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1
Q

What are the types of ectoparasites?

A
  1. Flea
  2. Tick
  3. Mite
  4. Lice
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What is the name of fleas in the cat and dog?

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Ctenocephalides canis or felis

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3
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What is the name of fleas in the rat?

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Xenopsylla cheopis

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4
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What is the rat flea known for?

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Plaque or Yersinia pestis

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5
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What do fleas cause primarily in puppies and kittens?

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anemia

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6
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How many eggs does a female flea produce in 1 day?

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50

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7
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What do fleas require to reproduce?

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a blood meal

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8
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Where are fleas most common?

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humid and warm areas

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9
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What are the 4 most common ticks?

A
  1. Ixodes
  2. Dermacentor
  3. Rhipicephalus
  4. Otobius
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10
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What is the common name for Ixodes?

A

Deer tick

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11
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What is the common name for Dermacentor?

A

American dog tick

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12
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What is the common name for Rhipicelphalus?

A

Brown dog tick

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13
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What does the deer tick transmit?

A

Borrelia burgdoferi or lyme disease

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14
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What does the american dog tick transmit?

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Rickettsia rickettsi or Rocky mountain spotted fever

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15
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What does the brown dog tick transmit?

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Ehrlichia

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16
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What do ticks feed on?

A

blood

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17
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How many legs do ticks have?

A

8

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18
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What is the mouth part of a tick called?

A

capitulum

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19
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What is the common name of Otobius?

A

ear tick

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20
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Why is it important to get the mouth parts of a tick out of the body?

A

Can cause infection

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21
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What do ticks transmits in rabbits?

22
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What species is the ear tick most common in?

A

livestock but can infest dogs and other mammals

23
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How many legs do mites have?

24
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What are the 4 types of mites?

A
  1. Demodex
  2. Scabies
  3. Cheyletellia
  4. Otodectes
25
Q

Where is demodex located?

A

Hair follicle

26
Q

How do you identify demodex?

A

Deep skin scrape

27
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What does demodex look like?

A

cigar shaped mite

28
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How is demodex treated/

A

Oral ivermectin or lyme sulfur dip

29
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When is demodex most commonly seen?

A

Young or immunocompromised animals

30
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Is demodex contagious?

31
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Describe scabies

A

very pruritic

32
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Is scabies zoonotic?

A

Yes but very limited and is transient

33
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How do you find scabies?

A

superficial dweller that is difficult to find, may need multiple scrapes

34
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How do you treat scabies?

A

selamectin, lime sulfur dips, milbemycin, ivermectin

35
Q

What is the common canine scabies mite?

A

Sarcoptes scabei

36
Q

What is the common feline scabies mite?

A

Notoedres cati

37
Q

Describe cheyletellia?

A

Very pruritic known as walking dandruff

38
Q

What is otodectes?

A

ear mite of cats and dogs

39
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Describe ear mites

40
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How do you observe otodectes?

A

mineral oil on an ear swab

41
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How do you treat otodectes?

A

topical ivermectin

42
Q

What does the debris in the ear look like with otodectes?

A

dark coffee grounds

43
Q

What is a lice infestation known as?

A

Pediculosis

44
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Describe lice

A

pruritic and species specific

45
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How are lice transmitted?

A

Direct contact

46
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When are lice found?

A

uncommon but usually in crowded dirty conditions

47
Q

What is the feline louse called?

A

Felicola subrostratus

48
Q

What is the canine sucking louse called?

A

Linognathus setosus

49
Q

What is the canine chewing louse called?

A

Trichodectes canis

50
Q

How many legs and wings do fleas have?

A

6 legs and no wings

51
Q

How do you treat fleas?

A

fipronil or selamectin

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