Medical Entomology Flashcards
Medical entomology
– science that deals with _____ of medical importance
arthropods
Mosquitoes
their bites can produce ______, and the bites of some species are ____ to certain individuals.
itchy welts
painful
“Quality of life” can be reduced in areas with high numbers of biting mosquitoes
T/F
T
Mosquitoes
Depending on the species, mosquitoes are vectors of
the _____ that cause malaria,
the _______ that cause filariasis,
and a large number of ____viruses
protozoa
nematode worms
arbo
Mosquitoes
There are an estimated ____ species of mosquitoes in the world
3,200
____ mosquitoes that transmit West Nile Virus.
It also includes nuisance species such as some _____,______,_______ mosquitoes that are aggressive bloodsuckers, but are not known to be vectors of West Nile Virus
Culex
Aedes, Ochlerotatus, and Psorophora
Mosquito as effective vector
Vector competence” refers to the ability of a mosquito to _____________________________
acquire an arbovirus from a reservoir host and later transmit the arbovirus to a susceptible host during the act of taking another blood meal.
Mosquitoe’s vector competence is dependent on the mosquito being a ____________________________________________
suitable host in which the arbovirus survives, undergoes essential development, multiples, and eventually reaches and infects the salivary glands.
Mosquito as effective vector
Vector capacity is determined by a number of factors such as ____________________________________________
Physiological factors also are important, including ____________ by specific arboviruses.
vector competence, and mosquito population density, host preferences, and biting rates.
mosquito immunity to infection
Mosquitoes may be competent, but are not effective vectors if they have _________
low vector capacity
Life cycle of mosquitoes?
Eggs
First larval
Second larval
Third larval
Fourth larval
Pupa
Adult
Which stages of the mosquitoe life cycle survives in aquatic environment?
Larval and pupa
Mosquito control
-______ reduction
–
Adulticiding– Use of ______
-_______
Source
pesticide
Larviciding
Source reduction
Is the ________________________
elimination of water from places where mosquitoes lay eggs.
Larviciding typically involves applying pesticides containing ________ or ———— or _________, to water where mosquito larvae develop
methoprene or Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis or B. sphaericus bacteria
Larviciding
. ____fish (Carassius) and _____ fish (______) can be used for this purpose as well.
Other types of larvicides include those that ______________________ designed to ___________
Gold; carassius
Modquito; Gambusia
cover the surface of the water with thin films of liquid
prevent larvae from obtaining oxygen at the water’s surface.
Preventing mosquito bite
Mosquito Repellents
Repellent products containing ____,______, oil of ________ are recommended by the _____________ (CDC)
The CDC also recommends treating clothing with ________ which acts both as a ______ and an ______.
DEET, picaridin
lemon eucalyptus
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
permethrin; repellent; insecticide
compounds such as _____,_______, and ______ are purported to be repellents, but research does not support this
citronella, garlic, and vitamin B
Preventing mosquito bite
_________ clothing
________ treated mosquito nets
Protective
Insecticide
In anopheles
Palpus is longer than proboscis
T/F
F
Equal length
Mention one specie of anopheles
Anopheles gambiae
Mention two specie of aedes
Aedes aegypti
Aedes albopictus
Mosquito borne diseases
•– Malaria parasite = _____ spp
•– __flies use mosquitoes as intermediate vectors
Helminthiasis
•–______ by different species of mosquito-
(Culex , Anopheles, Aedes , ______ mosquito)
anopheles
Bot
Filarial worms
Mansonia
Myiasis is the infection of a _____(____) in human tissue.
fly larva (maggot)
Mosquito borne diseases
Virus
Arboviruses like ____ fever, ____ fever, ____ fever and ______ are transmitted mostly by _______ mosquitoes.
