Parasites 🕷️ Flashcards
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What is a parasite?
An organism that lives in or on another organism, gaining benefits while the host does not.
Parasites gain protection and nutrients from the host.
What are the two categories of parasites?
- Endoparasites
- Ectoparasites
What are ectoparasites?
Parasites that live externally on a host.
Examples include fleas and lice.
What are the two main groups of ectoparasites?
- Insects
- Arachnids
How many body segments do insects have?
3
How many body segments do arachnids have?
2
How many pairs of legs do insects have?
3
How many pairs of legs do arachnids have?
4
What is the Latin name for fleas?
- Ctenocephalides felis
- Ctenocephalides canis
What are the two types of lice?
- Biting - large, blunt head for chewing
- Sucking - small, pointed head with straw-like mouth parts
What is this?
Felicola subrostratus (cat biting louse)
What is this?
Trichodectes canis (dog biting louse)
What is this?
Linognathus setosus (dog sucking louse)
What is myiasis?
Fly strike
What is this?
Sarcoptes scabiei (mange)
What is this?
Demodex canis (demodex)
What is this?
Otodectes cynotis (ear mite)
What is this?
Psoroptes cuniculi (rabbit ear mite)
What is this?
Otodectes cynotis (ear mite)
What is this?
Cheyletiella sp. (Walking dandruff)
What is this?
Trombicular autumnalis (harvest mite)
What is this?
Toxocara canis
How is toxocara canis diagnosed?
Mcmaster technique
What is this?
Angiostrongylus vasorum (lungworm)
