Quiz #2 Mycology & Ectoarasites

Question 1

Pediculosis is a term referring to an infestation of lice?

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Female ticks do all the engorging, males are just along for the ride.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

The mineral oil used for ear swabs is designed to bridge the air gap on the microsope

Answer 3

False - it is to slow the parasite

Question 4

Fleas have an egg and larval stage in their life cycle

Answer 4

True

Question 5

Common ear mites on dogs and cats can live anywhere on the body

Answer 5

True

Question 6

Parasites that don’t live where it eats are a

Answer 6

periodic parasite

Question 7

Young parasites that go to mature “college”

Answer 7

Intermediate host

Question 8

Many parasites living on or in the skin

Answer 8

Infestation

Question 9

Many parasites living in the body

Answer 9

Infection

Question 10

A parasite that enjoys eating and living in or on the same place

Answer 10

Obligate parasite

Question 11

Older mature, parasites go to live out the rest of their life “retirement community”

Answer 11

Definitive host

Question 12

Soft ticks are called

Answer 12

Argasid

Question 13

Hard ticks are called

Answer 13

Ixodid

Question 14

Valley fever is a disease caused by which fungus?

Answer 14

Coccidiodes

Question 15

Lice eggs are caled

Answer 15

Nits

Question 16

Technical name for feline sarcoptic mange is?

Answer 16

Notedectes cati

Question 17

The two most common forms of ringworm

Answer 17

Microsporum spp and Trichophyton

Question 18

A Dermatophyte is

Answer 18

Superficial fungal infection

Question 19

Why is the cap of a DTM jar left slightly open, after inoculation.

Answer 19

Specimen must have oxygen to grow.

Question 20

When doing a skin scraping why do we not stop until the pet is bleeding?

Answer 20

Most parasites live in the dermis, must scrape down to that level.