parasite groups

Question 1

these will encyst if they realize they’re not in the definitive host

Answer 1

nematodes

Question 2

all of these have intermediate hosts

Answer 2

cestodes

Question 3

these absorb nourishment through their skin

Answer 3

cestodes

Question 4

these are usually found in the intestine, liver, and lungs

Answer 4

trematodes

Question 5

these have the snail as an intermediate host

Answer 5

trematodes

Question 6

these are commonly found around bodies of water

Answer 6

trematodes

Question 7

these are found in different organs in the body but are commonly found in the intestine and in blood

Answer 7

protozoa

Question 8

these have single operculums

Answer 8

trematodes/flukes

Question 9

all _____ treatment is the same

Answer 9

coccidia

Question 10

name of sucking lice family

Answer 10

anoplura

Question 11

name of biting lice family

Answer 11

mallophaga

Question 12

define acariasis

Answer 12

infestation with ticks or mites

Question 13

hard tick family name

Answer 13

ixodidae

Question 14

soft tick family name

Answer 14

argasidae

Question 15

both sexes engorge in this tick family

Answer 15

argasidae

Question 16

this parasite feeds facing down/with head down

Answer 16

Siphona spp. / horn fly

Question 17

this parasite looks like a honey bee

Answer 17

Hypoderma lineatum / cattle bot fly/cattle grub/warble fly

Question 18

define myiasis

Answer 18

presence of fly larva in flesh