Ticks

Question 1

cause sweating sickness

Answer 1

Hyalomma truncatum

Question 2

Scientific name for argentine tick

Answer 2

Margaropus winthemi

Question 3

Scientific name for Sudanese or beady-legged tick

Answer 3

Margaropus reidi

Question 4

Oxidids members exclusively of reptiles

Answer 4

Genus Aponomma

Question 5

Scientific name for lone star tick

Answer 5

Amblyomma americanum

Question 6

Enumerate 3 diseases transmitted by lone star ticks

Answer 6

heart water disease
Nairobi sheep disease
Q fever

Question 7

Scientific name for tropical bont tick

Answer 7

Amblyomma variegatum

Question 8

The causative agent of heart water disease

Answer 8

Rickettsia ruminantium

Question 9

Scientific name for cayenne tick

Answer 9

Amblyomma cajennense

Question 10

2 diseases transmitted by cayenne tick

Answer 10

spotted fever
leptospirosis

Question 11

Scientific name for yellow dog tick

Answer 11

Haemaphysalis leachi leachi

Question 12

Enumerate 3 intracellular pathogens transmitted by Haemaphysalis leachi leachi transmits

Answer 12

Babesia canis
Rickettsia conorii
Coxiella burnetii

Question 13

Enumerate 3 intracellular pathogens transmitted by Haemaphysalis cinnabarina punctata which cause paralysis in ruminants

Answer 13

Babesia bigemina
Babesia motasi
Anaplasma marginale

Question 14

Enumerate 3 diseases transmitted by Haemaphysalis leporispalustris

Answer 14

(Q fever) Coxiella burnetii
Rocky mountain spotted fever
Tularensis

Question 15

Identify 1 Dermacentor species that is a one host tick

Answer 15

Dermacentor nitens

Question 16

These species are characterized by the presence of white spot on the scutum of the female

Answer 16

Amblyomma americanum

Question 17

Give the common name for Dermacentor reticulatus

Answer 17

Ornate cow tick

Question 18

Scientific name for american dog tick

Answer 18

Dermacentor variabilis

Question 19

Scientific name for tropical horse tick

Answer 19

Dermacentor nitens

Question 20

The causative agent of rocky mountain fever

Answer 20

Rickettsia rickettsii

Question 21

Which ticks are possible vectors of equine piroplasmosis?

Answer 21

Dermacentor nitens

Question 22

Known as the causative agent of Q fever

Answer 22

coxiella burnetii

Question 23

Which tick causes american tick paralysis

Answer 23

Dermacentor andersoni

Question 24

Scientific name for rocky mountain wood tick

Answer 24

Dermacentor andersoni ( D. venustus)

Question 25

Dermacentor andersoni transmits these diseases

Answer 25

Leptospirosis, RMF, Anaplasmosis, Canine babesiosis, Q fever

Question 26

What is the common name of R. sanguineus?

Answer 26

brown dog tick or kernel tick

Question 27

R. sanguineus trasmits these protozoa

Answer 27

Babesia canis, B. equi, B. caballi, Hepatozoon canis, Rickettsia canis, R. conori, R. rickettsii, Ehrlichia canis

Question 28

R. bursa transmits these protozoa

Answer 28

Babesia ovis, B. equi, B. caballi, Theileria ovis, Anaplasma marginale, Coxiella burnetii

