Ticks and mites Flashcards
What is the Latin name for a soft tick?
Argasidae spp.
What disease do soft ticks transmit?
Tick-borne relapsing fever
What’s the causative agent of tick-borne relapsing fever?
Borrelia duttonii
What tick species transmits tick-borne relapsing fever?
Omithodorus moubata
What are the distinguishing features of a soft tick?
Doesn’t have a scutum on the dorsal surface
Mouth parts aren’t visible dorsally in adults and nymphs
What is the Latin name for hard ticks?
Ixodidae
What is the causative organism for Lyme disease?
Borrelia burgdorferia
What are the defining characteristics of hard ticks?
Scutum on dorsal surface
Mouthparts visible dorsally
How can you differentiate male and unfed female hard ticks?
Males- scutum fills most of dorsal surface
Females - scutum restricted to anterior end
What is the name for scabies mites
Sarcoptes scabei
What is the name for scrub typhus/ chigger mites?
Leptotrombidium spp.
What disease do leptotrobidium mites cause? Common and Latin name
Scrub typhus - orientia tsutsugamushi