___________(EEE) and ________(WEE) by __________
yellow; dengue; Zika ; chikungunya
Aedes aegypti
Eastern equine encephalitis; Western equine encephalitis
culex and Aedes
Lice
are (small or large?) (winged or wingless?) insects that feed on ______ or ________
Small
Wingless
Dead skin
Blood of hosts
Lice move by ______; they cannot _____ or ____
crawling
hop or fly
LICE
Phylum ______
Class _____
Order ______ ( ____lice) or Order _____ (______ lice)
Arthopoda
Insecta
Phthiraptera; sucking
Mallophaga; chewing
Chewing lice feed on mammals (except _______) and _____
humans
birds
Behaviour and Habitat
Sucking lice are found on _____ and mainly thrive by _______
Modes of Transmission: ______ and through ______ (clothes, combs and other beddings).
humans
sucking blood.
person to person
formites
Human lice
can be found on people’s ______ and _____, including the _____ area
survive by feeding on _______
heads, and bodies
Pubic
human blood.
Lice found on each area of the body are different from each other.
The three types of lice that live on humans are:
head lice (___________)
body lice (___________)
pubic lice (________, pubic lice)
Pediculus humanus capitis
Pediculus humanus corporis
Phthrus pubis
Life cycle of lice
consists of ____ stages
List them
three
nit; nymph ; Adult
LICE
The duration from egg to egg stage about ______
one month
Life cycle of a lice??
Eggs
First laval
Second laval
Third laval
Adult
Which stages of the life cycle of lice is diagnostic and which stage is infective
Eggs, First laval, Second laval, Third laval
= diagnostic
Adult= infective
Pediculus humanus capitis
Adult head lice are _________ in length.
Head lice infest the head and neck and attach their eggs to the ____________
Females can lay up to ____ per day.
2.1–3.3 mm
base of the hair shaft.
8 nits
Pubic lice = _____
Crab louse
Adult head lice
Which is larger, female or male
Female
Adult lice can live up to _____ on a person’s head.
30 days
To live, adult head lice need to feed on blood several times daily.
T/F
T
Without blood meals, the head louse will die within ________ off the host
1 to 2 days
Pediculus humanus corporis
Adult body lice are _____ mm in length.
Body lice live and lay eggs on ______ and only move to the ____ to feed spread most commonly by close person-to- person contact but are generally limited to persons who live under conditions of ________ and _______ (for example, the homeless, refugees, etc.).
2.3–3.6
clothing
skin
crowding and poor hygiene
Phthrus pubis
Adult pubic lice are ________ mm in length.
Pubic lice typically are found attached to ____ in the ____ area but sometimes are found on coarse hair elsewhere on the body (for example, _______,________,_____,_______ etc.
1.1–1.8
hair; pubic
eyebrows, eyelashes, beard, mustache, chest, armpits,
Phthrus pubis
Females will lay approximately ____ eggs during their _______ life span.
Eggs hatch after about a ___ and become _______, which look like (smaller or larger?) versions of the adults.
30; 3–4 week
week; nymphs
Smaller
Phthrus pubis
The nymphs undergo ______ molts before becoming adults.
Adults are _______ mm long and flattened.
three
1.5–2.0
Which is the widest
Head, body, or pubic lice
Pubic lice are much broader in comparison to head and body lice.
Pubic lice are transmitted from person to person most-commonly via _______, although ______ (bedding, clothing) may play a minor role in their transmission.
sexual contact
fomites
The majority of head lice infestations are (symptomatic or asymptomatic?)
asymptomatic
lice
When symptoms are noted they may include
a ____ feeling of something moving in the hair
______, caused by an allergic reaction to louse _____,
_______
tickling
itching; saliva
Irritability
lice infestation
Secondary ________ may be a complication.
Body lice can serve as vectors for ___________(epidemic ____), _________ (________), and __________ ( ____________ fever).
bacterial infection
Rickettsia prowazekii ; typhus
Bartonella quintana; trench fever
Borrelia recurrentis; louse-borne relapsing
Treatment of lice
_________ or ________
________
permethrin or pyrethrin
Ivermectin
Control of lice
Check all close contacts and treat
Wash clothes with ___ water or wash machine and dry using the ___ water and ___ air cycles because lice and eggs are killed by exposure for _______ to temperatures greater than ____°C (128.3°F).
hot; hot; hot; 5 minutes
53.5
TICKS
Ticks are small _____ that are also ____parasites that feed on _____ of mammals, birds and some on reptiles and amphibians.
arachnids; ecto ; blood