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(Ticks and Mites) by V.M. Venturina Flashcards

1
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Name the general tick biology.

A
  1. Live in all habitats
  2. Feed on any kind of host
  3. Year-round in tropics; seasonal in temperate
  4. obligate temporary parasites
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2
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Enumerate at least 3 bacteria causing disease present in saliva of ticks that are transmitted within 8-24 hours after attachment

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Ehrlichia
Anaplasma
Rickettsia

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3
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A bacteria transmitted by ticks which may need to undergo multiplication and antigenic variation to become infective and transmitted between 37-48 hours

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Borrelia spp.

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4
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Sporozoites of Babesia are usually transmitted how many hours after the ticks attach to the host?

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48-96 hrs

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5
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How many minutes will it take for ticks to successfully inoculate viruses?

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15 mins

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6
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How many pair of legs does tick larva have?

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3 pairs

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7
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How many pairs of legs does adult ticks have?

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4 pairs of legs

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8
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Family known as the soft ticks

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Argasidae

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9
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Give the scientific name of fowl/poultry tick

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Argas persicus

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10
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Give at least 2 diseases transmitted by fowl ticks of with their respective causative agents

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Spirochetosis - Borrelia anserina
Avian piroplasmosis - Aegyptianella pullorum

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11
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Give the scientific name for spinose ear tick.

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Otobius megnini

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12
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Which stage of spinose ear tick are parasitic and how many months can it remain in the ears?

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Nymphs and larvae (2-3 months)

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13
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Which stage of Ornithodoros moubata is parasitic?

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Nymph and adult

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14
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Give the scientific name for relapsing fever tick

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Ornithodoros sp.

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15
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These species are large and body of unfed tick is flattened dorsoventrally

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Ixodidae

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16
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Give at least 3 general morphology of hard ticks

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  1. Body divided into gnathosoma and idiosoma
  2. No antennae and eyes
  3. Distinct sexual dimorphism
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17
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It refers to the row of posterior uniform rectangular regions or notch

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Festoons

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18
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Present in coxa of hard ticks which may be important for identification.

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Spurs

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19
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A unique, complex sensory organ used for host location of ticks found in the first tarsus of front legs

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haller’s organ

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20
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These ticks are known to have colored patterns, enamel-like areas on the body

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Ornate ticks

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21
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These ticks are identified by their uncolored body patterns

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Inornate ticks

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22
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Give at least 3 inornate ticks

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Boophilus
Rhipicephalus
Hyalomma

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23
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Give at least 3 ornate ticks

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Haemaphysalis
Amblyomma
Dermacentor

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24
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For tick anatomy, this refers to the respiratory openings in adults and nymph.

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Stigmata

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25
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A capsule or mass implanted into the female gonopore by chelicerae and hypostome during mating of ticks.

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Spermatophore

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26
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Which tick mouthpart is used for food processing?

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Chelicerae

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27
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Which tick mouthpart is used for grasping, movement, and sensory?

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Pedipalps

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28
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Which tick mouthpart is used for anchorage?

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Hypostome

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29
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Which tick mouthpart is fused coxae of palp and used for taxonomy?

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Basis of capituli

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30
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Name three ticks that are one-host ticks

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Boophilus microplus
Boophilus annulatus
Boophilus decoloratus

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31
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Name at least 2 two-host ticks

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Rhipicephalus bursa
Rhipicephalus evertsi

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32
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A type of tick which each stage of development takes place on different or on the same host

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Three-host ticks

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33
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Name at least 3 three-host ticks

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Rhipicephalus appendiculatus
Rhipicephalus sanguineus
Ixodes ricinus

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34
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This is the largest genus in the Ixodidae describes as small, inornate ticks without eyes or festoons

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Ixodes

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35
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Give the common names for Ixodes ricinus

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European sheep tick
Castor bean tick

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36
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Give the scientific name for british dog tick which is not an important vector but cause dermatitis, pruritus and alopecia.

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Ixodes canisuga

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37
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Give the scientific name for hedgehog tick

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Ixodes hexagonus

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38
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Known as the blue ticks.

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Boophilus decoloratus

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39
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Known as the North American Cattle
Tick or Texas Fever Cattle Tick

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Boophilus annulatus

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40
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Most common tick in the Philippines known as the tropical cattle tick

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Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus

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41
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Give the scientific name for brown dog tick or kennel tick

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Rhipicephalus sanguineus

42
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Known as the brown ear tick

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Rhipicephalus appendiculatus

43
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Known as the red-legged tick which affects wild and domestic animals in Africa

A

Rhipicephalus evertsi

44
Q

Which hard ticks are known as the vector of Rickettsia ricketsii, the causative agent of rocky mountain spotted fever?

A

Dermacentor variabilis, D. andersoni

45
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Give the scientific name for tropical horse tick

A

Dermacentor nitens

46
Q

Give the scientific name for pacific coast tick

A

Dermacentor occidentalis

47
Q

Give the scientific name for winter tick /elk, moose, or horse tick

A

Dermacentor albipictus

48
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Common name of Dermacentor andersoni/venustus

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Rocky mountain wood tick

49
Q

Known as the yellow dog tick

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Haemaphysalis leachi leachi

50
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Known as the rabbit tick

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Haemaphysalis leporispalustris

51
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Known as the bird tick

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Haemaphysalis chordeilis

52
Q

Which Hyalomma spp affects tortoise?

