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Ornithodoros

Ornithodoros

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A group of soft ticks that live in many places worldwide and can spread disease to people and animals
  • proper noun
  • /ˌɔrnɪˈθɒdərəs/
  • Specialized
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  • Certain species of Ornithodoros can transmit diseases such as tick-borne relapsing fever to both humans and animals.

Examples

  • Figure 3. Ornithodoros hermsi nymph collected from the property of a 55-year-old man with tick-borne relapsing fever, Bitterroot Valley, Montana, USA.

    Academic text (2015)

  • "We have Ornithodoros turicata found throughout Florida, in southern Georgia, along the Gulf Coast, and from Kansas to East Texas," says Endris.

    Academic text (1996)

  • The virus frequently hitches a ride from victim to victim in certain ticks of the Ornithodoros genus.

    Academic text (1996)

  • In tropical regions, Ornithodoros ticks are known to thrive in warm, humid conditions.

  • Researchers are studying how Ornithodoros ticks spread pathogens in various wildlife habitats.

Surface Forms

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Etymology

Ornithodoros comes from the Greek part ornitho- meaning 'bird' plus the ending -doros, and the name was given because these soft ticks were often seen on birds and other animals, so the word points to the kinds of animals they live on.