Dermacentor

"Dermacentor" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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A widely distributed genus of TICKS, in the family IXODIDAE, including a number that infest humans and other mammals. Several are vectors of diseases such as TULAREMIA; ROCKY MOUNTAIN SPOTTED FEVER; COLORADO TICK FEVER; and ANAPLASMOSIS.

Descriptor ID

D003870

MeSH Number(s)

B01.050.500.131.166.132.832.400.200

Concept/Terms

Dermacentor

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Dermacentor".

Organisms [B]
Eukaryota [B01]
Animals [B01.050]
Invertebrates [B01.050.500]
Arthropods [B01.050.500.131]
Arachnida [B01.050.500.131.166]
Acari [B01.050.500.131.166.132]
Ticks [B01.050.500.131.166.132.832]
Ixodidae [B01.050.500.131.166.132.832.400]
Dermacentor [B01.050.500.131.166.132.832.400.200]

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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Dermacentor" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Dermacentor" was a major or minor topic of these publication.

Bar chart showing 1 publications over 1 distinct years, with a maximum of 1 publications in 2002

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2002	0	1	1

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