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Mosquitoes Flashcards

1
Q

Anopheles gambiae s.s. feed on what mammal?

A

Humans

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2
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Where do Anopheles gambiae ss rest?

A

Indoors

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3
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Anopheles arabiensis:

A) What do they feed on?
B) Where do they rest?

A

A) feed on humans and mostly animals indoors and outdoors

B) rest indoors and outdoors

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4
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Which of these diseases do anopheles transmit?

Dengue. Malaria. Filariasis. Chikungunya. West Nile virus. O’nyong nyong.

A

Malaria
Filariasis (all types)
O’nyong nyong

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5
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What disease do Aedes aegypti transmit?

A

Dengue
Urban yellow fever
Chikungunya
Rift Valley fever

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6
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Aedes aegypti

What do they feed on? When? Where?

Where do they rest?

A

Feed on humans. during the day. Indoors and outdoors.

Rest indoors

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7
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What diseases do Aedes albopictus transmit?

A

Dengue

Chikungunya

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8
Q

Aedes albopictus

A) what do they feed on?
B) when do they feed?
C) where do they feed?
D) where do they rest?

A

A) Humans
B) Daytime
C) indoors and outdoors
D) rest indoors

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9
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Where are Aedes found?

A

Worldwide

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10
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Where are Aedes found?

A

Worldwide

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11
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Which Aedes transmits Wucheria bancrofti

A

A. Polynesiensis

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12
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Anopheles feed at night. True or false?

A

True

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13
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When do culex feed?

Do culex feed indoors, Outdoor or both?

A

Culex feed at night

Culex feed indoors and outdoors

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14
Q

What diseases do culex transmit?

A

Japanese encephalitis
West Nile Virus
Filariasis
Rift Valley fever

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15
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When and where do mansonia feed?

A

Feed at night

Outdoors

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16
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Mansonia rest indoors. True or false?

A

False

Mansonia rest outdoors

17
Q

What diseases do mansonia transmit?

A

Brugia malayi (SE Asia)
Rift Valley fever
Wuchereria bancrofti

18
Q

I am a mosquito larvae. I have a piercing siphon. What type am I?

19
Q

How would you control Mansonia mosquitoes

A

Remove aquatic plants
Residual house spraying
Insecticide treated nets

20
Q

Typical breeding sites of Anopheles

A

Clear water pools
Rice fields
Leaf axils
Puddles

21
Q

How would you control Culex mosquitos?

A 
ITNs
Space sprays
Larvicides
Improved drainage
Polystyrene balls
22
Q

Adult morphological differences between A. aegypti and A. albopictus

A

Albopictus - 1 white stripe on thorax

Aegypti - lyre pattern on thorax

23
Q

Where do culex lay their eggs?

A 
Flooded rice fields
Marshes
Artificial containers
Drainage basins
Septic tanks
24
Q

Where do Anopheles lay their eggs?

A

Clear water pools
Rice fields
Leaf axils
Puddles

25
Q

When do culex feed?

Do culex feed indoors, Outdoor or both?

A

Culex feed at night

Culex feed indoors and outdoors

26
Q

What diseases do culex transmit?

A

Japanese encephalitis
West Nile Virus
Filariasis
Rift Valley fever

27
Q

When and where do mansonia feed?

A

Feed at night

Outdoors

28
Q

Mansonia rest indoors. True or false?

A

False

Mansonia rest outdoors

29
Q

What diseases do mansonia transmit?

A 
Brugia malayi (SE Asia)
Rift Valley fever
30
Q

I am a mosquito larvae. I have a piercing siphon. What type am I?

31
Q

How would you control Mansonia mosquitoes

A

Remove aquatic plants
Residual house spraying
Insecticide treated nets

32
Q

Typical breeding sites of Anopheles

A

Clear water pools
Rice fields
Leaf axils
Puddles

33
Q

How would you control Culex mosquitos?

A 
ITNs
Space sprays
Larvicides
Improved drainage
Polystyrene balls
34
Q

Adult morphological differences between A. aegypti and A. albopictus

A

Albopictus - 1 white stripe on thorax

Aegypti - lyre pattern on thorax

35
Q

Where do culex lay their eggs?

A 
Flooded rice fields
Marshes
Artificial containers
Drainage basins
Septic tanks
36
Q

Where do Anopheles lay their eggs?

A

Clear water pools
Rice fields
Leaf axils
Puddles

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