A

Hyalomma aegyptium

53
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The causative agent for sweating sickness in cattle

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Hyalomma truncatum

54
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Known as the lone star tick recognized by their white spot on the scutum

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Amblyomma americanum

55
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Known as the tropical bont tick

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Amblyomma variegatum

56
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Known as the bont tick

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Amblyomma hebraeum

57
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Causative agent of heartwater disease

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Rickettsia ruminantium

58
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Genus exclusive for reptiles such as phytons, snakes, lizards, etc

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Genus Aponomma

59
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Known as the argentine tick that attack horses and cattle

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Margaropus winthemi

60
Q

Affects giraffe described as beady-legged tick

A

Margaropus reidi

61
Q

Give at least 3 habits of ticks that make them effective vectors of diseases

A
  • Attach securely to their host
  • Lengthy feeding period
  • Feeding on a number of different host
  • Long-lived ticks
  • Female lays large number of eggs
  • Can survive for lengthy period without feeding
  • Transtadial and transovarial
62
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Known as the tropical fowl mite affecting birds and man in tropical countries

A

Ornithonyssus bursa

63
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Common name of Dermanyssus gallinae

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Red/Northern mite of poultry

64
Q

Known as the house mouse mite which is a common house allergen

A

Allodermanyssus sanguineus

65
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The causative agent of rickettsial pox in man which is transmitted by house mouse mite

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Rickettsia acari

66
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Known as the chigger or harvest mites

A

Thrombiculidae

67
Q

Which mites have velvet appearance and furrowed body?

A

THROMBICULIIDS

68
Q

Which genera and species of thrombiculidae is a vector of mite/scrub typhus?

A

Thrombicula akamushi

69
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Known as the leg itch which affects pastern, coronet, and heel of sheeps in Queensland

A

Thrombicula sarcina

70
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These thrombidiforms cause dermatitis with exfoliative forms characterized as “walking dandruff”

A

Cheyletiella spp

71
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Known as the rabbit fur mites

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Cheyletiella parasitivorax

72
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Name at least 3 Families of Astigmata

A

SARCOPTIDAE “mange mites”
PSOROPTIDAE “scab mites”
ANALGESIDAE “feather mites” DERMOGLYPHIDAE

73
Q

Causes ear mange or ear canker in cats

A

Notoedres cati

74
Q

Give 2 species that cause ear cranker in rabbbits.

A

Notoedres cati var. cuniculi
Psoroptes cuniculi

75
Q

Known as the tongue form found in nasal passages of dogs, horses, sheep and goats

A

Linguatula serrata

76
Q

Larvae of Crustacea are called as?

77
Q

It refers to the hard covering surface present in crustacea.

78
Q

Found in skin of ornamental fishes like koi and goldfish

A

Lernaea sp.

79
Q

Known as the gill louse found in gills of ornamental fishes

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Ergasilus sp

80
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Known as the fish louse found in skin of marine and freshwater fish

A

Argulus sp

81
Q

Ehrlichia, Anaplasma, and Rickettsia are transmitted within how many hours after tick attachment?

A

8-24 hours

82
Q

Borrelia transmission typically occurs after how many hours of tick attachment?

A

36-48 hours

83
Q

Babesia sporozoites are usually transmitted between how many hours?

A

48-96 hours

84
Q

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of ticks?

a) Wingless
b) Presence of antennae
c) Obligate blood-feeding
d) Breathe through lung books and trachea

A

Presence of antennae

85
Q

Argas persicus is commonly known as the:

a) Spinose ear tick
b) Relapsing fever tick
c) Fowl tick
d) Black-legged tick

86
Q

Which tick family has all parasitic stages?

87
Q

Otobius megnini is commonly known as the:
a) Fowl tick
b) Spinose ear tick
c) Relapsing fever tick
d) Castor bean tick

A

Spinose ear tick

88
Q

Adult Otobius megnini are:
a) Parasitic
b) Non-parasitic

A

Non-parasitic

89
Q

Ornithodoros moubata primarily attacks:

a) Cattle
b) Dogs
c) Man and animals in Africa
d) Birds in Australia

A

Man and animals in Africa

90
Q

What is the basis capitulum used for in ticks?

91
Q

How do male ticks transfer spermatophores?

a) Through their legs
b) Through their hypostome
c) Through their chelicerae
d) Through their pedipalps

A

Through their chelicerae

92
Q

Which tick type completes its entire parasitic development on one host?

A

One-host tick

93
Q

Which tick genus is the largest in Ixodidae?
a) Rhipicephalus
b) Boophilus
c) Ixodes
d) Ornithodoros

94
Q

Ixodes ricinus is also known as the:

a) Spinose ear tick
b) Castor bean tick
c) British dog tick
d) Relapsing fever tick

A

Castor bean tick

95
Q

Ixodes ricinus is associated with:
a) Demodicosis
b) Tick paralysis in cattle
c) Fowl spirochetosis
d) Red mange

A

Tick paralysis in cattle

96
Q

Ixodes canisuga is also known as the:
a) Castor bean tick
b) British dog tick
c) Relapsing fever tick
d) Paralysis tick

A

British dog tick

97
Q

Neochongastia philippinensis attacks:
a) Cattle
b) Dogs
c) Chickens, turkeys, and quails
d) Humans

A

Chickens, turkeys, and quails

98
Q

Demodex mites primarily live in:
a) Bloodstream
b) Hair follicles and sebaceous glands
c) Lungs
d) Intestines

A

Hair follicles and sebaceous glands

99
Q

Demodex transmission occurs via:
a) Tick bites
b) Direct contact with dam
c) Contaminated water
d) Airborne particles

A

Direct contact with dam

100
Q

Squamous demodicosis is characterized by:
a) Pustules
b) Focal alopecia and thickened skin
c) Systemic infection
d) High fever

A

Focal alopecia and thickened skin

101
Q

Generalized demodicosis is also known as:

102
Q

Pustular demodicosis often involves a concomitant infection with:
a) Borrelia
b) Staphylococcus
c) Babesia
d) Ehrlichia

A

Staphylococcus

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