Parasites Part II Bites and Stings Flashcards

1
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Honeybee venom

A

phospholipase A, histamine, hyaluronidase, mellitin

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Solenopsis (fire ants) venom

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Solenopsin D

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3
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Bedbug species

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Cimex lectularius (common), Cimex hemipterus (tropical)

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Triatome reduviid (kissing, assasin bug) caries

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T. cruzi

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5
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T. cruzi extracutaneous effects

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Autonomic nervous system (cardiomegaly, megacolon)

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Romana’s sign

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unilateral eyelid swelling - chagoma (american T)

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7
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Parinaud sign

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Preauricular lymphadenopathy (american T)

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8
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Blistering agent in blister beetle

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Cantharidin

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9
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Pulex irritans - comb?

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Human flea - no comb

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Xenopsylla cheopis - comb?

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Oriental rat flea - comb

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Ctenocephalides felis - comb

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Cat flea - comb

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Vector and organism for plague

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Xenopsylla cheopis and yersinia pestis

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Vector and organism for typhus

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Xenopsylla cheopis and rickettsia typhus

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14
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Vector for both plague and tularemia

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Squirrel flea (diamanus montanus)

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15
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Single or multiple black or hemorrhagic crusted papules on toes - sandy beaches

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Tungiasis - tunga penetrans (chigoe, sand flea, jigger)

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16
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Lagoa crispata (Megalopyge crispata)

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Puss caterpillar

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17
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Acharia stimulea (Sibine stimulae)

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Saddleback caterpillar

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18
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Nygmia phoeorrhoea, Euproctis chrysorrhoea

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Browntail moth caterpillar

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19
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Cossus cossus

A

goat moth

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20
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Caripito itch

A

Severe conjunctivitis and pruritus with contact to hairs on moth

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21
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Lymantria dispar

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Gypsy moth caterpillar

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22
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Automeris io

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Lo moth caterpillar

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23
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Hemileuca maia

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Buck moth caterpillar

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24
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Megalopyge opercularis

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Southern flannel caterpillar, puss caterpillar, wooly asp

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25
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Lonomia achelous/oblique

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Saturniid moth caterpillar, giant silkworm moth

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26
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Myiasis

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Dermatobia hominis (human botfly), Cordylobia anthropophaga (tumbu fly), Phaenicia sericata (green blowfly)

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27
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Tabanidae

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Horsefly, deerfly, chrysops (tularemia and loiasis)

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28
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Muscidae

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Tsete fly (african trympanosomiasis)

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29
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Simulidae

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Black fly (onchocerciasis)

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30
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Psychodidae

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Sandfly (leishmaniasis - phlebotomus/lutzomyia), lutzomyia verrucarum (oroya feer/verruga peruana - b. bacilliformis

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31
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Anopheles mosquito

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Malaria

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32
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Aedes mosquito

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Yellow fever, dengue fever

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33
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Culex mosquito

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Filariasis, west nile fever

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34
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Amblyomma ticks (lone star)

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Ehrlichiosis, rickettsial infections (RMSF - r. ricketsii, american tick bite fever - r. parkeri, african tick bite fever - r. africae, STARI, tularemia

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35
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Dermacentor ticks

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D. andersoni - RMSF, colorado tick fever

D. variabilis (dog tick) - RMSF, tularemia, erlichiosis, q fever

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36
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Rhipicephalus ticks

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Brown dog tick - boutonneuse fever, RMSF, congo-crimean hemorrhagic fever virus

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37
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Ixodes ticks

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Deer tick (ixodes scapularis/pacificus) - lyme disease, human granulocytotropic anaplasmosis, babesiosis

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38
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Lyme borreliosis pathogen/vector

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Borrelia burgdorferi

Ixodes dammini, scapluaris, pacificus, amblyomma americanum

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39
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Relapsing fever pathogen/vector

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Borrelia duttonii, Borrelia hermsii, Borrelia turicatae

Ornithodoros moubata

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40
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RMSF pathogen/vector

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Rickettsia ricketsii

A americanum, dermacentor andersoni (wood), variabilis (dog), Rhipicephalus sanguineus (brown dog)

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41
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Babesiosis pathogen/vector

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Babesia microti

Ixodes dammini

42
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Tularemia pathogen/vector

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Francisella tularensis

D. andersoni (wood), variabilis (dog)

43
Q

Erlichiosis

A

Erlichia canis, E chaffeensis, sennetsu

A americanum, Rhipicephalus sanguineus, d andersoni

44
Q

How many legs do scabies have?

A

8

45
Q

How many legs do scabies larvae have?

