Lec 15: Ectoparasite Flashcards
Most hard ticks submitted to the laboratory belong to the genera ___.
Amblyomma
Dermacentor
Ixodes
Rhipicephalus
Amblyomma spp CN
- Lone star
- Gulf Coast Tick
Medical importance of Amblyomma spp.
Amblyomma americanum
• tularemia
• granulocytic ehrlichiosis
• monocytic ehrlichiosis
Amblyomma maculatum
• tidewater spotted fever
Dermacentor spp. CN
American dog ticks
Medical importance of Dermacentor spp.
Dermacentor variabilis
• Rocky mountain spotted fever
• tularemia
Dermacentor andersoni
• Rocky mountain spotted fever
• tularemia
• Colorado fever virus
Ixodes spp CN
Black-legged deer ticks
Medical importance of Ixodes spp.
Ixodes scapularis & Ixodes pacificus
• Lyme borreliosis
• babesiosis
Brown Dog Tick is the CN of what hard tick?
Rhipicephalus sanguineus
Medical importance of Rhipicephalus sanguineus
Rocky mountain fever
- CN of Sarcoptes scabiei
- Medical importance
- Human itch mite
- Scabies
- CN of Demodex spp.
- Medical importance
- Follicle mite
- Inhabits sebaceous glands & hair follicles (mostly scalp follicles)
- Dust mite is the CN of ___.
- Medical importance
- Dermatophagoides spp.
- Allergies, asthma
How to distinguish Ticks from mites?
Ticks are/have:
• larger
• Haller’s organ (chemosensation)
• Toothed hypostome
The species of Lice that parasitize humans
- Pediculus humanus
- Pthirus pubis
The difference of Pthirus pubis from Pediculus humanus
Pthirus pubis
• wider
• has abdominal protuberance
Pediculus humanus
• longer