Tick borne illnesses

Background

Lone Star Tick (Amblyomma americanum)

Ixodes tick

Tick Identification

Ixodida (ticks)
- Nuttalliellidae (a southern African tick)
- Ixodidae (hard ticks)
- Argasidae (soft ticks)

Clinical Features

Tick Borne Illnesses

Babesiosis
Colorado tick fever
Ehrlichiosis
Heartland virus
Lyme
Murine typhus
Rocky mountain spotted fever
Southern tick-associated rash illness (STARI)
Tick paralysis
Tularemia

Differential Diagnosis

Domestic U.S. Ectoparasites

Bed bugs
Lice
Scabies (Mites)
Ticks
Fleas
Pseudoparasites
Delusional parasitosis (Ekbom syndrome)

See also travel-related skin conditions

See Also

Tick removal

References

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