Vol 27 No 2 December - The Indian Society for Parasitology

110 Human Infesting Ixodid Ticks of Kerala
JPD : Vol. 27 (2), 2003
PLATE I
Fig. 1 : Ticks biting on human body.
Fig. 2 : Papule developed at the biting site
Fig. 3 : Development of lesion followed by oozing out of a
fluid from the biting site.
Fig. 4 : Large lesion surrounded by the reddened area
developed at the site of tick bite.
Fig. 5 : Round black scars left behind at the preferred sites
of tick bite.
Fig. 6 : Scar persisting at the biting sites even after months.