Health Care

Arachnid Vectors

Members of the class Arachnida, especially SPIDERS; SCORPIONS; MITES; and TICKS; which transmit infective organisms from one host to another or from an inanimate reservoir to an animate host.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Members of the class Arachnida, especially SPIDERS; SCORPIONS; MITES; and TICKS; which transmit infective organisms from one host to another or from an inanimate reservoir to an animate host.

MeSH Record

Classification

Broader headings

Related Concepts

Knowledge Graph

Loading graph…

Drag nodes to rearrange; hover to trace links; click a node to open its page.

MeSH Record

Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Arachnid Vector
  • Vector, Arachnid
  • Vectors, Arachnid

MeSH Record

Aspects Covered

18 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings anatomy & histology, chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathogenicity, physiology, radiation effects, ultrastructure, virology.

MeSH Record

Indexing Annotation

coord IM with specific arachnid (IM); specify both infecting organism & vector if pertinent; in the rickettsial-tick-dog relationship, the tick is the arachnid vector, not the dog

MeSH Record

History Note

74(71)

MeSH Record

Previous Indexing

  • Arthropod Vectors (1966-1970)

MeSH Hierarchy

Tree Numbers

  1. N06.850w.335w.188w.100.100
  2. N06.850w.520w.203.375w.100.100

MeSH Record

NLM Classification

QX 467

AMA Style

References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Arachnid Vectors. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D001096. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D001096
  2. Arachnid Vectors. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q70351493