Missing parassitology Flashcards
Name the rabbit louse ?
Haemodipsus ventricosus
-Vector for tularemia
-Sucking louce
Which canine intestinal parasite indicates the presence of fleas??
Dipylidium caninum
Causes Chaga’s disease (Trypanosomasiasis)
wich bug
Kissing bug or blood-sucking Assassin’s bug
(Rhodnius prolixus
Which diseases can this parasite (Rhipicephalus) transmit
Babesia canis
Ehrlichia canis
Anaplasma platys
Which canine nematode causes ‘creeping eruptions’ in humans
Ancylostoma caninum
name of this canine nasal parasite?
Pneumonyssoides caninum
“Nasal mites”
Which feline nematode causes parasitic pododermatitis in cats & ‘cutaneous larva migrans’ in humans?
Ancylostoma tubaeforme
hookworm
Which bovine nematode can cause parasitic dermatitis of the distal extremities in cattle?
Bunostomum phlebotomum
hookworm
Which bovine nematode
can cause parasitic dermatitis of the ventrum in cattle?
And what is its vector
Stephanofilaria stilesi
brisket worm
Vector: Horn flies
Haematobia irritans
Which bovine nematode can cause nodular dermatitis in cattle?
Onchocerca ochengi
Which are vectors for onchocerca in bovine
Vector: insects,
Black fly
Simulium
causes
River blindness
Which nematode causes ‘sore head’ in sheep?
Elaeophora schneideri
Which flies cause ‘grubs’ Warbles, heelflies in cattle
Hypoderma lineatum (common cattle bot fly)
Hypoderma bovis (northern cattle bot fly)
Which larvae cause screwworm in cattle and other livestock?
- Cochliomyia hominivorax
(old terminology callitroga spp.)
(New world Screw-worm) - (Chrysomya bezziana – Old World Screw-worm)
What is the cause of ‘blowfly strike’ in sheep?
Larvae of Lucilia, Phormia, and Calliphora flies
What is the cause of ‘swimmer’s itch’ in humans?
Trichobilharzia spp.
Avian schistosomiasis
Amblyomma americanum
(Lone star tick)- what does it transmit
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
Ehrlichia chaffeensis
Ehrlichia ewingii
Tularemia
can cause tick paralysis
spinous ear tick
Otobius megnini
Bedbug
Cimex lectularius
Which equine parasite can affect 20-100% of a given population?
Onchocerca cervicalis
Lesions are associated with microfilariae or adult worms in onchocercas ?
- Cutaneous lesions in O. cervicalis are associated with microfilariae
-Cutaneous lesions in O. gutturosa & O. reticulata are associated with granuloma formation around adult worms!
Which nematode can cause parasitic panniculitis in dogs?
- Dracunculus insignis
(raccoons, wild mammals, dogs, cats) - Dracunculus medinensis
(dogs, cattle, horses, humans in Asia & Africa)
Which novel nematode was isolated from the dermis of a group of dogs in the Western US?
Acanthocheilonema sp.
Which bovine nematode can cause (ventral) parasitic dermatitis (not parasitic folliculitis)?
Stephanofilaria stilesi
intermediate host: Haematobia irritans
(Musca)
variable pruritus
Which bovine parasite causes bleeding s.c. nodules (esp. in spring & summer
Parafilaria bovicola
Which parasite causes linear, vertically oriented ulcerations and crusts in goats?
Larvae of Parelaphostrongylus tenuis
In which equine nematode-caused papular to nodular dermatitis are only adult females, microfilariae and eggs found in the dermis?
Halicephalobus deletrix
Chiggers
- (Eu)trombicula alfreddugesi
- Walchia americana-common in squirrels & small rodents (sometimes cats
- (Neo)trombicula autumnalis
Name of caterpillar
Thaumetopoea spp.
caterpillar larvae of butterflies and moths
Mediterranian Europe
bristles contain thaumatopine -> mast cell degranulation
