Concept information
Preferred term
tick bites
Definition
- A tick bite is the resulting injury from a tick sting, which could produce a local inflammatory reaction, a systemic toxemia, or after an incubation period, a tick-borne disease such as those caused by virus, rickettsias, bacteria, and protozoans. Ticks are hematophagic arthropods and bite humans and/or animals to obtain blood. [Source: Encyclopedia of Global Health; Tick Bites]
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URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-Z737JKPK-5
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