Sarcoptes Scabiei Flashcards
1
Q
common name
A
itch mite/ neck and tail mange
2
Q
____ in shape
A
round
3
Q
life cycle
A
E-L-N-A
4
Q
Life cycle
A
female creates burrow in epidermis eggs laid in tunnel hatch to larvae- crawl on skin surface larvae burrow into molting pockets nymphs and adults develop in molting pockets
5
Q
what to they feed on?
A
liquid from damaged tissues
6
Q
site of infection
A
epidermis of skin
7
Q
pathogenesis
A
most sever cattle mange
mild: scaly skin
severe: thickened skin, hair loss
8
Q
diagnosis
A
skin scraping
9
Q
treatment
A
MCL
10
Q
must be reported to _____
A
authorities
