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I have heard several scientists at several conferences say there are basically at least hundreds, if not thousands, of pathogens spread by the tick vector. Very few of these pathogens have been isolated and identified. (My personal belief is this is why some antibiotics work better for some patients and others work better for other patients.) A few of these links point you to the Gaelic Wolf Outdoors site. This site has compiled some great info so the link to the main page for the site is listed here first. Not all the diseases are listed on the Gaelic site so be sure to scan the page below for an extensive list. Gaelic Wolf Outdoors — Tick-Borne Illnesses
- Main Page
Borrelia burgdorferi, Lyme New York State Department of Health Communicable
Disease Fact Sheets, LYME MEDLINEplus Medical Encyclopedia Lyme
disease Human Babesiosis http://www.shore.co.monmouth.nj.us/06270_mcmec/babesia.html When to Suspect and How to Monitor Babesiosis http://www.aafp.org/afp/20010515/1969.html Human Erlichiosis http://www.win.net/~gws/gaelwolf/HE-HGE.htm Herpesviruses HHV-6--7 Tularemia MEDLINEplus Medical Encyclopedia Tularemia SNIP>>>Powassan (POW) virus is a
flavivirus and currently the only well documented tick-borne transmitted
arbovirus occurring in the United States and Canada. Recently a Powassan-like
virus was isolated from the deer tick, Ixodes scapularis. Its relationship to
POW and its ability to cause human disease has not been fully elucidated. POW's
range in the United States is primarily in the upper tier States. In addition to
isolations from man, the virus has been recovered from ticks (Ixodes marxi, I.
cookei and Dermacentor andersoni) and from the tissues of a skunk (Spiligale
putorius). It is a rare cause of acute viral encephalitis. POW virus was first
isolated from the brain of a 5-year-old child who died in Ontario in 1958.
Patients who recover may have residual neurological problems. <<< Powassan encephalitis virus
Human tick-transmitted diseases, World-Wide, with
an emphasis on Australia
When a tick feeds it anchors its mouthparts deep
within the skin and injects saliva. Excess water extracted from the ingested
blood is voided back into the host through the salivary glands. Hence ticks,
especially the nymph and adult stages, are efficient transmitters of
pathogens, namely viruses, bacteria and protozoa. See also the site Integrated
Conrol of Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases. With respect to Ixodes holocyclus
there is however still much to be learnt about potential vector competence.
http://members.ozemail.com.au/~norbertf/ticktd.htm Colorado Tick Fever Tick-Borne Relapsing Fever Eastern Tick-Borne Rickettsioses Rocky Mountain spotted fever, Rickettsia
rickettsii African tick-bite fever, Rickettsia africae Mediterranean spotted fever (Boutonneuse
fever), Rickettsia conorii Research on Rickettsia Infections by Cecil
Jadin What Is Mycoplasma? MYCOPLASMA
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