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Arachnid Vectors (ticks)

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Dermacantor variabilis

•AKA the American dog tick
•RMSF; ehrlichiosis; tularemia; tick-paralysis
•(mnemonic – Dermacentor variabilis is as American as RETT Butler)
•ehrlichiosis tx = doxycycline