externals: Cuterebra spp.

Question 1

Cuterebra spp. is also known as

Answer 1

rabbit/rodent bot fly

Question 2

Cuterebra spp. adult is a fly, and the larval stage sometimes infects:

Answer 2

domestic animals

Question 3

Cuterebra spp. can cause (2)

Answer 3

• irritation

- tissue damage

Question 4

Cuterebra spp. life cycle:

Answer 4

egg
larva
pupa
adult

Question 5

Cuterebra spp. larva usually infests

Answer 5

mammals - normally wild rodents

Question 6

Cuterebra spp. is in the host for how long

Answer 6

1-2 months

Question 7

Cuterebra spp. larva enters the host this way:

Answer 7

through mouth/nares during grooming or through open wounds

Question 8

Cuterebra spp. can be picked up here

Answer 8

near nests/rodent burrows

Question 9

Cuterebra spp. is seen this time of the year:

Answer 9

late summer/early fall

Question 10

Cuterebra spp. larva gets dangerous with:

Answer 10

eye or CNS migration