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Missing parassitology Flashcards

1
Q

Name the rabbit louse ?

A

Haemodipsus ventricosus

-Vector for tularemia
-Sucking louce

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2
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Which canine intestinal parasite indicates the presence of fleas??

A

Dipylidium caninum

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3
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Causes Chaga’s disease (Trypanosomasiasis)
wich bug

A

Kissing bug or blood-sucking Assassin’s bug

(Rhodnius prolixus

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4
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Which diseases can this parasite (Rhipicephalus) transmit

A

Babesia canis
Ehrlichia canis
Anaplasma platys

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5
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Which canine nematode causes ‘creeping eruptions’ in humans

A

Ancylostoma caninum

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6
Q

name of this canine nasal parasite?

A

Pneumonyssoides caninum
“Nasal mites”

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7
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Which feline nematode causes parasitic pododermatitis in cats & ‘cutaneous larva migrans’ in humans?

A

Ancylostoma tubaeforme
hookworm

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8
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Which bovine nematode can cause parasitic dermatitis of the distal extremities in cattle?

A

Bunostomum phlebotomum
hookworm

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9
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Which bovine nematode
can cause parasitic dermatitis of the ventrum in cattle?

And what is its vector

A

Stephanofilaria stilesi
brisket worm

Vector: Horn flies
Haematobia irritans

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10
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Which bovine nematode can cause nodular dermatitis in cattle?

A

Onchocerca ochengi

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11
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Which are vectors for onchocerca in bovine

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Vector: insects,
Black fly
Simulium
causes
River blindness

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12
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Which nematode causes ‘sore head’ in sheep?

A

Elaeophora schneideri

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13
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Which flies cause ‘grubs’ Warbles, heelflies in cattle

A

Hypoderma lineatum (common cattle bot fly)
Hypoderma bovis (northern cattle bot fly)

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14
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Which larvae cause screwworm in cattle and other livestock?

A
  1. Cochliomyia hominivorax
    (old terminology callitroga spp.)
    (New world Screw-worm)
  2. (Chrysomya bezziana – Old World Screw-worm)
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15
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What is the cause of ‘blowfly strike’ in sheep?

A

Larvae of Lucilia, Phormia, and Calliphora flies

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16
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What is the cause of ‘swimmer’s itch’ in humans?

A

Trichobilharzia spp.
Avian schistosomiasis

17
Q

Amblyomma americanum
(Lone star tick)- what does it transmit

A

Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
Ehrlichia chaffeensis
Ehrlichia ewingii
Tularemia

can cause tick paralysis

18
Q

spinous ear tick

A

Otobius megnini

19
Q

Bedbug

A

Cimex lectularius

20
Q

Which equine parasite can affect 20-100% of a given population?

A

Onchocerca cervicalis

21
Q

Lesions are associated with microfilariae or adult worms in onchocercas ?

A
  • Cutaneous lesions in O. cervicalis are associated with microfilariae

-Cutaneous lesions in O. gutturosa & O. reticulata are associated with granuloma formation around adult worms!

22
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Which nematode can cause parasitic panniculitis in dogs?

A
  1. Dracunculus insignis
    (raccoons, wild mammals, dogs, cats)
  2. Dracunculus medinensis
    (dogs, cattle, horses, humans in Asia & Africa)
23
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Which novel nematode was isolated from the dermis of a group of dogs in the Western US?

A

Acanthocheilonema sp.

24
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Which bovine nematode can cause (ventral) parasitic dermatitis (not parasitic folliculitis)?

A

Stephanofilaria stilesi

intermediate host: Haematobia irritans
(Musca)

variable pruritus

25
Q

Which bovine parasite causes bleeding s.c. nodules (esp. in spring & summer

A

Parafilaria bovicola

26
Q

Which parasite causes linear, vertically oriented ulcerations and crusts in goats?

A

Larvae of Parelaphostrongylus tenuis

27
Q

In which equine nematode-caused papular to nodular dermatitis are only adult females, microfilariae and eggs found in the dermis?

A

Halicephalobus deletrix

28
Q

Chiggers

A
  1. (Eu)trombicula alfreddugesi
  2. Walchia americana-common in squirrels & small rodents (sometimes cats
  3. (Neo)trombicula autumnalis
29
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Name of caterpillar

A

Thaumetopoea spp.

caterpillar larvae of butterflies and moths
Mediterranian Europe

bristles contain thaumatopine -> mast cell degranulation

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