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| What are the two main groups of arthropods? |
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| What are the characteristics of arachnids? |
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1. No antennae
2. No wings
3. Adults have eight legs
4. Feed on tissue fluid |
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| What can the toxin released by ticks cause? |
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| What are two types of paralysis that can occur? Are they the same? |
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| Coonhound Paralysis and Tick Paralysis are not the same. |
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| What are the two groups Ticks are divided into? |
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Definition
| Soft ticks and hard ticks. |
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| What is an example of a spirochete that is transmitted by a arthropod? |
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| What is an example of a protozoa that is transmitted by a arthropod? |
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| What is an example of a bacteria that is transmitted by a arthropod? |
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| What is an example of a rickettsial that is transmitted by a arthropod? |
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| Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever |
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| What is the term for soft ticks? |
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| What is the spinose ear tick that is found in cattle? |
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| What is the fowl tick that lays eggs in cracks and crevices? |
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| What is the term for hard ticks? |
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| What is the dorsal plate on hard ticks called? |
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| What is the hart tick of cattle? |
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| What does Boophilus annulatus transmit in cattle? |
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| What is the common wood tick that transmits Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever and tick paralysis? |
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| What is the American dog tick that transmits RMSF and tick paralysis? |
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| What is the major vector of RMSF among wildlife species? |
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| Haemaphysalis leporispalustris |
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| What is also known as the rabbit tick? |
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| Haemaphysalis leporispalustris |
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Definition
| Ixodes dammini (also I. scapularis) |
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| What does Ixodes dammini (also I. scapularis) transmit? |
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| Lyme disease to man and animals and transmits Babesia from white-footed mice to humans. |
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| What are the general characteristics of mites? |
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Definition
1. Mostly free-living
2. Life cycle similar to ticks
3. Adults have 8 legs |
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| What is a mite infestation called? |
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| What is a disease from a mite called? |
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| What does Sarcoptes scabiei cause? |
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| What is the life cycle of Sarcoptes scabiei? |
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| The mites burrow in the skin; female lays two or three eggs per day; larvae and nymphs are found in hair follicles or in burrows created by the female mite. Mites return to the skin surface to mate. |
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| How long is the total life cycle of Sarcoptes scabiei? |
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| Sarcoptes scabiei causes secondary bacterial infections due to scratching on what areas? |
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| What is the severity of Mange? |
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| Disease is severe and occasionally fatal in immunosuppressed individuals. |
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| What is the mite that is similar to Sarcoptes that occurs in cats and rabits and causes a major problem in big cats? |
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| What causes the "scaly leg" in birds? |
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| What causes wart-like growths and thickened skin on the face of parakeets? |
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| What causes psoroptic mange or "scab"? |
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| Where do nonburrowing mites live? |
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| live on surface of skin among scabs at base of hair. |
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| How do nonburrowing mites affect the host? |
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| mites puncture skin to suck lymph; causes local inflammatory reaction. Produce anticoagulant- serum oozes out and forms crust on skin. Crusts cause hair or wool to fall out. |
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| How is Psoroptes equi transmitted to horses? |
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Definition
| By direct contact, grooming utensils, blankets. |
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| What is the ear mite of rabbits? |
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Definition
| Psoroptes cuniculi. Look like cornflakes. |
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| What is the ear mite of dogs and cats? |
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Definition
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| What does Chorioptes bovis/equi cause? |
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| Leg mange of horses and cattle. |
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| Where does the leg mange caused by Chorioptes bovis/equi occur around? |
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| What is called the "red mite"? |
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| Dermanyssus gallinae. Red from blood. |
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| What is the northern fowl mite that is also the feather mite? |
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| What causes demodectic mange? |
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| What are the several species of Demodex sp? |
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D. bovis
D. canis- most common.
D. folliculorum (man) |
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| in hair follicles and sebaceous glands. |
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| What are the shape of Demodex parasites? |
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| What can Demodex cause that is a severe, life-threatening disease? |
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| Where is Red mange seen common in? |
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| What is demodex most common in? |
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Definition
| Purebred dogs when bitches tend to produce litters with generalized infections. |
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Term
| What is Cheyletiella sp.? What does it cause? |
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Definition
| "Walking dandruff" causes dry, scaly, itchy dermatitis. |
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| What is seen in wild primates in their airways and lungs? |
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Definition
| Trombicula sp. Free-living in grass and soil. |
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| What stage of Trombicula sp. penetrates skin and burrows? |
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| What percentage of all animal species are insects? |
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Definition
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| What are the three parts of the body that characterize insects? |
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Definition
a. Head
b. Thorax
c. Abdomen. |
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| What are the stages of the life cycle of insects? |
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Definition
| eggs, larvae, pupae and adults. |
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Definition
| midges/gnats. Have humped thorax. females suck blood. |
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| What can Culicoides sp. transmit? |
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Definition
| Protozoa and filaria. Also transmits bluetongue virus. Transmits EHD which infect white-tail deer. |
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Term
| What flie transmits Leucocytozoon? |
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Definition
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| What transmits leishmania? |
