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Title:	Parasite exam 4 Arthropod 7
Description:	Ticks sp id
Number of Cards:	33
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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