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MedlinePlus: Tick Bites MedlinePlus: Tick Bites- Information about ticks and tick-borne diseases. Lyme Disease and Tick Management Lyme Disease and Tick Management- University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension factsheet and audio on ticks and Lyme disease, including images of several tick species and life sta… Dermacentor variabilis: American Dog Tick Dermacentor variabilis: American Dog Tick- Photographs of this parasite and information on its habitat, life cycle and description. Amblyomma americanum: Lone Star Tick Amblyomma americanum: Lone Star Tick- Photographs of this species with information on its habitat, life cycle and description. Ixodes scapularis: Black-legged or Deer Tick Ixodes scapularis: Black-legged or Deer Tick- Photograph and information on this parasite, its habitat, life cycle, description and control. Rhipicephalus sanguineus: Brown Dog Tick Rhipicephalus sanguineus: Brown Dog Tick- Photographs of this species with information on its habitat, life cycle and description. Ixodes scapularis: Deer Tick Ixodes scapularis: Deer Tick- Student project including classification, habitat, adaptation, nutrition, reproduction and interactions with other species. Rhipicephalus sanguineus: Brown Dog Tick Rhipicephalus sanguineus: Brown Dog Tick- Provides photographs and a description of this tick, with information on its distribution, life cycle, medical and veterinary significanc… Ixodes scapularis: Blacklegged or Deer Tick Ixodes scapularis: Blacklegged or Deer Tick- Provides photographs and a description of this tick, with information on its distribution, life cycle, medical significance and manage… Blacklegged Tick: Ixodes scapularis Blacklegged Tick: Ixodes scapularis- Photographs and information on the natural history of this deer tick that can carry Lyme disease. Ixodes scapularis: Deer Tick Ixodes scapularis: Deer Tick- Research project by Brianna Clarin on this species, including its classification, habitat, reproduction, adaptations, nutrition and interactions with… Amblyomma cajennense Amblyomma cajennense- Photographs of several engorged female ticks and information on this known vector of Rickettsia rickettsii, the cause of spotted fever. Boophilus microplus Boophilus microplus- Photographs of adults and larvae of the southern cattle tick. Ornithodorus talaje Ornithodorus talaje- This tick infests reptiles, birds and mammals. Photographs of an adult and an unidentified larva of the same genus. Argas miniatus Argas miniatus- Photographs of these fowl ticks which infest birds and bats. Dermacentor nitens Dermacentor nitens- Photographs of the tropical horse tick, the only species known to be a natural vector of equine babesiae (Babesia caballi) in the New World. Rhipicephalus sanguineus Rhipicephalus sanguineus- Photographs of male and female brown dog ticks, with information on the transmission of canine piroplasmosis (Babesia canis) and tropical canine pancytop… Ticks Ticks- Photographs and information on the brown dog tick and the American dog tick, their importance and control. University of Rhode Island Tick Research Laboratory University of Rhode Island Tick Research Laboratory- Research and information on ticks and tick-borne diseases. Includes sketches, photos, size comparison, and morphological descr… Iowa Insect Notes: American Dog Tick Iowa Insect Notes: American Dog Tick- About Dermacentor variabilis and its control, with photographs illustrating the life stages of this and other ticks found in the region, incl… Information on Ticks Information on Ticks- Articles on the identification and removal of ticks. Tick Research Laboratory at Texas A&M University Tick Research Laboratory at Texas A&M University- Detailed information about ticks and tick research in Texas. Iowa State Entomology - Ticks Iowa State Entomology - Ticks- Photographs and QuickTime movies of several tick species of North America. ViralZone ViralZone- Database of viruses. Information for each family includes molecular biology, taxonomic and host details, epidemiology and the UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot protein entries. Human rhinovirus Human rhinovirus- Student project with taxonomy, phylogeny, anatomy, physiology and human significance. Rabies Virus Rabies Virus- Photographs and information on this virus that can be transmitted in saliva. Tospoviruses Tospoviruses- Viruses in the genus Tospovirus cause significant worldwide crop losses. Provides information on their biology, transmission, host range, symptoms, distribution and … Epstein-Barr Virus: Infectious Mononucleosis Epstein-Barr Virus: Infectious Mononucleosis- Research project by Michaela Weisser at the University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse. Virus Databases Online Virus Databases Online- A comprehensive index of viruses provided by the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses. Also provides a picture gallery, identification tool and s… Origins of Viruses Origins of Viruses- Article examining the evidence for how the first viruses may have appeared and how viruses, like other parasites, co-evolved with their hosts.