[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, tick-borne encephalitis and Kyasanur forest disease. ( CSP )] (UMLS (CSP) C0282511) =Invertebrate =tick;
[blood sucking acarid parasites of the order Ixodida comprising two families: the softbacked ticks (Argasidae) and hardbacked ticks (Ixodidae); ticks are larger than their relatives, the mites; they penetrate the skin of their host by means of highly specialized, hooked mouth parts and feed on its blood; ticks attack all groups of terrestrial vertebrates; in humans they are responsible for many diseases, including the transmission of Rocky Mountain spotted fever, tularemia, babesiosis, African swine fever and relapsing fever. ( CSP )] (UMLS (CSP) C0040203) =Invertebrate ; =Arachnida; =Ixodes