The organism that causes Rocky Mountain spotted fever is transmitted by the bite of an infected tick. The American dog tick (Dermacentor variabilis) and Rocky Mountain wood tick (Dermacentor andersoni) are the primary arthropods (vectors) which transmit Rocky Mountain spotted fever bacteria in the United States. The brown dog tick Rhipicephalus sanguineus has also been implicated as a vector, as well as the tick Amblyomma cajennense in countries south of the United States.
I am a student at Alfred State College and I am taking a microbiology course for my vet tech major. I would like permission to use the above picture for a disease project. Credit will be given in the final project.
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