See Also: Ornithodoros pappilipes(medicine)
ornithodoros(medicine)
Ornithodoros verrucosus(medicine)
Ornithodoros venezuelensis(medicine)
Ornithodoros turicata(medicine)
Ornithodoros tholozani(medicine)
Ornithodoros talaje(medicine)
Ornithodoros savigni(medicine)
Ornithodoros rudis(medicine)
Ornithodoros parkeri(medicine)

Argus (oh) and Ornithodoros pappilipes (medicine)


Argus (oh)



in ancient Greek stories, a creature with many eyes who was used by the goddess Hera as a guard. Newspapers are sometimes called the 'Argus' to give the idea that they are always watching carefully for news.

Ornithodoros pappilipes (medicine)


Ornithodoros pappilipes


The "Persian bug," a species found in the former USSR and the Near East that transmits Borrelia persica, the pathogen in Iran of Persian relapsing fever.