Wait.
I thought they came here from Asia, that lovely place that never stops giving, disease-wise?
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“The Asian long-horned tick (Haemaphysalis longicornis) has been identified as a vector for this condition “
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“larvae of ticks often called ‘chiggers’ can induce or increase sensitization to mammalian-derived meat,” said Platts-Mills, former chief of UVA Health’s Division of Asthma, Allergy and Clinical Immunology.”
wrong. Chiggers are not the larvae of ticks; rather, they are the larval stage of certain mites belonging to the Trombiculidae family. These mites are arachnids, placing them in the same class as ticks and spiders, but they represent a distinct group. Adult chiggers resemble other mites and do not bite humans, whereas the microscopic larvae are responsible for the itchy bites commonly associated with chiggers.
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