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Acaricide
Acaricide: pesticide killing mites and ticks (Acari). Classes include arsenic, organochlorines, organophosphates, amitraz, pyrethroids, macrocyclic lactones, fipronil; resistance arises via metabolic, target-site, and penetration mechanisms.
African tick bite fever
African tick bite fever is a typically mild tickborne infection caused by the bacterium Rickettsia africae and spread by Amblyomma ticks in sub-Saharan Africa, the Caribbean, and Oceania.
Environmental tick bite prevention
Environmental tick bite prevention covers non-chemical landscape measures that reduce contact between people and ticks: mowing, removing leaf litter, installing woodchip or gravel barriers, and fencing out deer.
Personal protection against tick bites
Personal protection against tick bites covers skin-applied repellents, protective clothing, and tick checks. These measures are essential because transmission of bacterial pathogens increases based on attachment duration.
Tick bite
A tick bite is the penetration of skin by an attached, feeding tick, which anchors itself with barbed mouthparts and cement and feeds for minutes to weeks.
Tick infestation
Tick infestation: parasitic hard and soft ticks (Ixodidae, Argasidae) on hosts or premises. Four life stages, blood meal each stage, up to 3-year cycles; major livestock pest and disease vector; controlled with acaricides and integrated management.
Tick paralysis
Tick paralysis is a rapidly reversible neurological condition caused by a neurotoxin from an engorged female tick during feeding, producing ascending flaccid paralysis within 2 to 6 days.
Tick removal and post-bite response
Tick removal and post-bite response covers pulling an attached tick with fine-tipped tweezers, cleaning the wound, and watching for rash or fever for up to 30 days.