parasitic on mice of genus Peromyscus (especially P. leucopus) and bites humans; principal vector for Lyme disease in eastern United States (especially New England); northern form was for a time known as Ixodes dammini (deer tick).
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- 寄生在老鼠身上的扁虱,咬人;美国东部(特别是新英格兰)地区莱姆关节炎螺旋菌主要的携菌体;北方的虱子一度被认为是硬蜱(鹿虱)。