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Lecture 9: Tick Infestations Flashcards

1
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What are a destructive group of blood sucking parasitic arthropods

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Ticks

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2
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When are ticks most abundant

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Spring and fall

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3
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2 major families of ticks

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Ixodidae
Argasidae

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4
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Ticks have what 2 general segments

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Head
Body

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5
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General anatomy of ticks: what structures are fused, what 2 structures are absent

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Fused head, thorax and abdomen
No antennae or mandibles

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6
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Tick head aka

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Capitulum or gnathosoma

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7
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Basis capituli

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Near body

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8
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2 components of head/capitulum/gnathosoma

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Basis capituli
Mouthparts

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9
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3 components of mouthparts

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2 chelicerae
1 hypostome
2 palps

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Chelicerae function

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Cutting blades for laceration

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Hypostome function

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Barbed, penetrating sucking organ

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12
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What are palps

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Accessory appendages

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13
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Tick body aka

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Idiosoma

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14
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What are the tick’s respiratory openings called

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Spiracles

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15
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how many legs do ADULT ticks have

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8

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16
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Body/idiosoma shape of ticks

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Dorsoventrally flattened

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17
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Scutum definition

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Dorsal shield

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18
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Festoons definition

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Grooves on back margin

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19
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Ixodidae vs argasidae (which one is hard/soft tick)

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Ixodidae = soft ticks
Argasidae = hard ticks

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20
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Ixodidae vs argasidae: presence or absence of scutum/festoons

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Ixodidae = present
Argasidae = absent

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21
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Ixodidae: lifecycle (how many stages), when blood meal taken

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3 stages
Larvae hatch from eggs —> nymphs —> adults
Single bloodmeal and moult between stages

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22
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Argasidae: max number of life cycle stages, when and how many blood meals taken

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11 stages
Multiple blood meals between stages

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23
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Which general tick type has adult and nymphal stages that feed on the same host

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Argasidae

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24
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Which general tick type is Nidicolous

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Argasidae

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25
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Which general tick type is non nidiculous

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Ixodidae

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26
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which tick type finds a host and remains attached throughout its entire life cycle

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Ixodidae

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27
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Which tick type inhabits the nest/burrow of the host

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Argasidae

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28
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Which tick type targets small rodents, larger mammals and HUMANS

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Ixodidae

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29
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Which tick type targets birds and bats mainly

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Argasidae

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30
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2 types of disease transmission by ticks

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Transovarian
Transstadial

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31
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Transovarian transmission

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1 host ticks
Disease organisms passed from adult FEMALE to her larvae through infection of her eggs/ovaries

32
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Transstadial transmission

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2 or 3 host ticks
Infection acquired by larval tick carried through moult to nymphal stage —> transmitted to host on which nymph feeds —> carried through molt and transmitted to host on which adult tick feeds

33
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Main difference between Transovarian and Transstadial transmission

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Transovarian = FEMALES
Transstadial = larvae can be male or female

34
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Argasidae: 3 genera

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Argas
Ornithodoros
Otobius

35
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How many nymphal stages do argasidae have

36
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What is required for each nymphal stage: argasidae

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Blood meal from host

37
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Argasidae: life cycle and feeding

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Larvae attach to and feed on host (chicken) —> larvae LEAVE HOST and molt into 1st nymphal stage —> nymphs attach to host and feed again —> nymph LEAVES HOST and mounts in sheltered area —> nymphs feed on 3rd host —> process repeats for 2-7 nymphal stages —> adults feed on host, reproduce off of host

38
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When do females of argasidae lay a clutch of eggs

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After each feeding

39
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Argas species: morphology, where normally found

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Flattened, ovoid, yellow to reddish brown
Rarely found on host —> look in hen house
Gulf of Mexico and Mexican border

40
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Argas persicus: generic name, hosts

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Fowl tick or blue bugs
Domestic fowl and wild birds (ducks, geese, pigeons)

41
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why are Argas persicus called blue bugs

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Turn blue when they take a blood meal

42
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Argas persicus: diseases transmitted (3)

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Borrelia anserina = fowl or avian spirochetosis
Aegyptianella pullorum = aegyptianellosis
Tick paralysis