A

6

46
Q

How man legs do lice have? (pediculosis - louse)

A

6

47
Q

Phthirus humans var. capitis

A

Head louse

48
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Phthirus var. coropris

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Body louse

49
Q

Phthirus pubis

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Pubic or crab louse

50
Q

Vector/disease for Borrelia recurrentis

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Pediculosis corporis (body lice)/Relapsing fever

51
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Vector/disease for Bartonella quintana

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Pediculosis coropris (body lice)/Trench fever

52
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Vector/disease for Rickettsi prowazekii

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Pediculosis corporis (body lice)/Epidemic typus

53
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Pathogen/vector for relapsing fever

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Borrelia recurrentis/Pediculosis corporis (body lice)

54
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Pathogen/vector for trench fever

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Bartonella quintana/Pediculosis corporis (body lice)

55
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Pathogen/vector for epidemic typhus

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Rickettsi prowazekii/Pediculosis corporis (body lice)

56
Q

“walking dandruff”

A

Cheyletiella mites (cats, dogs, rabbits)

57
Q

“harvest mites”

A

Chiggers (trombiculid) - Eutrombicula alfreddugesi in US, Neotrombicula autumnalis in Europe

58
Q

Eschar at site of bite - pathogen?

A

Rickettsial disease

59
Q

House mouse mite pathogen

A

Rickettsi akari (rickettsialpox)

60
Q

Scrub typhus vector/pathogen

A

Chigger (eutrombicula)/orientia tsutsugamushi (formerly rickettsi)

61
Q

Baker’s itch

A

Acarus siro

62
Q

Wheat warehouse itch (japan) or wheat mite

A

Cheyletus malaccensis

63
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Grocer’s itch (cheese mite)

A

glycyphagus domesticus

64
Q

Black widow scientific name

A

Latrodectus macatans

65
Q

Black widow toxin

A

lactrotoxins, depolarize neurons

66
Q

Treatment for black widow

A

Antivenom, benzodiazepines, calcium gluconate for tetany

67
Q

Color, shape and location of black widow sign

A

red, hourglass, ventral side

68
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Brown recluse spider scientific name

A

Loxosceles reclusa

69
Q

Brown recluse spider toxin

A

Sphingomyelinase D

70
Q

Treatment for brown recluse spider

A

Antivenom, prednisone

71
Q

Color, shape and location of brown recluse spider

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brown, violin, dorsal side

72
Q

Funnel web spider (hobo) scientific name

A

Tegenaria agrestis

73
Q

Funnel web toxin causes?

A

local necrosis and pain - affects CNS

74
Q

Tarantula scientific name

A

Lycosoidae: Theraphosidae

75
Q

How it attacks and what it does?

A

Hairs on ventral side causes urticaria - opthalmia nodose in eyes - granulomatous reaction and possible vision loss

76
Q

2 most toxic scorpions in the US

A

Centruroides exilicauda & Centruroides sculpturatus

77
Q

Shape of centipede bite

A

chevron

78
Q

shape of snake bite

A

paired marks

79
Q

Difference in defense mechanisms of centipedes and milipedes

A

Centipedes have a painful bit, millipedes secrete noxious substances causing a chemical irritant contact dermatitis

80
Q

Most common pathogen associated with marine injuries?

A

s. aureus

81
Q

Vibrio vulnificus is associated with what internal disease

A

liver disease, especially cirrhosis of liver

82
Q

Pathogens associated with marine injuries?

A

m. marinum, v. vulnificus, erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae, aeromonas hydrophilia

83
Q

Snake venom - common in most

A

hydrolases

84
Q

Pathogens in dog/cat bite

A

Pasturella or Capnocytophaga canimorsus

85
Q

Treatment for dog/cat bite

A

augmentin

86
Q

2 most common pathogens in human bite

A

s. aureus, eikenella corrodens

87
Q

Vector for african trympanosomiasis

A

tsetse fly (muscidae)

88
Q

Vector for onchocerciasis

A

black fly (simulidae)

89
Q

Vector for old and new world leischmaniasis

A

Old - phlebotomies sand fly, New - lutzomyia sand fly

90
Q

Vector for verruga peruana/oroyo fever

A

lutzomyia verrucarum - b. bacilliformis

91
Q

RMSF organism/vector

A

r. rickettsii/dermacentor andersoni or variabilis

92
Q

Rickettsialpox organism/vector

A

r. akari/house mouse mite (liponyssoides sanguineus)

93
Q

Epidemic typhus organism/vector

A

r. prowazekii/body louse

94
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Endemic typhus organism/vector

A

r. typhi/xenopsylla cheopis

95
Q

Scrub typhus organism/vector

A

orientia tsutsugamushi/chigger (trombiculid)

96
Q

Q fever organism/vector

A

Coxiella burnetii/dried inhaled tick feces

97
Q

Ehrlichiosis organism/vector

A

Chaffeensis/a americanum, i scapularis, i pacificus

98
Q

cantharidin is derived from

A

lytta vesicatoria (spanish fly) is a blister beetle from which cantharadin is made

99
Q

snake bite anti venom is derived from

A

horse antibody

100
Q

transmits malaria

A

anopheles mosquito

101
Q

transmits yellow and dengue fever

A

aedes mosquito