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Ticks Flashcards

1
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cause sweating sickness

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Hyalomma truncatum

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argentine tick

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Margaropus winthemi

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sudanese or beady-legged tick

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Margaropus reidi

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Oxidids members exclusively of reptiles

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Genus Aponomma

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5
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lone star tick

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Amblyomma americanum

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diseases transmitted by lone star ticks

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heart water disease, Nairobi sheep disease, Q fever

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7
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tropical bont tick

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Amblyomma variegatum

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causative agent of heart water disease

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Rickettsia ruminantium

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cayenne tick

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Amblyomma cajennense

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cayenne tick transmits

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spotted fever, leptospirosis

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11
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yellow dog tick

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Haemaphysalis leachi leachi

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Haemaphysalis leachi leachi transmits

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B. canis, Rickettsia conorii, Coxiella burnetii

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Haemaphysalis cinnabarina punctata transmits

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Babesia bigemina, B. motasi, A. marginale, and cause of paralysis in cattle and sheep

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Haemaphysalis leporispalustris transmits

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Coxiella burnetii, Rocky mountain spotted fever and tularensis

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15
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Genus Dermacentor specie that is one host tick

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Dermacentor nitens

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Characterized by the presence of white spot on the scutum of the female

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Amblyomma americanum

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Dermacentor reticulatus common name

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ornate cow tick

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18
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american dog tick

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Dermacentor variabilis

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19
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tropical horse tick

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Dermacentor nitens

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20
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causative agent of rocky mountain fever

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Rickettsia rickettsii

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21
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vector of equine piroplasmosis

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Dermacentor nitens

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22
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causative agent of Q fever

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coxiella burnetii

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23
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causes american tick paralysis

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Dermacentor andersoni

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rocky mountain wood tick

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Dermacentor andersoni ( D. venustus)

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Dermacentor andersoni transmits these diseases

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Leptospirosis, RMF, Anaplasmosis, Canine babesiosis, Q fever

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26
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common name of R. sanguineus

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brown dog tick or kernel tick

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R. sanguineus trasmits these protozoa

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

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28
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R. bursa transmits these protozoa

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

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29
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red-legged tick of africa

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Rhipicephalus evertsi

30
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brown ear tick of africa

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R. appendiculatus

31
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causative agent of theileriosis or east coast fever

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Theileria parva

32
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causes hepatozoonosis

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T. mutans, Hepatozoon canis

33
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causes tick bite fever

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Rickettsia conorii

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Rhipicephalus appendiculatus transmits these protozoan diseases

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theileriosis, hepatozoonosis, piroplasmosis, tick bite fever

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Rhipicephalus evertsi transmits these protozoans

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

36
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two host tick species under genus rhipicephalus

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R. evertsi, R. bursa

37
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three host ticks specie under genus rhipicephalus

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R. appendiculatus, R. sanguineus

38
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north america cattle tick or texas fever cattle tick

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Boophilus annulatus

39
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blue tick

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boophilus decoloratus

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boophilus decoloratus transmits

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Babesia bigemina, Anaplasma marginale, Borrelia theileri

41
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causes spirochaetosis in ruminants

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borrelia theileri

42
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tropical cattle tick, common in the Philippines

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Boophilus microplus

43
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protozoan transmitted by B. microplus

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Anaplasma marginale, Babesia bigemina, B. argentina (B. bovis)

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

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B. annulatus

45
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black legged tick of livestocks, dogs and cats

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Ixodes scapularis

46
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paralysis tick of S. africa

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Ixodes rubicundus

47
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paralysis tick of cattle in Australia

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Ixodes holocylus

48
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castor bean tick

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Ixodes ricinus

49
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diseases transmitted by castor bean tick

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red water disease, anaplasmosis, tick borne fever, louping ill

50
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causes babesiosis or red water disease

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babesiia bovis, b. divergens

51
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genus under ixodoidae that are one host tick

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Genus Boophilus

52
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larva attaches to a host, molt into nymph and finally adult stage on the same animal

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one-host tick

53
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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 nymph drops to the

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two-host ticks

54
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three host ticks genera and species

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Ixodes ricinus, Rhipicephalus appendiculatus, R. sanguineus

55
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transmits borrelia recurrentis which causes relapsing fever in humans

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Genus ornithodoros

56
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Ornithodoros specie which attacks wild and domestic mammals

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O. maubata

57
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Ornithodoros specie present in livestock in Africa and India

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O. savignyi

58
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Ornithodoros specie present in U.S.

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O. turicata

59
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causes irritation, inflammation and suppurative lesions

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genus otobius

60
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argas specie of chickens, turkeys, pigeons, ducks, ostriches, canaries

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Argas persicus

61
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argas specie of pigeons and doves

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Argas reflexus

62
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they take one large meal and increase in size dramatically

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Ixodoidae

63
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soft tick with no scrutum

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Family argasidae

64
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Genus of hard ticks

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Boophilus, Rhipicephalus, Ixodes, Dermacentor, Amblyomma, Hyalomma

65
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class of king crab, spiders, scorpions, ticks and mites

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Arachnida

66
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characteristics of genus argas

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body flattened, integument leathery, no dorsal shield

67
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Argas persicus transmits diseases

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Avian spirochetosis, Avian piroplasmosis

68
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causative agent of avian spirochaetosis

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borrelia anserina

69
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causative agent of avian piroplasmosis or aegyptianellosis

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Aegyptianella pullorum

70
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Nymphs are widest at the middle, integument bears spine-like processes, adults are non-parasitic

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genus otobius

71
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larvae do not hatch but molt into nymph inside the egg

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Genus ornithodoros

72
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spinose ear tick

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otobius megnini

AA3 Vet Entomology (16 decks)

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