43
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ornithodoros: 2 species

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O. hermsi
O. coriaceus

44
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ornithodoros hermsi: host, geographic location

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rodent
rocky mountain and pacific coast

45
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ornithodoros coriaceus: hosts, geographic location

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deer and cattle
california and oregon

46
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3 argasidae (Soft tick) species

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argas persicus
ornithodoros
otobius megnini

47
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otobius megnini: generic name, 2 hosts, what is special about adults, how differ from argas and ornithodorus

A

spinose ear tick
ear canals of cattle and horses
adults don’t feed
1 host tick

48
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hard ticks (ixodidae): morphology, how often do they feed, how many molts occur

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scutum covers dorsal surface
only feed once
2 molts: larva –> nymph and lymph –> adult

49
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hard ticks morphology: male vs female

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male = scutum covers entire dorsal surface
female = scutum only part of surface

50
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ixodidae: 5 genera

A

ixodes
rhipicephalus
dermacentor
amblyomma
haemaphysalis

51
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1 host tick definition

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complete both molts (larva –> nymph and nymph –> adult) without leaving host

52
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2 host tick definition

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engorged nymph drops off to molt
2nd host can be same or different

53
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3 host tick definition

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engorged nymphs and larvae drop off to molt

54
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ixodes species: 1/2/ or 3 host tick, ornate vs inornate scutum

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3 host tick
inornate

55
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ixodes: 2 major species

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Ixodes scapularis
ixodes pacificus

56
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ixodes scapularis: generic name, main host, geographic region

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deer tick
white tailed deer
eastern USA

57
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ixodes pacificus: generic name, hosts, geographic region

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western blacklegged tick
lizards and small mammals
western USA

58
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rhipicephalus: inornate vs ornate scutum, shape of basis capitula

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inornate
hexagonal basis capitula

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rhipicephalus: 2 species

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rhipicephalus sanguineus
rhipicephalus annulatus

60
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rhipicephalus sanguineus: generic name, 1/2/3 host tick, main host, disease transmitted

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brown dog tick
3 host tick
dogs
babesia canis = canine piroplasmosis

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rhipicephalus annulatus: generic name, 1/2/3 host tick, hosts, disease transmitted

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cattle tick
1 host tick
babesia bovis = bovine piroplasmosis

62
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most implicated genus of ticks that cause tick paralysis in USA

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dermacentor

63
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dermacentor ticks: 1/2/3 host, ornate vs inornate scutum, shape of basis capitula

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3 host tick
ornate
rectangular basis capitula

64
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2 main species of dermacentor

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andersoni
variabilis

65
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dermacentor andersoni: generic name, hosts, geographic region

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rocky mountain wood tick
dogs and small mammals
rocky mountains

66
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dermacentor variabilis: generic name, hosts, geographic region

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american dog tick
dogs, mammals
west coast USA

67
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amblyomma: 1/2/3 host tick, ornate vs inornate scutum, size relationship between mouthparts and basis capitula

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3 host tick
ornate
mouthparts longer than basis

68
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2 species of amblyomma

A

americanum
macalatum

69
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amblyomma americanum: generic name, geographic location, main host, disease transmitted

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lone star tick
white tailed deer
texas
cytauxzoon felis = fetal protozoal disease of cat

70
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amblyomma maculatum: generic name, 3 hosts, geographic location, disease transmitted

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gulf coast tick
small rodents, birds, mammals
gulf coast USA
hepatozoon americanum = american hepatozoonosis

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haemaphysalis: 1/2/3 host tick, ornate vs inornate scutum, special thing about palps

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3 host tick
inornate
laterally flared second segment = beyond basis capitulum

72
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main species of haemaphysalis

A

haemaphysalis leporispalustris

73
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haemaphysalis leporispalustris: generic name, main host

A

rabbit tick
rabbits

74
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ticks: clinical importance/adverse effects (5)

A

tick toxicosis
bite wound
blood loss = anemia
ill thrift/tick worry
red meat allergy

75
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treatment for ticks (general)

A

asaricides

76
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epidemiology of argasidae vs ixodidae (what regions found)

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argasidae = arid regions of USA
ixodidae = all over USA

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