Ectoparasites

Question 1

Which statement about scabies is true?

Answer 1

Scabies is transmissible between dogs and humans

Question 2

Bubonic or pneumonic plague (Yersinia pestis) can be transmitted to people by the bite of

Answer 2

Ticks

Question 3

A heartworm preventative that is also approved for the treatment of ear mites and sarcoptic mange is

Answer 3

Selamectin (Revolution)

Question 4

The extreme pruritus associated with a Sarcoptes scabei infestation is caused by the mite

Answer 4

Tunneling into the host’s epidermis

Question 5

Ctenocephalides is the genus of what common parasite

Answer 5

flea

Question 6

What is the best test(s) for Cheyletiella the “walking dandruff” mite?

Answer 6

Tape mount or Skin scraping

Question 7

Which tick is most likely to carry Lyme disease?

Answer 7

Ixodes pacificus

Question 8

The “follicular” mange mite of the dog is

Answer 8

Demodex canis

Question 9

Which of the following is a class of six-legged arthropods including fleas, flies, and lice?

Answer 9

insects

Question 10

Which of the following terms means infested with larvae (maggots) of flies?

Answer 10

myiasis

Question 11

the developmental stage of ticks, mites and lice between the larva and the adult and resembling the adult in appearance

Answer 11

Nymph

Question 12

the second stage in the development of some insects, usually an inactive stage such as a cocoon

Answer 12

Pupa

Question 13

the eggs of lice

Answer 13

Nits

Question 14

immature stage in a life cycle that is unlike the parent and must undergo changes in form and size to reach the adult stage

Answer 14

larva

Question 15

What is the common name for Mallophaga?

Answer 15

biting lice

Question 16

What is the common name for Otodectes?

Answer 16

ear mite

Question 17

What is the scientific name for the rodent bot fly?

Answer 17

Cuterebra

Question 18

Identify this parasite:

Answer 18

Anoplura (sucking louse)

Question 19

What is the active ingredient for K9 Advantix?

Answer 19

permethrin and imidacloprid

Question 20

What is the active ingredient for Bravecto?

Answer 20

fluralaner

Question 21

Which of the following is a soft shell tick?

Answer 21

Otobius megnini

Question 22

Feline scabies is caused by what parasite?

Answer 22

Notoedres cati

Question 23

Ticks may cause all of the following clinical diseases except

Answer 23

Bubonic plague

Question 24

How is tick paralysis treated?

Answer 24

Removal of the tick

Question 25

Which of the following is not a mite?

Answer 25

Ixodes spp.

Question 26

What is the primary function of Insect Growth Regulators (IGRs)?

Answer 26

They prevent the maturation of insect larvae, especially fleas, with very little toxicity.

Question 27

Which species is primarily affected by the ear mite, Psoroptes cuniculi?

Answer 27

Rabbits