Fleas And Lice Flashcards
1
Q
What is the tropical rat flea called?
A
Xenopsylla Cheops
2
Q
What 2 diseases do tropical rat fleas transmit? Common and Latin name
A
Murine typhus - Rickettsia typhi
Plague - yersinia pestis
3
Q
What is the dog/cat flea called?
A
Ctenocephalides canis/ felis
4
Q
What’s the name for a jigger flea?
A
Tunga penetrans
5
Q
What’s the name for a head louse?
A
Pediculus capitus
6
Q
What’s the name for pubic lice?
A
Pthirus pubis
7
Q
What’s the name for a body louse?
A
Pediculus corpis
8
Q
What louse transmits disease?
A
Body louse - pediculus corpis
9
Q
What diseases do lice transmit? Common and scientific names.
A
Epidemic relapsing fever- borrelia reccurentis
Trench fever - Bartonella quintana
Louse borne Epidemic typhus - rickettsia prowazekii
10
Q
What is the human flea called?
A
Pulex irritans
