Lice And Ticks

Question 0

What do Mallophaga lice look like?

Answer 0

Rounded head, six legs, three body parts

Question 1

What family do the biting live belong to?

Answer 1

Mallophaga

Question 2

What is the dog biting louse?

Answer 2

Trichodectes canis

Question 3

What does trichodectes cause? 3

Answer 3

Irritation dermatitis rough hair coat

Question 4

Trichodectes is the intermediate host for what?

Answer 4

Dipylidium caninum

Question 5

What are live eggs called!

Answer 5

Nitts

Question 6

Where are trichodectes found?

Answer 6

On the surface

Question 7

How can you diagnose trichodectes?

Answer 7

Examine hair coat

Question 8

How do you control tricjodectes?

Answer 8

Apply topical insecticide for three weeks and treat multiple times

Question 9

What is the family called for sucking lice?

Answer 9

Anoplura

Question 10

How long do sucking lice live?

Answer 10

Four weeks

Question 11

What is the dog sucking louse?

Answer 11

Linognathus setosus

Question 12

What does linognathus setosus cause? 4

Answer 12

Irritation, dermatitis, rough hair coat anemia

Question 13

How do you diagnose linognathus setosus?

Answer 13

Examine coat for adults nymphs or eggs

Question 14

How do you control linognathus setosus?

Answer 14

Apply topical insecticide

Question 15

What will happen on the first host of a three host tick?

Answer 15

Rick will go from larva to nymph

Question 16

What will happen on the second host of a three host tick

Answer 16

Tick will go from nymph to adult

Question 17

What will happen on the third host of a three host tick?

Answer 17

Adult will engorge and lay eggs, larva will move to a new host

Question 18

What host will have nymphs?

Answer 18

1

Question 19

What host will have nymphs and adults?

Answer 19

2

Question 20

What host will have adults, engorged femals, and eggs?

Answer 20

Host 3

Question 21

What does acanuasis mean?

Answer 21

Mite and tick infestations that are not host specific and may have 1-3 hosts

Question 22

What are hard ticks called?

Answer 22

Ixodidae

Question 23

What are soft ticks called?

Answer 23

Argasidae

Question 24

What is the hard shell on a tick called?

Answer 24

Scutum

Question 25

What sex engorged with Ixodidae ticks?

Answer 25

Female

Question 26

What sex enforces with soft ticks?

Answer 26

Both

Question 27

What is the brown dog tick called?

Answer 27

Rhipicephalus sanguineas

Question 28

What does the town dog tick cause? 3

Answer 28

Irritation, anemia, Rick paralysis

Question 29

How do you diagnose the brown dog tick?

Answer 29

Finding tick on skin/hair coat

Question 30

How do you control the brown dog tick?

Answer 30

Treat host with topical antoparasitic

Question 31

What causes Lyme disease?

Answer 31

Bacterial infection from borrelia burgorferi

Question 32

What is the vector for Lyme disease?

Answer 32

Tick

Question 33

Where is the bacteria reservoir?

Answer 33

Wildlife reservoirs that cause no clinical disease in animals

Question 34

What do humans show with Lyme disease? 5

Answer 34

Erythema migrans, fatigue, fever, headache, muscle and joint pain

Question 35

What can develope without treatment of Lyme disease 3

Answer 35

Arthritis, CNS, and cardiac problems

Question 36

What will domesticate animals show with Lyme disease? 5

Answer 36

Fever, anorexia, swollen lymph nodes, lameness, fatigue

Question 37

What is the incubation period for Lyme disease?

Answer 37

3-32 days for appearance of Papules

Question 38

How is Lyme disease transmitted?

Answer 38

Bite of infected ixodes

Question 39

How is Lyme disease diagnosed? 4

Answer 39

History, shndrome, serology, culture of blood or tissue biopsy

Question 40

What will happen to patients treat in the early stages of Lyme disease?

Answer 40

Will recover rapidly and completely

Question 41

What patients may have persistent or recurrent symptoms of Lyme disease?

Answer 41

Patients diagnosed later in Lyme disease

Question 42

What can happen with long term antibiotic treatment of Lyme disease?

Answer 42

Complications and including death

Question 43

How do you control and prevent Lyme disease? 3

Answer 43

Avoid tick bites Control ticks around house Manage wildlife Seek medical help after bites

Question 44

What causes Rocky Mountain spotted fever?

Answer 44

Tick transmitted by rickettsia rickettsii

Question 45

What are two types of transmission for Rocky mt spotted fever

Answer 45

Transovarial transmission and transracial transmission

Question 46

What is transovarial transmission?

Answer 46

Generation to generation

Question 47

What is transtadial tans mission?

Answer 47

Same time period

Question 48

Where is Rocky mt spotted fever most prevalent in?

Answer 48

South Atlantic state and Midwest

Question 49

What is the primary way RMSF spread in nature?

Answer 49

Transovarial

Question 50

How long do ticks need to be attached to spread the disease?

Answer 50

5-20 hours

Question 51

What will humans show with RMSF? 7

Answer 51

Fever, myalgia, headache, chills, skin rash on extremities, capillary damage, liver disease

Question 52

Do wild animals show signs of RMSF?

Answer 52

No

Question 53

What will domestic animals show with RMSF? 7

Answer 53

Fever, anorexia, swollen lymph nodes, dyspnea, abdominal pain, edema in face an extremities, conjunctival bleeding and retina damage

Question 54

What is the incubation period for RMSF?

Answer 54

3-14 days

Question 55

What is the mode of transmission for RMSF?

Answer 55

Bite of infected tick | Contact of skin it mucous membranes with tick body fluids

Question 56

What two ticks carry RMSF?

Answer 56

Dermacenter variabilis, Andersoni

Question 57

Which tick transmits RMSF in the western United States?

Answer 57

The wood tick (Dermacenter Andersoni)

Question 58

How do you treat RMSF? 4

Answer 58

History of tick bite, rash, fever, serology

Question 59

What is the treatment for RMSF?

Answer 59

Antibiotics

Question 60

What are four ways to control and prevent RMSF?

Answer 60

Wear protective clothing Use tick repellents Check yourself and dog for ticks Clear brush from residential area