Lecture 3 Flashcards
pediculosis - what 2 types
biting (mallophaga) and sucking (anaplura -
hematopinus, linognathus)
season most associated with pediculosis
winter
sequelae to lice
hairballs
treatment to lice
topicals like evermectin
acarasis
psoroptic, chorioptic, demdectic, sarcoptic
psoroptic mange
cattle and goats with severe pruritis; REPORTABLE
Chorioptic mange
reportable only in some states
SARCOPTES
rare, can live off the host and is zoonotic
demodex
goats and cattle; reportable in some states
clinical signs of demodex
pimple, nodular lesions
stephanofilariasis
filarial dermatitis
what transmits stephanofilaraisis?
horn fly
where do stephanofilaris lesions occur
ventral midline
primary photosensitization
circulating photodynamic agents activated by UV light - emits energy and damages the tissues
secondary photosensitization
toxins, bacteria, viruses, damages the liver - eg phylloerythrin (degraded chlorophyl)