parasite names Flashcards

Question 1

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Pulex irratans

Answer

A

human flea

Question 2

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Echidnophaga gallinacea

Answer

A

stick tight flea

Question 3

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treatment

Answer

A

capstar nitenpyram
revolution selamectin
front line - fripronil

Question 4

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Otobius megnini

Answer

A

spinose ear tick

Question 5

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Argas persicus

Answer

A

fowl tick

Question 6

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Rhipicephalus sanguineus

Answer

A

brown dog tick

Question 7

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Dermacentor variabilis

Answer

A

american dog tick

Question 8

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Dermacentor andersoni

Answer

A

rocky mountain wood tick

Question 9

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amblyomma americanum

Answer

A

lone star tick

Question 10

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Amblyomma maculatum

Answer

A

gulf cost tick

Question 11

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Boophilus annulatus

Answer

A

texas cattle fever tick or north american tick

Question 12

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Ixodes scapularis ( dammini)

Answer

A

deer tick

Question 13

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treatment

Answer

A

lufenuron - program
trifexis - mibemycinoxime
next guard - afoxolaner

Question 14

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Simulium species

Answer

A

black flies

Question 15

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Anopheles, Aedes, Culex

Answer

A

mosquitos

Question 16

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Tabanus speices

Answer

A

horseflies

Question 17

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Chysops speices

Answer

A

deerflies

Question 18

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Stomoxys calacitrians

Answer

A

stable flies

Question 19

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Melophagus ovinus

Answer

A

sheep ked

Question 20

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Haematobia irritans

Question 21

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Musca autummnalis

Question 22

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Cochliomyia hominivorax

Answer

A

scrweworm fly

Question 23

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Cuterebra spp

Question 24

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Hypoderma spp

Answer

A

cattle grub

Question 25

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Oestrus ovis

Answer

A

nasal bots

Question 26

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Ctenocephalides felis & Ctenocephalides canis

Answer

A

cat and dog flea

Question 27

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Sarcoptiform Mites

Answer

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family 
- sarcotiform mite
- Psoroptidae
Scabies &amp; canis 
contagious and zoonotic
suis &amp; bovis

Question 28

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Notoederes cati & muris

Answer

A

cat and rabbit mite

Question 29

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Psorptes

Answer

A

5 stage life cycle 
rabbits
large animal 
- ovis 
- bovis 
- equi
- host specific

Question 30

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Otodectes cynnotis

Answer

A

ear mites

common disease of ottis externa

Question 31

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Chorioptes

Answer

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foot and tail mites
large animals 
- equi
-bovis 
-caprae
- ovis

Question 32

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Demodex mites

bovis, caprae , ovis , phyliodes, equi and aurati & circeli

Answer

A

mite that live on us
Demodicosis from these mites
localized and generalized areas  
not common in cats 
- gatoi &amp; cati

Question 33

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Cheyletiella

Answer

A

walking dandruff

visible to the naked eye

Question 34

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Treatment

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Ivermectin

skin scrap