External Parasites Flashcards
What external parasite is this?
- Blood sucking
- Vectors
- Bubonic plague
- Intermediate host to Dipylidium caninum
fleas
What does a hypersensitivity to flea saliva cause?
flea-allergy dermatitis
What external parasite is this?
Ctenocephalides felis
fleas
What external parasite is this?
- Blood sucking
- Vectors
- Bacterial, viral, rickettsial, protozoal diseases
- Lyme’s Disease
ticks
What causes tick paralysis?
neurotoxin in saliva
What does the tick Dermacentor andersoni cause?
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
What external parasite has this lifecycle?
Egg –> 6-legged nymph –> 8-legged adult
ticks
What family are these external parasites in?
- hard ticks
- Rhipicephalus sanguines
- Dermacentor variabilis
Family Ixodidae
What tick is this?
Rhipicephalus sanguines
Brown Dog Tick
What tick is this?
- Dermacentor variabilis
- also causes tick paralysis
American Dog Tick
What family are these external parasites in?
- soft ticks
- Otobius megnini
Family Argasidae
What tick is this?
Otobius megnini
spinous ear tick
What family are these external parasites in?
- sucking louse
- Linognathus setosus
- Hematospinus asini
- Pthirus pubis
Family Anoplura
What animal does the louse Linognathus setosus affect?
dogs
What animal does the louse Hematospinus asini affect?
horses
What animal does the louse Pthirus pubis affect? (3)
- humans
- dogs
- cats