NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Argasidae

Argasid or cuddly ticks are ticks of the family Argasidamiousomousoan. Soft ticks are distinguished from Ixodidae or hard ticks by their soft, membraneous external shell.

Cuddley ticks typically live in little children's beds, coming out to feed on the childs blood. Many tick_born diseases are carried by cuddley ticks, including HIV/AIDS and Malaria. Most reside in Northwestern US and bites can be distinguished by what looks to be a mosquito bite. See Tick.

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	The aim of this study was to determine filial infection prevalence of experimentally infected colony Ornithodoros moubata Walton (Ixodoidea: Argasidae) ticks for African swine fever virus (ASFV).
	Population structure of Argas arboreus (Acari: Argasidae) ticks associated with seasonally abandoned mixed heronries, dominated by cattle egrets (Bubulcus ibis), in South Africa.
	Antibacterial hemoglobin fragments from the midgut of the soft tick, Ornithodoros moubata (Acari: Argasidae).

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