Ectoparasites

Question 1

Infestation of Lice

Answer 1

Pediculosis

Question 2

Arthopods

Answer 2

Insects and Arachnids

Question 3

3 insects

Answer 3

lice, fleas, flies

Question 4

Biting, chewing

Answer 4

Mallophaga

Question 5

Canine biting louse

Answer 5

Trichodectes canis

Question 6

lice that suck

Answer 6

Anoplura

Question 7

sucking lice of dogs, transmitted by 2 things

Answer 7

Linognathus setosus, direct contact and fomite. species specific

Question 8

Feline biting louse

Answer 8

Felicola sustratus

Question 9

Intermediate host of biting louse (flea tapeworm)

Answer 9

Dipylidium caninum

Question 10

Flea

Answer 10

Ctenocephalides felis

Question 11

Flea is an intermediate host for what and how many species of flea are there? Die at what temperatures?

Answer 11

Dipylidium caninum, tularemia, plague, etc. 2000 species. 120F

Question 12

Flea life cycle

Answer 12

2 days after egg has been laid, the larvae hatch and feed on organic material (flea dirt) for 5-15 days, spin a cocoon (pupa) and develop into an adult. Will remain in pupa until they sense vibration or increase in CO2 causing them to emerge and find their host

Question 13

Rodent Bot Fly Larva

Answer 13

Cuterebra

Question 14

Infestation of cuterebra and infests what?

Answer 14

Myiasis, infests rodents companion animals, and humans

Question 15

What stage of cuterebra infests skin?

Answer 15

larval stage

Question 16

Extracting cuterebra can crush larva, may result in ___?

Answer 16

Anaphylaxis

Question 17

Infestation of Arachnids

Answer 17

Acariasis

Question 18

Scabies (dogs) black mange

Answer 18

Sarcoptes scabiei

Question 19

Scabies (cats) black mange

Answer 19

Notoedres cati

Question 20

Demodectic mange mite, red mange

Answer 20

Demodex canis

Question 21

Ear Mites

Answer 21

Otodectes cynotis

Question 22

Walking dander mite

Answer 22

Cheyletiella

Question 23

Brown dog tick

Answer 23

Rhipicephalus sanguineus

Question 24

American dog tick

Answer 24

Dermacentor variabilis

Question 25

Lone Star tick

Answer 25

Amblyomma americanum

Question 26

Deer tick/Black legged tick

Answer 26

Ixodes scapularis

Question 27

diagnose Sarcoptes scabiei and Demodectic mange through a ___?

Answer 27

skin scrape

Question 28

one or two small regions

Answer 28

localized

Question 29

general large area

Answer 29

generalized

Question 30

Demodex canis causes areas of alopecia on ___?

Answer 30

head, neck, and forelimbs

Question 31

Which mange is zoonotic and which is not?

Answer 31

zoonotic - Sarcoptes scabiei | not zoonotic - Demodectic mange

Question 32

mite more common in cats than dogs

Answer 32

Otodectes cynotis, intense iteching of the ear canal, feed on epidermal debris and are easily transmitted

Question 33

mite that causes mild alopecia and pruritus and may cause dermatitis in humans

Answer 33

Cheyletiella, have enormous hook-like accessory mouth parts, visible to the naked eye, ingest keratinized debris and tissue fluids

Question 34

Soft bodied ticks

Answer 34

Argasid tick

Question 35

Hard bodied ticks

Answer 35

Ixodid ticks

Question 36

Ear tick

Answer 36

Otobius megnini

Question 37

Fowl tick

Answer 37

Argas persicus

Question 38

Rhipicephalus sanguineus is an intermediate host for?

Answer 38

Babesiosis and canine monocytic ehrlichiosis

Question 39

Where is Rhipicephalus sanguineus most common?

Answer 39

southeastern and midwastern states, very cold intolerant

Question 40

Dermacentor Variabilis is an intermediate host for what?

Answer 40

Rocky mountain spotted fever, tularemia, and can cause tick paralysis in animals and humans. may cause Cytauzoon felis in cats

Question 41

This tick gets its name for mthe white spot on it's scutum

Answer 41

Anblyomma americanum

Question 42

Anblyomma americanum is an intermediate host for?

Answer 42

rocky mountain spotted fever, tularemia, and canine granulocytic ehrlichiosis

Question 43

Where is Amblyomma americanum found?

Answer 43

central texas through midwest and along east coast

Question 44

How long does it take for Amblyomma americanums life cycle to complete?

Answer 44

2 years

Question 45

This tick is sometimes called the Black-legged tick

Answer 45

Ixodes scapularis

Question 46

Ixodes scapularis is a vector for ?

Answer 46

lyme disease, human granulocytic erhlichiosis, and tick paralysis

Question 47

Where is Ixodes scapularis found?

Answer 47

in 35 states from tx to maine in cluding all midwestern states as far north as minnesota