Hyalomma

Hyalomma

Taxobox
name = Hyalomma


image_caption = "Hyalomma marginatum"
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
classis = Arachnida
ordo = Acarina
subordo = Parasitiformes
superfamilia = Ixodoidea
familia = Ixodidae
subfamilia = Hyalomminae
genus = Hyalomma
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision =Hyalomma aegyptium

Hyalomma lusitanicum

Hyalomma marginatum
et al.

Hyalomma is a genus of hard-bodied ticks, common in Asia, Europe, and North Africa. They are also found in Southern AfricaThe bites cause the surrounding tissue to die and become necrotic. The dead tissue falls out of the body after a few days. The wounds look very serious, but usually heal without any intervention and do not generally become infected any further.

This species is credited with spreading the virus that causes the life threatening Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever.

External links

* [http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2008/05/20/Tick_bite_disease_scare_floods_hospitals/UPI-59201211319896/ Tick bite disease in Turkey]


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