Mites: Burrowing Mites Flashcards
Burrowing mites spend their entire lives ____________________.
Burrowing mites spend their entire lives on the host, do not survive well off the host.
General characteristics of burrowing mites include:
Round bodies
Short posterior legs that do not extend beyond the margin of the body
Each strain of _________ has a preferred host.
Each strain of Scarcoptes scabiei has a preferred host.
Sarcoptic mange mite, itch mite, scabies mite are common names for _________.
Sarcoptic mange mite, itch mite, scabies mite are common names for Sarcoptes scabiei.
Common name for the strain of Sarcoptes scabiei that infect cattle is _________.
Common name for the strain of Sarcoptes scabiei that infect cattle is neck and tail mange.
Distribution of all burrowing mites is __________.
Distribution of all burrowing mites is worldwide.
_____________ adults can be up to 400um and has many spines on the body.
Sarcoptes scabiei adults can be up to 400um and has many spines on the body.
Life cycle of Sarcoptes scabiei
Females burrown in the skin and lay eggs in burrows
Larvae hatch and return to the surface of the skin
All stages tunnel in the epidermis, resurface and burrow again
Egg to adult of Sarcoptes scabiei is ____________.
Egg to adult of Sarcoptes scabiei is 2-3 weeks
Tunneling activity of ____________ along with their secretions acting as antigens and inducing hypersensitivity causes pruritis and dermatitis associated with epidermal hyperplasia.
Tunneling activity of Sarcoptes scabiei along with their secretions acting as antigens and inducing hypersensitivity causes pruritis and dermatitis associated with epidermal hyperplasia.
In pigs, they hypersensitivity phase of ____________ is followed by desensitization or no hypersensitivity and development of a carrier state.
In pigs, they hypersensitivity phase of Sarcoptes scabiei is followed by desensitization or no hypersensitivity and development of a carrier state.
Diagnose Sarcoptes scabiei by
Skin scraping
Pigs- ear wax
Predilation site of sarcoptes scabiei in dogs is __________.
Predilation site of sarcoptes scabiei in dogs is ears, elbows, ventral thorax and abdomen.
Predilection site for Sarcoptes scabiei in pigs is _____________.
Predilection site for Sarcoptes scabiei in pigs is head, inner surface of the ears.
Predilection site of sarcoptes scabiei in cattle is ____________.
Predilection site of sarcoptes scabiei in cattle is neck and base of the tail.
Treatment for Sarcoptes scabiei
Dogs: MCLs
Pigs: MCLs with sow treatment
Cattle: MCLs under supervision