Parasite exam 4 Arthropod 7 Flash Cards

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Title: Parasite exam 4 Arthropod 7
Description: Ticks sp id
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Author: cmattson829
Created: 2011-12-07
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    • Question
    • Answer
    • Side 3
    • How do you ID Ixodes sp. tick
    • anterior position of the anal groove
    • where do Ixodes sp.feed
    • larva: rodents
      nymph/adult: larger mammals
    • what stage of Ixodes is the main vector for B. burgdorferi
    • nymph stage
    • What are Ixodes sp, vectors for
    • B. burgdorferi
      Human babesiosis
    • ID
    • Dermacantor
      rectabgular capituli
      ornamented
    • What is the host for Dermacentor variabilis
    • larva / nymph: small rodents
      adults: wild and domestic carnivores
    • What can Dermacentor variabilis be a vector for
    • Rocky mtn spotted fever
      bovine anaplasmosis
      Ehrlichia ewingii
      Equine babesiosis
      Theileria equi
      Cytauxzoonosis
      Tularemia
      tick paralysis
    • ID
    • Dermacentor spp. tick
    • what is Dermacentor andersoni a vector for
    • tick paralysis
      Anaplasma marginale
      Rocky mountain spotted fever
    • ID
    • dermacentor andersoni
    • What is Dermacentor albipictus a vector
    • rocky mountain spotted fever
      transovarial transmission
    • what is unique about the life cycle of Dermacentor albipictus
    • one host tick
    • ID
    • Dermacentor albipictus
    • what are the hosts for Rhipicephalus
    • mammals
      rarely birds or reptiles
    • What is the host for Rhipicephalus sanguineus
    • dogs and kennels of dogs
      brown dog tick
    • What is Rhipicephalus a vector for
    • Babesia canis***
      Ehrlichia canis
      E. ewingii
      Bovine anaplasmosis
      Rocky mountain spotted fever
      Theileria parva in Africa
    • ID
    • Rhipicephalus
      festoons
      hexagonal basis capitulum
      plain
    • What is Amblyomma a vector for
    • Ehrlichia chaffeensis
      E. ewingii
      southern tick associated rash illness
      tularemia
    • ID
    • amblyomma
      second palpal segment as 2x as long as the third
      white spot on scutum female
    • what is the common host for Boophilus
    • cattle
      horse
      sheep
      goat
      deer
    • What is Boophilus a vector for
    • Babesia bigemina
      Babesia bovis
    • What is important about Boophilus in vet med
    • Reportable tick
      eradicated from US
    • ID
    • Boophilus tick
      plain
      palps ridges dorsally and laterally
      short mouthparts
      hexagonal basis capitulum
    • What is the life cycle of Boophilus
    • one host tick
      hearts cattle
    • what is the life cycle of the Argasidae family of ticks
    • lair parasites in close proximity to host
      multiple hosts
      short more frequent feedings
    • What is the importance of Argas persicus
    • kill a bird due to anemia
    • ID
    • Argas persicus
    • What are the preferred hosts of Otobius megnini
    • single host tick
      cattle
      horse
      possibly other animals in shelters etc.
    • What are CS due to Otobius megnini
    • attack to ear for several months
      larva deep in outer ear and feed
      severe otitis externa
    • ID
    • Otobius megnini
    • What is Ornithodoros a vector for
    • Borrelia recurrentis - relpasing fever in humans
    • what is the host for Ornithodoros
    • nocturnal feeder
      not host specific
    • ID
    • Ornithodoros