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2-Flies and Zoonoses, Percutaneous Zoonoses Flashcards

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Who are common reservoirs for myiasis?

Who are “accidental” hosts?

A
  • Animals

- Humans

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Infestation with fly larvae is known as what?

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Myiasis

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When blowfly larvae simply infest dead flesh or open wounds is known as what?

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Fly “strike”

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Are “Bot” flies and Screwworms obligatory or facultative parasites?

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Obligatory

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What are 3 species of “Bot” flies?

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  • Oestrus ovis
  • Dermatobia
  • Cuterebra
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What are 2 types of Screwworms?

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  • New World

- Old World

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Is Lucilia sericata an obligatory or facultative parasite?

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Facultative

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What is the fly life cycle?

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ELPA

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Oestrus ovis is known as what?

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Sheep nasal bot fly

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9
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Can Oestrus ovis infest goats?

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Yes

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Oestrys ovis can infest the mucous membranes of humans in what 3 areas?

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  • Nose
  • Conjunctiva
  • GI
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How do you treat an infestation of Oestrus ovis?

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Removal of larvae (surgical).

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Cuterebra is also known as what?

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The rodent/rabbit botfly

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What are 3 species that can be infested by Cuterebra?

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  • Cats
  • Dogs
  • Rabbits
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Where are Cuterebra considered enzootic?

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Parts of USA and southeast Canada

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15
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Can humans be infested with Cuterebra?

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Yes

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What is Dermatobia hominis known as?

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The “human” botfly

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17
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Are Dermatobia hominis very species-specific?

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No

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What are 5 species that can be infested by Dermatobia hominis?

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  • Humans
  • Cattle
  • Dogs
  • Monkeys
  • Swine
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How does Dermatobia hominis usually present?

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As skin nodules.

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20
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Are Dermatobia hominis exotic to the USA?

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Yes

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21
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How can Dermatobia hominis get into the US?

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People and dogs who travel to endemic regions can bring bots back with them.

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Does the USA have Screwworms?

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No

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T/F: Screwworm larvae are obligate parasites.

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True

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24
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Where does a female screwworm fly lay her eggs?

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On a wound or mucous membrane.

25
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Do Screwworms display a mild or aggressive myiasis?

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Aggressive myiasis

26
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Which species of fly larvae feeds on living flesh?

27
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What makes the wounds infested by Screwworms larger, allowing more flies to infest?

28
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What can Screwworm larvae live on?

What are 4 examples?

A
  • Anything

- People, cattle, deer, dogs

29
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When did Screwworm eradication begin in the USA?

30
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When were Screwworms eradicated in the USA?

31
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Where does the eradication zone of Screwworms started in the USA extend to?

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Extends through Central America

32
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In 2007, Screwworm was found in a dog in Mississippi which had been imported from where?

A

Trinidad and Tobago

33
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Screwworms can sometimes be found in dogs and horses imported from where?

A

Central and South America

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T/F: Screwworms are tropical.

35
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Cochliomyia hominivorax is known as what?

A

New World Screwworm

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Chrysomya bezziana is known as what?

A

Old World Screwworm

37
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Are Screwworms exotic to the USA?

38
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Flies that are attracted to open wounds and are not obligately parasitic cause what?

A

Facultative Myiasis

39
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Lucilia sericata are a very common problem in what species?

40
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Occasionally what species can be infested by Lucilia sericata?

41
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Can Lucilia sericata be found in the USA?

42
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What is an example of a nematode that can be transmitted by face flies?

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Thelazia californiesis

43
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Where are the eggs of Thelazia laid?

A

In the conjunctival and lacrimal sacs.

44
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Which life stage of Thelazia is picked up by face flies?

What are 2 examples of face flies that can transmit Thelazia?

A
  • L1

- Musca or Fannia spp.

45
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What life stage does Thelazia develop to in the fly?

46
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Where do the Thelazia larvae migrate to in the fly?

A

Mouthparts of the fly.

47
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When do the infective larvae leave the mouthparts of the fly?

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When the fly feeds on another host’s eye.

48
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Where do larvae develop to adults?

A

In conjunctival and lacrimal sacs.

49
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What are 2 examples of kinetoplastic protozoa?

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  • Leishmania

- Trypanosoma

50
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T/F: Kinetoplastic protozoa are facultatively parasitic, with free-living forms.

A

False - They are obligately parasitic, with no free-living forms.

51
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T/F: Kinetoplastic protozoa are not good at evading immunity but can cause acute infections.

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False - They are good at evading immunity and cause chronic infections.

52
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What are 2 species of protozoa that are diverse, with both zoonotic and anthroponotic species found in the world?

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  • Leishmania

- Trypanosoma

53
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Are Leishmania and Trypanosoma considered to be tropical?

What are 2 exceptions?

A
  • Yes

- Leishmania infantum and Trypanosoma cruzi

54
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How is Leishmania transmitted?

A

By sandflies

55
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Where is Phlebotomus seen?

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In the Old World

56
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Where is Lutzomyia seen?

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In the New World

57
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Where in the US can Leishmania be seen endemically with vertical transmission?

A

US foxhound kennels

58
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Myiasis is an invasion of what type of tissue?

59
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What type of reservoirs does Leishmania have?

What are 4 examples?

A
  • Vertebrate reservoirs

- Hyraxes, canids, rodents, humans

60
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Leishmania currently affects approximately how many people in who many countries?

A

Approximately 12 million people in 88 countries

61
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T/F: Different species of Leishmania will cause different diseases.

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