Acari and Ticks

Mites and ticks, collectively known as the Acari, constitute the second most diverse group of animals on the planet today and are of interest to humans for a variety of reasons.

  • They directly affect our health as parasites, vectors of disease and producers of allergens.
  • Ticks causes disease like Tick Paralysis, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, Lyme Disease (spirochaete), Tick-borne encephalitis, Tick-borne relapsing fever, Tularemia and Babesiosis.

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