Tick infestation on lower abdominal skin: A case report
Keywords:
Ectoparasite, Hematophagous, Class Arachnida, Blood feeder, Parasitic damageAbstract
Ticks are small obligate, hematophagous ectoparasites belonging to class arachnida and have significant impact on human and animal health as they are excellent vectors for transmission of various diseases second only to mosquitoes.2 Humans, pets and wild animals are all suitable hosts for this blood-feeder. They cause considerable harm to livestock, dairy industry and humans both by direct parasitic damage and transmission of various viral, bacterial and protozoal diseases. We report a case of tick infestation on lower abdominal skin of a 42 yrs. old woman who had history of contact with cattle.References
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