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Explore the distinct characteristics of the Lone Star Tick with Dr. Thomas Mather. Learn to identify this tick, understand the diseases it can transmit, and ...
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9 maj 2023 · In Arkansas, ticks are active most of the year. Blacklegged (deer) ticks, which transmit Lyme disease, are active as long as the temperature stays above freezing. Anytime you are outdoors, you have the potential to encounter them. Ticks cannot jump or fly, but they can climb, crawl or fall onto you.
11 mar 2024 · Wherever your favorite outdoor spot in Arkansas is, you almost certainly know that there are ticks here. Ticks are unpleasant, blood-sucking, parasitic, disease-carrying arachnids. They have one of the largest distributions of any disease vector in the world, existing on every continent.
Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) is the most common tick-borne disease in Arkansas. RMSF is caused by the bacterium Rickettsia rickettsii . This bacterium is carried mostly by the American dog tick, Dermacentor variabilis , but also by the brown dog tick, Rhipicephalus sanguineus .
Of the many different tick species found in Arkansas, only a select few bite and transmit disease to humans. In Arkansas, the tickborne diseases known to occur are: Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) Ehrlichiosis; Tularemia; Anaplasmosis; Lyme Disease; Southern Tick Associated Rash Illness (STARI) Alpha-Gal; Other Emerging Tickborne; Many ...