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*'''Trans-ovarian transmission'''
**Infection is passed from one generation of ticks to the next through the '''egg'''
**E.g. ''Babesia''
*'''Trans-stadial transmission'''
**Parasite or microbial organism is ingested during feeding
**Organism passed onto the next host as the tick develops (only in two and three host ticks)
**It is '''not''' passed onto the next generation through the egg
[[Category:Ticks]]