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 Ticks are an efficient [[https://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/vector|vector]] of diseases.  (({{pubmed>long:26707835}}))  Ticks are an efficient [[https://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/vector|vector]] of diseases.  (({{pubmed>long:26707835}})) 
  
 +==== Keeping ticks away ====
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 +The mixture of creeping thyme and citronella containing 1.5% of each showed higher repellency (91%) than individual essential oils at the concentration of 3%. (({{pubmed>long:    28645519}}))
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 +In tick country carry a device to freeze any tick which attaches itself (ask your pharmacy for it).  This kills the tick so it does not transfer amy more fluid into you. Once dead, you may brush the tick off.
 ===== Treatment for MP patients ===== ===== Treatment for MP patients =====
  
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 The general consensus seems to be to //not// use heat to try to make the tick come out. There is no agreement on the technique that works best and whether or not it is vital to ensure the head is removed. The general consensus seems to be to //not// use heat to try to make the tick come out. There is no agreement on the technique that works best and whether or not it is vital to ensure the head is removed.
  
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 Human Tick-Borne Diseases in Australia.  (({{pubmed>long:30746341}})) Human Tick-Borne Diseases in Australia.  (({{pubmed>long:30746341}}))
 +<blockquote>Six ticks, including Amblyomma triguttatum, Bothriocroton hydrosauri, Haemaphysalis novaeguineae, Ixodes cornuatus, Ixodes holocyclus, and Ixodes tasmani may transmit Coxiella burnetii, Rickettsia australis, Rickettsia honei, or Rickettsia honei subsp. marmionii. 
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 +These bacterial pathogens cause Q fever, Queensland tick typhus (QTT), Flinders Island spotted fever (FISF), and Australian spotted fever (ASF). 
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 +It is also believed that babesiosis can be transmitted by ticks to humans in Australia. In addition, Argas robertsi, Haemaphysalis bancrofti, Haemaphysalis longicornis, Ixodes hirsti, Rhipicephalus australis, and Rhipicephalus sanguineus ticks may play active roles in transmission of other pathogens that already exist or could potentially be introduced into Australia. 
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 +These pathogens include Anaplasma spp., Bartonella spp., Burkholderia spp., Francisella spp., Dera Ghazi Khan virus (DGKV), tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV), Lake Clarendon virus (LCV), Saumarez Reef virus (SREV), Upolu virus (UPOV), or Vinegar Hill virus (VINHV).</blockquote>
  
 It has recently been demonstrated that saliva from Rhipicephalus sanguineus ticks contains adenosine (ADO) and prostaglandin E2 (PGE2), two non-protein molecules that have significant immunomodulatory properties.   (({{pubmed>long:28693553}}))  It has recently been demonstrated that saliva from Rhipicephalus sanguineus ticks contains adenosine (ADO) and prostaglandin E2 (PGE2), two non-protein molecules that have significant immunomodulatory properties.   (({{pubmed>long:28693553}})) 
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