Types of Ticks
Certain ticks carry the contributory organisms of diseases such as
Rocky Mountain spotted fever, Lyme disease, tularemia, typhus, relapsing
fever, Colorado tick fever and Texas cattle fever. Another health threat
posed by certain ticks attacking humans and other animals engages a
poorly understood state called "tick paralysis". This comes about during
the feeding procedure when the host is badly affected with a paralytic
form, which develops slowly but surely and may result in death.
Ticks feed only on the blood of vertebrates. Hard and soft are the
two groups that pose the maximum amount of threat. Every tick carries
with itself a certain amount of hazard. There are various types of ticks
that could cause us a whole host of diseases. Here is an insight into
some of the better-known and perilous ticks.
 Soft Ticks
Common Fowl Tick- It is also known as the chicken tick and the “blue
bug.” This is a soft tick usually found in poultry houses in the
southern United States. It may harm or even kill chickens, and could
attack humans. It can be restricted in chicken houses and bird-roosting
areas by use of appropriately labelled insecticides such as
Permethrin-10 concentrate or Permethrin Dust. Relapsing Fever Tick-
This set of soft ticks, which pass on the contributory organisms of
relapsing fever, are sometimes found in buildings in the western and
southern United States. They can be controlled with the same insecticide
materials that are used to manage the fowl tick. Hard Ticks
American Dog Tick- Dogs are the favourite host of adults of this
tick species, but they also feed promptly on many other large animals.
Larvae and nymphs of this species feed almost completely on diminutive,
wild rodents. Newly emerged larvae are yellow with red markings near the
eyes, while enlarged larvae are slate-grey to black. Nymphs are akin in
appearance to the larvae but have four pairs of legs in its place
instead of three pairs. Adults are by and large brown, but become
slate-grey when distended. Rocky Mountain Wood- It is as common
as the name suggests. This sort is come upon throughout the Rocky
Mountain region, where it is the primary vector for Rocky Mountain
spotted fever. It is generally involved with cases of tick paralysis.
Larvae and nymphs are usually found on tiny wild rodents, and the adults
on bigger mammals. In spite of this, cases are known where all the three
life stages have been found on medium-sized mammals such as rabbits.
This variety is a familiar problem for campers and other vacationers in
areas within its standard range.
 Brown Dog Tick- This is one of
the most extensively dispersed ticks in the world and there are records
of its occurrence on a number of hosts. The most common host is the
domestic dog without a doubt and the brown tick is effectively limited
to this host in the United States. There are rare records of people and
domestic cats as hosts, but these records are generally for instances
where there has been close contact with an infested dog. In other
corners of the world, this tick seems to have a wider assortment of
hosts.
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