Sandbox:Rina Ghorpade
"Rina Ghorpade,MD[1]"
Advanced heart failure.
Redirect MI
Majority of cases of HGA are transmitted by two different ticks in the USA.
General information | ixodes scapularis | ixodes pacificus |
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Distribution in the USA | Northest and midwestern USA | West cost of the USA |
Other names | Eastern black-legged tick/deer tick | Western black legged tick/deer tick |
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Preferred hosts | White-tailed black-tailed deer and large/medium-sized mammals | Columbian black-tailed deer and large/medium-sized mammals |