Parasitology

Question 1

Lyme disease is transmitted by?

Answer 1

Deer tick (blacklegged tick)

Question 2

This parasite can cause an allergy dermatitis with just one bite

Answer 2

Flea

Question 3

The most common internal parasite in dogs and cats

Answer 3

Roundworm

Question 4

Toxoplasma gondii is transmitted through these 3 routes

Answer 4

1. Cat feces 2. Undercooked meat 3. Pregnant woman passing along to fetus

Question 5

Ear mites exist primarily in what species

Answer 5

Cats

Question 6

Walking dandruff is actually what type of parasite?

Answer 6

Lice

Question 7

An organism which a parasite lives on or in

Answer 7

Host

Question 8

A parasite that lives on the outside of an organism

Answer 8

Ectoparasite

Question 9

A parasite that lives on the inside of an organism

Answer 9

Endoparasite

Question 10

Effects of parasites in animals are:

Answer 10

Vomiting, diarrhea, weight loss, itchiness, dull coat, lethargy

Question 11

An inanimate object or surface that passively transmits disease

Answer 11

Fomite

Question 12

A living organism that transmits disease

Answer 12

Vector

Question 13

Virtually all puppies and kittens are born with them

Answer 13

Roundworms

Question 14

True or false: If we don’t see evidence of worms, the animal is parasite free

Answer 14

False

Question 15

We can’t test for the presence of this worm with a fecal, we have to do a blood test

Answer 15

Heartworm

Question 16

True or false: Raccoon roundworm is extremely dangerous for humans

Answer 16

True

Question 17

Dewormer can come in 2 forms, these are:

Answer 17

1. Oral 2. Topical

Question 18

How are humans usually infected by hookworm?

Answer 18

With cutaneous larval migrans

Question 19

PPE you should wear when gardening

Answer 19

Gloves

Question 20

What worm can you get from eating raw fish?

Answer 20

Tapeworm

Question 21

Ways that dogs and cats can get tapeworm

Answer 21

Fleas, rodents and raw fish

Question 22

How do dogs and cats get tapeworm from a flea?

Answer 22

By ingesting it

Question 23

What are maggots?

Answer 23

Fly larvae

Question 24

What is giardia?

Answer 24

A protozoan parasite, “beaver fever”

Question 25

What is coccidia?

Answer 25

A prozoan parasite

Question 26

True or false: Humans can have a giardia infection

Answer 26

True

Question 27

True or false: Humans can have a coccidia infection

Answer 27

False

Question 28

Dogs and cats mainly get infected with coccidia by:

Answer 28

Ingesting feces contaminated with oocysts

Question 29

Arthropod means

Answer 29

Jointed foot

Question 30

True or false: Lice are species specific

Answer 30

True

Question 31

4 flea life cycle stages are:

Answer 31

1. Egg 2. Larval 3. Pupal 4. Adult

Question 32

How many eggs can a female flea lay in her lifetime?

Answer 32

Several thousand

Question 33

What stage of the flea life cycle is impossible to kill?

Answer 33

Pupal

Question 34

True or false: Dog and cat fleas can also live on rodents

Answer 34

True

Question 35

What is the most common error that owners make?

Answer 35

Failing to take direction to continue treatment

Question 36

True or false: Sarcoptic mange is highly contagious

Answer 36

True

Question 37

True or false: Demodectic mange is highly contagious

Answer 37

False

Question 38

Ear mite debris looks like

Answer 38

Coffee grinds

Question 39

How long does it take for a tick to transmit lyme disease?

Answer 39

24 - 48 hours

Question 40

What temperature typically are ticks active?

Answer 40

4 °C​ and above