RMSF tick bites on man (IMAGE)

University of California - Davis

RMSF tick bites on man

Caption

Hundreds of bites from Amblyomma sculptum larvae cover a man's side and back. The ticks are known to carry Rocky Mountain spotted fever.

Credit

Marcelo Labruna, University of São Paulo

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