“蜱虫”英语怎么说

　　摘要:北京昌平区疾控中心昨日确认，回龙观龙泽苑西区出现蜱虫，一名居民和多只宠物狗被叮咬。回龙观地区办事处和物业已展开全面排查、监控、宣传和消杀工作。你知道怎么用英语表达吗?

学习啦在线学习网 　　The disease control center in suburban Changping district on Tuesday started all-round disinfections in a community where a resident and some pets were suspected of being bitten by ticks last week.

学习啦在线学习网 　　The woman, surnamed Li, who lives in Longzeyuan community of Changping district, said she was stung by a bug on her right shoulder several days ago and then felt an itch and had small blood spots all over her body, which made her suspect it was a tick.

　　上周北京小区居民和一些宠物怀疑被蜱虫叮咬，周二，北京昌平区疾病控制中心开始在该小区全面消毒。家住昌平区龙泽苑小区的李女士说，她在几天前右胳膊被虫子叮咬，之后感到痒，全身起小血点，她怀疑是蜱虫。

　　【讲解】文中的tick即指蜱(pí)虫，tick一般指(钟表等的)滴答声，如Life is short.Tick tock, tick tick. 人生苦短，光阴似箭。蜱虫是许多种脊椎动物体表的暂时性寄生虫，是一些人兽共患病的传播媒介和贮存宿主。被蜱虫叮咬后临床病例多表现为发热伴白细胞(white blood cell)、血小板(platelet)数目减少，目前一些病例被诊断为人粒细胞无形体病human granulocytic anaplasmosis (HGA)。