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Disease Vectors Gallery #2

<< 1/12 > This is a tick of the genus Ixodes in the nymphal stage of its life cycle. Ixodes are “hard ticks” due to the presence of a dorsal plate or scutum. There are over 200 member species of the genus Ixodes, and many of them can transmit Lyme disease to humans. Credits: CDC Public Health Image Library

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