Test 2

Question 1

What is the main group of ectoparasites?

Answer 1

Arthropods

Question 2

What are the 2 groups of Arthropods?

Answer 2

Insects and Arachnids

Question 3

What do Ectoparasites consume?

Answer 3

blood, fluids, or tissues obtained from the host

Question 4

What may ectoparasites also transmit?

Answer 4

endoparasites, especially blood parasites

Question 5

What are some examples of insects?

Answer 5

flea, fly, mosquito, lice

Question 6

What are some examples of arachnids?

Answer 6

ticks and mites

Question 7

Ectoparasites may also exist in what stages?

Answer 7

immature or larval in the skin of SQ tissues

Question 8

How may ectoparasite samples be collected?

Answer 8

by direct removal and to skin scraping, cellophane tape technique, plucking hairs or combing the haircoat

Question 9

What is Ctenocephalides felis?

Answer 9

flea

Question 10

Ticks are not what?

Answer 10

host specific

Question 11

What do ticks transmit?

Answer 11

many bacterial, viral, rickettsial and protozoal diseases

Question 12

Heavy tick infestation may cause what?

Answer 12

severe anemia

Question 13

Tick paralysis is caused by what?

Answer 13

neurotoxin in the saliva of 12 species of ixodid ticks

Question 14

Ticks paralysis recovery is rapid after what?

Answer 14

ticks are removed

Question 15

What are ixodid ticks?

Answer 15

hard ticks

Question 16

What are the 2 main families of parasitic ticks?

Answer 16

ixodidae and argasidae

Question 17

What are argasidae ticks?

Answer 17

soft ticks

Question 18

What are some common hard ticks?

Answer 18

Rhipicephalus sanguineus and Dermacentor variabilis

Question 19

What is Rhipicephalus sanguineus?

Answer 19

brown dog tick

Question 20

What is Dermacentor variabilis?

Answer 20

american dog tick

Question 21

What are the steps in tick removal?

Answer 21

try not to crush, try not to leave mouthparts, wash area carefully with soap, wash hands, watch for any other signs

Question 22

Ixodus spp. are the principal sources for transmission of what?

Answer 22

Lyme disease

Question 23

Lyme disease is due to what spirochete?

Answer 23

Borrelia burgdorfen

Question 24

What does Lyme disease cause?

Answer 24

lameness and fever

Question 25

Is Lyme disease transmissible to humans?

Answer 25

yes

Question 26

When should ticks be removed?

Answer 26

immediately

Question 27

What is Otobius megnini?

Answer 27

spinous ear tick

Question 28

Where is the spinous ear tick found predominantly?

Answer 28

in the southwestern US

Question 29

What are some examples of tick control?

Answer 29

dips and repellants, avoid tick infested areas, environmental control, vaccine available for "Lyme disease"

Question 30

What is demodex?

Answer 30

a mite. "red mange"

Question 31

Where are demodex located?

Answer 31

in hair follicles or sebaceous glands

Question 32

What is sarcoptes sp.?

Answer 32

scabies mite

Question 33

Female scabies mites burrow where?

Answer 33

into the skin

Question 34

Scabies mites infest who?

Answer 34

specific hosts

Question 35

Where do scabies mites lay eggs?

Answer 35

in the tunnels

Question 36

A patient with scabies mites has what?

Answer 36

irritation and pain

Question 37

A patient with scabies mites may do what?

Answer 37

self-mutilate

Question 38

What is cheyletiella sp.?

Answer 38

a mite. "walking dandruff"

Question 39

Where do walking dandruff mites life?

Answer 39

in keratin on the skins surface

Question 40

What do walking dandruff mites feed on?

Answer 40

tissue fluids

Question 41

Notoedres cati infests mainly who?

Answer 41

cats

Question 42

What is Notoedres cati?

Answer 42

feline scabies mite

Question 43

The feline scabies mite might also infect who?

Answer 43

rabbits

Question 44

Where can you find feline scabies mite?

Answer 44

ears, back of neck, face, feet, entire body

Question 45

What may you see with feline scabies mite?

Answer 45

yellow crusting

Question 46

What are Chemidocoptes pilae?

Answer 46

scaly leg mite of budgerigars

Question 47

Where can you find scaly leg mites?

Answer 47

legs, feet, beak and cere

Question 48

What may you see with scaly leg mites?

Answer 48

gray-white mass (honeycomb)

Question 49

What are some names for scab louse?

Answer 49

psoroptes ovis and sarcoptes scabei var ovis

Question 50

Scab louse are what?

Answer 50

USDA reportable and highly contagious

Question 51

What animals may you find scab louse?

Answer 51

sheep, cattle, goats and horse

Question 52

Are scab louse host specific?

Answer 52

yes

Question 53

Scab louse feed on what?

Answer 53

lymph

Question 54

What is Otodectes cynotis?

Answer 54

ear mite

Question 55

What is Trombicula?

Answer 55

chiggers

Question 56

What are the 2 groups of lice?

Answer 56

mallophaga and anoplura

Question 57

What kind of lice are mallophaga?

Answer 57

biting/ chewing

Question 58

Mallophaga lice infect who?

Answer 58

many avian

Question 59

What kind of lice are anoplura?

Answer 59

sucking

Question 60

Anoplura infect who?

Answer 60

many mammals

Question 61

What are lice eggs called?

Answer 61

nits

Question 62

Biting lice feed on what?

Answer 62

hair, feathers, epidermal debris

Question 63

Sucking lice do what?

Answer 63

harm skin and feed on blood

Question 64

What is Pediculus humanas?

Answer 64

head lice

Question 65

What is Haemotapinus sinus?

Answer 65

hog louse

Question 66

Which is the largest louse species?

Answer 66

hog louse

Question 67

What is trichodectes canis?

Answer 67

canine chewing louse

Question 68

What is Felicia subrostratus?

Answer 68

feline chewing louse

Question 69

What is Linognathus setosus?

Answer 69

canine sucking louse

Question 70

What is Gliricola porcelli?

Answer 70

guinea pig lice

Question 71

What is Damalinia bovis?

Answer 71

chewing lice

Question 72

What is Haematopinus asini?

Answer 72

sucking louse of the horse

Question 73

What is Menacanthus straminus?

Answer 73

chicken body louse