Question 29

Scientific name for red-legged tick of africa

Answer 29

Rhipicephalus evertsi

Question 30

Scientific name for brown ear tick of africa

Answer 30

Rhipicephalus appendiculatus

Question 31

The causative agent of theileriosis or east coast fever

Answer 31

Theileria parva

Question 32

Rhipicephalus appendiculatus transmits these protozoan diseases

Answer 32

Theileriosis Hepatozoonosis Piroplasmosis Tick bite fever

Question 33

Rhipicephalus evertsi transmits these protozoans

Answer 33

Theileria mutans, T. parva, Babesia bigemina, B. equi

Question 34

Name the two host tick species under genus Rhipicephalus

Answer 34

Rhipicephalus evertsi Rhipicephalus bursa

Question 35

What are the three host ticks species under Genus Rhipicephalus

Answer 35

Rhipicephalus appendiculatus Rhipicephalus sanguineus

Question 36

Scientific name for North America cattle tick or texas fever cattle tick

Answer 36

Boophilus annulatus

Question 37

Scientific name for blue tick

Answer 37

Boophilus decoloratus

Question 38

Name 3 blood parasites transmitted by Boophilus decoloratus

Answer 38

Babesia bigemina Anaplasma marginale Borrelia theileri

Question 39

Causative agent for Spirochaetosis in ruminants

Answer 39

Borrelia theileri

Question 40

Scientific name for tropical cattle tick, known to be common in the Philippines

Answer 40

Boophilus microplus

Question 41

Name 3 economically important blood parasites transmitted by Boophilus microplus which affects livestock

Answer 41

Anaplasma marginale Babesia bigemina Babesia argentina (B. bovis)

Question 42

An important transmitter of Babesia bigemina and B. argentina in U.S. and Australia

Answer 42

B. annulatus

Question 43

Scientific name for black legged tick of livestocks, dogs and cats

Answer 43

Ixodes scapularis

Question 44

Scientific name for paralysis tick of S. africa

Answer 44

Ixodes rubicundus

Question 45

Scientific name for paralysis tick of cattle in Australia

Answer 45

Ixodes holocylus

Question 46

Scientific name for castor bean tick

Answer 46

Ixodes ricinus

Question 47

Name 4 diseases transmitted by castor bean tick

Answer 47

red water disease anaplasmosis tick borne fever louping ill

Question 48

Which blood parasites cause red water disease in cattle, characterized by red color of urine?

Answer 48

Babesia bovis Babesia divergens

Question 49

Which genus under Ixodoidae are one host ticks?

Answer 49

Genus Boophilus

Question 50

Defined as the larva attaches to a host, molt into nymph and finally adult stage on the same animal:

Answer 50

One-host tick

Question 51

Defined as the larva attaches to a host, molts into nymph on the host body, nymph drops on the ground after having engorged, molts into the ground to adult (imago) which seeks a new host

Answer 51

two-host ticks

Question 52

Enumerate genera and species that are known to be three host ticks

Answer 52

Ixodes ricinus Rhipicephalus appendiculatus Rhipicephalus sanguineus

Question 53

These genera transmits Borrelia recurrentis which causes relapsing fever in humans

Answer 53

Genus Ornithodoros

Question 54

Ornithodoros species which attacks wild and domestic mammals

Answer 54

Ornithodoros maubata

Question 55

Ornithodoros species present in livestock in Africa and India

Answer 55

Ornithodoros savignyi

Question 56

Ornithodoros species present in U.S.

Answer 56

Ornithodoros turicata

Question 57

Which Argas species affect chickens, turkeys, pigeons, ducks, ostriches, canaries?

Answer 57

Argas persicus

Question 58

Which Argas species of affect pigeons and doves?

Answer 58

Argas reflexus

Question 59

This family of ticks take one large meal and increase in size dramatically

Answer 59

Ixodoidae

Question 60

Family of soft tick with no scrutum

Answer 60

Family Argasidae

Question 61

Enumerate the 6 genera of hard ticks

Answer 61

Boophilus Rhipicephalus Ixodes Dermacentor Amblyomma Hyalomma

Question 62

The class of king crab, spiders, scorpions, ticks and mites

Answer 62

Arachnida

Question 63

What are the characteristics of Genus Argas?

Answer 63

body flattened, integument leathery, no dorsal shield

Question 64

Name 2 bacterial diseases transmitted by Argas persicus

Answer 64

Avian spirochetosis Aegyptianellosis

Question 65

Name the causative agent of Avian Spirochaetosis

Answer 65

Borrelia anserina

Question 66

Name the causative agent of Avian Piroplasmosis or Aegyptianellosis

Answer 66

Aegyptianella pullorum

Question 67

This genera have nymphs characterized as widest at the middle, integument bears spine-like processes, adults are non-parasitic

Answer 67

Genus Otobius

Question 68

Scientific name for Spinose ear tick

Answer 68

Otobius megnini

Question 69

What order of Class Arachnida do ticks and mites belong to?

Answer 69

Order Acarina

Question 70

Which sub-order of Order Acarina do ticks belong to?

Answer 70

Ixodoidea