Modes of Transmission Various species of ticks carry Bb and other pathogens.
{"Image DocumentName": "Modes of TransmissionVarious species of ticks carry Bb and other pathogens.", "Image ImageDescription": "Ticks known to carry Bb include Ixodes tick spp, Ammblyoma americanum (Western Black Legged tick) and Dermacentor variabilis (Wood/Dog ticks) Previous studies have demonstrated that a minimum number of hours of attachment needs to take place for transmission to happen based on the time it takes a tick to empty any gut contents into the host. CDC states 24 hrs. However there is growing clinical evidence that this may not be the case. Clinically/Anecdotally it may take 4 hours or less to contract pathogens from a tick bite. Pathogens have been located in the salivary apparti of the tick in addition to the GI and may be expelled on initial bite when anodyne and anticoagulant materials are released from the mouth. 10% of wood ticks carry the disease, but their infectivity is much less.", "Image XResolution": "37", "Image YResolution": "37", "Image ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Centimeter", "Image Software": "SlidePlayer", "Image YCbCrPositioning": "Centered"}