Arthropods: Ticks

Question 1

What is the life cycle of ticks?

Answer 1

Egg
Larva
Nymph
Adult

Question 2

What is an infestation of ticks known as?

Answer 2

Acariasis

Question 3

What is known as the capitulum and is the organ of cutting and attachment?

Answer 3

Head

Question 4

What is the family of soft ticks?

Answer 4

Argasidae

Question 5

What are the characteristics of soft ticks?

Answer 5

Lack scutum

Capitulum and mouth parts are not visible from above

Question 6

What is the scientific name of the soft tick found in Hawaii?

Answer 6

Otobius megnini

Question 7

What is the common name of Otobius megnini?

Answer 7

Spinose ear tick

Question 8

What life stages of Otobius megnini are parasitic?

Answer 8

Larval and nymph stages

Question 9

What are the hosts of Otobius megnini?

Answer 9

Cattle
Horses
Sheep 
Goats
Dogs
Cats

Question 10

What is the predilection site of Otobius megnini?

Answer 10

Ear canal

Question 11

What is the pathogenesis of Otobius megnini?

Answer 11

Penetrate tympanic membrane (Otitis media/interna)

Encephalitis

Question 12

Where can Otobius megnini be found?

Answer 12

West of the Mississippi River

South Central and South Western U.S

Question 13

What is the common name of Boophilus annulatus?

Answer 13

Texas Cattle Fever Tick

Question 14

What are the hosts of Boophilus annulatus?

Answer 14

Cattle and other large animals

Question 15

What are the pathogenesis of Boophilus annulatus (Rhipicephalus annulatus?

Answer 15

Babesia bigemina
Babesia bovis
Anaplasma marginale

Question 16

What does Boophilus annulatus (Rhipicephalus annulatus) cause in humans?

Answer 16

Babesiosis

Question 17

What has been eradicated from the U.S so if it is seen it should be reported to State and Federal Authorities?

Answer 17

Boophilus annulatus (Rhipicephalus annulatus)

Question 18

In what country is Boophilus annulatus (Rhipicephalus annulatus) still prevalent in?

Answer 18

Mexico

Question 19

What is the host of the larval and nymph stage of Ixodes scapularis and Ixodes pacificus?

Answer 19

Mice and Voles

Question 20

What are the host of the adult stages of Ixodes scapularis and Ixodes pacificus?

Answer 20

Horses
Dogs
Deer

Question 21

What is the common name of Ixodes scapularis?

Answer 21

Deer tick

Question 22

What is the common name of Ixodes pacificus?

Answer 22

Black legged tick

Question 23

What is the pathogenesis of Ixodes scapularis and Ixodes pacificus?

Answer 23

Borrelia burgdorferi

Question 24

What is Borrelia burgdorferi known as?

Answer 24

Lyme Disease

Question 25

What else does Ixodes scapularis and Ixodes pacificus spread?

Answer 25

Tularemia Babesia microti Granulocytic ehrlichiosis

Question 26

Where is Ixodes scapularis found?

Answer 26

The East Coast to Ohio through Canda

Question 27

Where is Ixodes pacificus pacificus found?

Answer 27

West Coast | Washington, California, Oregon

Question 28

What is the host of Rhipicephalus sanguineus?

Answer 28

Dogs and other mammals

Question 29

What is the common name of Rhipicephalus sanguineus?

Answer 29

Brown Dog Tick

Question 30

What is the pathogenesis of Rhipicephalus sanguineus?

Answer 30

Ehrlichiosis Babesia canis (Babesia spp) Anaplasma platys Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever

Question 31

What makes Rhipicephalus sanguineus so hard to eradicate?

Answer 31

It completes its life cycle indoors

Question 32

Where is Rhipicephalus sanguineus found?

Answer 32

Everywhere

Question 33

What is the host of Dermacentor variabilis?

Answer 33

Small mammals Dogs HUmans

Question 34

What is the common name of Dermacentor variabilis?

Answer 34

American Dog Tick | Wood Tick

Question 35

What is the pathogenesis of Dermacentor variabilis?

Answer 35

``` Francisella tularensis (Tumaremia) Rickettsia rickettsii (Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever) Canine Tick Paralysis ```

Question 36

Where is Dermacentor variabilis found?

Answer 36

East of the Rocky Mountains and California

Question 37

What is the common name of Dermacentor andersoni?

Answer 37

Rocky Mountain Wood Tick

Question 38

What is the host of the larva and nymph stage of Dermacentor andersoni?

Answer 38

Small rodents

Question 39

What is the host of the adults of Dermacentor andersoni?

Answer 39

Dogs Horses Ruminents Humans

Question 40

What pathogenesis does Dermacentor andersoni cause?

Answer 40

``` Rickettsia rickettsii (Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever) Francisella tularensis (Tularemia) ```

Question 41

Where is Dermacentor andersoni found?

Answer 41

The Rocky Mountain states

Question 42

What does Dermacentor andersoni cause in humans?

Answer 42

Colorado tick fever Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever Tularemia

Question 43

What are the host of the larva and nymph stages of Amblyomma americanum?

Answer 43

Small mammals

Question 44

What are the hosts of the adult stages of Amblyomma americanum?

Answer 44

Humans, Mammals

Question 45

What is the common name of Ablyomma americanum?

Answer 45

Lone Star Tick

Question 46

What pathogenesis does Amblyomma americanum cause?

Answer 46

Carry most of the Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever Ehrlichia chaffeensis, E. Ewingii, Ehrlichiosis, Anaplasmosis Tularemia Southern Tick-associated Rash Illness (STARI)

Question 47

Where is Amblyomma americanum found?

Answer 47

East and Gulf Coast region

Question 48

What is the scientific name of the Gulf Coast Tick?

Answer 48

Amblyomma maculatum

Question 49

What is the host of the larvae and nymph stages of the Gulf Coast Tick?

Answer 49

Ground birds Rodents Rabbits

Question 50

What are the host of the adult stage of the Gulf Coast Tick?

Answer 50

``` Horses Dogs Cattle Sheep Humans ```

Question 51

What pathogenesis does the Gulf Coast Tick cause?

Answer 51

Tick paralysis

Question 52

Where is the Gulf Coast Tick found?

Answer 52

Gulf and Atlantic Coast States

Question 53

What other ticks does the book says causes tick paralysis?

Answer 53

Dermacentor variabilis Dermacentor andersoni Pacific Coast Dog Tick Paralysis tick of Australia