Tick infestation

Lower lid tick infestation

A tick infestation is a condition where a tick acts as an ectoparasite.[citation needed]

It is sometimes thought of as an animal disease. In humans, the primary concern from tick bites is often not the ectoparasitism itself, but the potential for the tick to transmit disease or tick paralysis. Still, in certain populations, it is possible for tick infestation to be clinically significant.[citation needed]

There is some evidence that Ixodes ricinus infected with Borrelia burgdorferi may become more efficient at infestation.[1]

Home remedies (such as vaseline or matches) have been used in the past, but are not currently recommended.[2]

## References[edit | edit source]

1. ↑ Faulde MK, Robbins RG (February 2008). "Tick infestation risk and Borrelia burgdorferi s.l. infection-induced increase in host-finding efficacy of female Ixodes ricinus under natural conditions". Exp. Appl. Acarol. 44 (2): 137–45. doi:10.1007/s10493-008-9131-4. PMID 18273686. S2CID 12440994.
2. ↑ "cipm.ncsu.edu". Archived from the original on 2009-08-13. Retrieved 2009-08-09. `{{cite web}}`: More than one of `|archivedate=` and `|archive-date=` specified (help); More than one of `|archiveurl=` and `|archive-url=` specified (help)

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Classification|

* ICD-10: B88.8 (ILDS B88.820)
* MeSH: D013984

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Tick-borne diseases and mite-borne diseases

Bacterial infection
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| Rickettsiales|

* Anaplasmosis
* Boutonneuse fever
* Ehrlichiosis (Human granulocytic, Human monocytotropic, Human E. ewingii infection)
* Scrub typhus
* Spotted fever rickettsiosis (includes Pacific Coast tick fever, Rickettsia parkeri rickettsiosis, rickettsialpox, and Rocky Mountain spotted fever)

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Spirochaete|

* Baggio–Yoshinari syndrome
* Lyme disease
* Relapsing fever borreliosis

Thiotrichales|

* Tularemia

Viral infection|

* Bhanja virus
* Bourbon virus
* Colorado tick fever
* Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever
* Heartland virus
* Kemerovo tickborne viral fever
* Kyasanur Forest disease
* Omsk hemorrhagic fever
* Powassan encephalitis
* Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS)
* Tete virus
* Tick-borne encephalitis

Protozoan infection|

* Babesiosis

Neurotoxin|

* Tick paralysis

Allergies|

* Alpha-gal allergy
* House dust mite allergy
* Oral mite anaphylaxis

Unknown Cause|

* Southern tick-associated rash illness

General|

| Ticks|

* Tick infestation

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Mites|

* Acariasis
* Baker's itch
* Cheyletiellosis
* Demodicosis
* Feather pillow dermatitis
* Gamasoidosis
* Grain itch
* Grocer's itch
* Rodent mite dermatitis
* Scabies
* Trombiculosis

Vectors|

| Ticks|

* Amblyomma: Amblyomma americanum
* Amblyomma cajennense
* Amblyomma triguttatum

* Dermacentor: Dermacentor andersoni
* Dermacentor variabilis

* Ixodes: Ixodes cornuatus
* Ixodes holocyclus
* Ixodes pacificus
* Ixodes ricinus
* Ixodes scapularis

* Ornithodoros: Ornithodoros gurneyi
* Ornithodoros hermsi
* Ornithodoros moubata

* other: Rhipicephalus sanguineus

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Mites|

* House dust mite
* Leptotrombidium deliense
* Liponyssoides sanguineus
* Mites associated with cutaneous reactions

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Arthropods and ectoparasite-borne diseases and infestations

Insecta|

| Louse|

* Body louse (pediculosis corporis) / Head louse (head lice infestation)
* Crab louse (phthiriasis)

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Hemiptera|

* Bed bug (cimicosis)

Fly|

* Dermatobia hominis / Cordylobia anthropophaga / Cochliomyia hominivorax (myiasis)
* Mosquito (mosquito-borne disease)

Flea|

* Tunga penetrans (tungiasis)

Crustacea|

| Pentastomida|

* Linguatula serrata (linguatulosis)
* Porocephalus crotali / Armillifer armillatus (porocephaliasis)

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