Haemaphysalis

Haemaphysalis
A genus of small, eyeless, inornate ticks. As larvae and nymphs, they are found chiefly on small mammals and birds; as adults, they are found on larger mammals and some birds. They are important as vectors of protozoa and viruses, (e.g., Kyasanur Forest disease virus). [G. haima, blood, + physaleos, full of wind]
- H. cinnabarina a tick that occurs chiefly in the dry district of British Columbia; this species can cause tick paralysis in both humans and animals. [G. kinnabarinos, like cinnabar, vermilion]
- H. concinna common rodent tick species of the area formerly known as the U.S.S.R. that is a vector and reservoir of tick typhus.
- H. leachi a species of Africa, Asia, and Australia that occurs on domestic and wild carnivores, on small rodents, and occasionally on cattle; it transmits canine babesiosis and boutonneuse fever.
- H. spinigera a tropical forest species in India that is a vector of Kyasanur Forest disease; various rodents and insectivores serve as hosts of immature ticks of this species, which carry an arbovirus of the Russian spring-summer B group complex; monkeys act as reservoirs of human infection.

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Hae·ma·phy·sa·lis -'fī-sə-ləs n a cosmopolitan genus of small eyeless ixodid ticks including some that are disease carriers see KYASANUR FOREST DISEASE

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n.
a genus of hard tick. Certain species transmit tick typhus in the Old World; H. spinigera transmits the virus causing Kyasanur Forest disease in India.

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Hae·ma·phys·a·lis (he″mə-fisґə-lis) [haema- + physallis bubble] a large genus of ticks of the family Ixodidae.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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  • Haemaphysalis — Haemaphysalis …   Wikipédia en Français

  • haemaphysalis — hae·ma·phy·sa·lis …   English syllables

  • Haemaphysalis — n. a genus of hard ticks. Certain species transmit tick typhus in the Old World; H. spinigera transmits the virus causing Kyasanur Forest disease in India …   The new mediacal dictionary

  • haemaphysalis — ˌhēməˈfīsələ̇s, ˌhem noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from hem + Greek physallis bladder : a cosmopolitan genus of small eyeless ticks (family Ixodidae) some of which are disease carriers …   Useful english dictionary

  • Haemaphysalis concinna — a species of northern Europe and Asia that attacks mammals and is a vector of Siberian tick typhus and tularemia …   Medical dictionary

  • Haemaphysalis humerosa — the bandicoot tick, an Australian species that is a vector of Coxiella burnetii, which causes Q fever …   Medical dictionary

  • Haemaphysalis leachi — the common dog tick of South Africa, a vector for the protozoa causing canine babesiosis …   Medical dictionary

  • Haemaphysalis leporispalustris — the rabbit tick, a North American species that usually parasitizes wild animals and is a vector for Rocky Mountain spotted fever and tularemia …   Medical dictionary

  • Haemaphysalis longicornis — a species of eastern Asia and nearby islands from Japan to Australia, which infests mammals and is a vector for species of Theileria and Babesia, Coxiella burnetii, and Russian spring summer encephalitis virus …   Medical dictionary

  • Haemaphysalis punctata — a species that infests mammals and birds from Central Asia across much of Europe and is a vector for diseases such as babesiosis, tularemia, Q fever, and tick paralysis …   Medical dictionary

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