes dammini; Ixodes pacificus; Ixodes persulcatus; Ixodes ricinus; Ixodes scapularis; Western Black Legged Tick; Western Blacklegged Tick
Related Numbers: txid29930; txid34613; txid34615; txid35565; txid6945
Previous Indexing: Ticks (1966-1995)
Public MeSH Note: 96
History Note: 96
Date Established: 1996/01/01
Date of Entry: 2024/08/09
Revision Date: 2024/04/02

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)

Concept UI: M0028242
Terms: Ixodes scapularis Preferred Term
Term UI T056293
Date07/19/1994
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1996); Ixodes dammini
Term UI T056291
Date07/19/1994
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1996); Deer Tick
Term UI T436651
Date02/20/2001
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2002); Black-legged Tick
Term UI T436652
Date02/20/2001
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2002); Blacklegged Tick
Term UI T001122476
Date07/20/2022
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2024)

Concept UI: M000764286
Terms: Ixodes pacificus Preferred Term
Term UI T001136120
Date04/11/2023
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2024); Western Blacklegged Tick
Term UI T001136121
Date04/11/2023
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2024); Western Black Legged Tick
Term UI T001136122
Date04/11/2023
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2024); California Black Legged Tick
Term UI T001136123
Date04/11/2023
LexicalTag EPO
ThesaurusID NLM (2024)

Ixodes MeSH Descriptor Data 2025