Otodectes Cynotis

Question 1

suborder

Answer 1

astigmata

Question 2

common name

Answer 2

ear mite

Question 3

hosts

Answer 3

dogs, cats, ferrets, foxes, rabbits and humans

Question 4

identification

Answer 4

long legs extend beyond the margin of the body

suckers on legs

Question 5

size of adult

Answer 5

500 micrometers

Question 6

females have suckers on short, unsegmented stalks on pairs ____?

Answer 6

1, 2, and 4

Question 7

males have suckers on short unsegmented stalks on pairs__?

Answer 7

1, 2, 3, and 4

Question 8

PPP?

Answer 8

2-3 weeks

Question 9

what do these mites feed on?

Answer 9

debris and tissue fluids

Question 10

how does transmission occur?

Answer 10

usually by contact with infested animals

Question 11

how many eggs can a female lay in a lifetime?

Answer 11

90

Question 12

site of infection

Answer 12

ears

Question 13

pathogenesis

Answer 13

dry, waxy material in sheets

otitis externa- inflammation of external ear

Question 14

clinical signs

Answer 14

shaking of head

Question 15

diagnosis

Answer 15

dark cerumen- ear wax
observing mites by auroscope
mites on a slide

Question 16

treatment

Answer 16

several remedies are approved- ex. ivermectin