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Definition
| Sand flies or Phelbotomus sp. |
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Term
| What are the three genera of Mosquitoes? |
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Definition
1. Culex sp.
2. Aedes sp.
3. Anopheles sp. |
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| What can Mosquitoes transmit? |
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Definition
| Malaria, viral diseases, filarial worms (heart-worms). |
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Definition
| Horse flies about one inch long that will attack man. |
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| What does Tabanus sp. transmit? |
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Definition
| Anthrax, tularemia, typhus, trpanosomes, Elaephora scheideri. |
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| Deer flies about an inch long. Smaller than horse flies. |
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Definition
| common house fly. Adults are not considered true parasites, larvae infest other tissues of man and animals. |
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| What is the term for infestation with maggots? |
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Definition
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| What transmits Thelazia lacrymalis in horses and M. bovis in cows? |
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Definition
| Musca autumnalis (face fly). |
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Term
| What is the intermediate host of Habronema and Drashia? |
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Definition
| Stomoxys calcitrans. Mechanical transmission of EIA and anthrax. |
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Term
| What is the intermediate host of Habronema and Drashia? |
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Definition
| Stomoxys calcitrans. Mechanical transmission of EIA and anthrax. |
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Term
| Where does Haematobia irritans affect on cattle? |
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Definition
| Attack cattle around the base of the horns, on back, shoulders and belly; prefer dark-colored animals. |
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Term
| Where does the horn fly remain? |
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Definition
| On its host all the time. Only leaves to pass to another host or to lay eggs. |
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| What are the two types of blow flies? |
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Definition
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| What is the life cycle of Blow flies? |
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Definition
| Larvae hatch in eight hours to 3 days, depending on temperature. Larvae (maggots) feed on material in which the eggs were laid. |
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Term
| What do blow fly larvae produce? |
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Definition
| Alantonin- liquefies tissue. |
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Term
| What causes a "fly strike"? |
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Definition
| Blow flies attacking sheep. |
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Term
| What is the screw worm fly? |
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Definition
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| How was the screw worm eliminated from the US? |
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Definition
| Adults mate only once per year. Released sterilized male flies. |
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Term
| What are Gasterophilus sp.? |
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Definition
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| What is the life cycle of the three species of Gasterophilus sp.? |
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Definition
a. One species lays eggs on front legs- light yellow; G. intestinalis; cardiac.
b. One species lays eggs on lip and cheek hairs- black; Hemorrhoidalis pulorus.
c. Third species lays eggs in intermandibular region- yellow. G. nasalis pylorus. |
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| What species of horse bot lays eggs on front legs? |
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Definition
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Term
| What species of horse bot lays eggs on lip and cheek hairs? |
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Definition
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Term
| What is the species of horse bot lays eggs in intermandibular region? |
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Definition
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| What is the nasal bot of deer? |
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Definition
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| What is the nose bot of sheep? |
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Definition
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Term
| What is the bot flies of rodents, kittens and puppies? |
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Definition
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Term
| How are Cuterebra sp. removed? |
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Definition
| Form a pocket. Must be surgically removed. If crushed can cause anaphylactic shock. |
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Definition
| Called warbles or grub-in-the-back. Look like bees. |
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Term
| What is the life cycle of Hypoderma lineatum larvae? |
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Definition
| Penetrate skin and migrate in fat around spinal cord; eventually reach skin of back; form a breathing hole, remain there over the winter; emerge through breathing hole in spring and rop to ground, complete life cycle on ground. |
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Definition
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| What is the wingless fly the resembles a louse? |
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Definition
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| What is the control of sheep ked? |
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Definition
| population greatly reduced by shearing; insecticide treatments used for other ectoparasites also effective against it. |
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Term
| What is the scientific name of the bedbug? |
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Definition
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| What is an infestation of lice called? |
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Definition
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Definition
| females attach eggs (nits) by glue-like substance to feathers or hair. |
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Term
| What are the two types of lice? |
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Definition
| Mallophagans and Anoplurans. |
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Term
| What is the term for chewing lice? |
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Definition
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Term
| What is the term for sucking lice? |
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Definition
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Term
| What are the species of Mallophagans? |
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Definition
Bovicola ovis
Trichodectes canis
Felicola substrata |
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Term
| What important types of Anoplurans transmit diseases to humans? |
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Definition
Pedoculus humanus (human louse)
Phthirus pubis (CRABS) |
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Term
| What are the types of cattle anoplurans? |
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Definition
Linognathus spp.
Hematopinus spp. |
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Term
| What is the type of Anopluran that is a serious problem in pigs? |
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Definition
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| What are some characteristics of fleas? |
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Definition
| Wingless; flattened laterally; adapted for moving through hair. Strong hind limbs for jumping. |
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Term
| What are the spines on head and thorax of flea called? |
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Definition
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| What is the life cycle of Fleas? |
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| Lays eggs on host, but eggs are not attached to hair; fall off where animal rests- small, oval, pearly white; Hatch in about 16 days. Larvae feed on dried blood in flea feces. in 10 days form pupae. Pupae develop for 10-17 days before adults emerge. |
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Term
| How long does an entire life cycle of fleas take? |
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Definition
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| What does fleas cause in animals? |
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Definition
| Anemia, allergy to flea bites is very common. |
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Term
| Where are fleas often found around? |
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Definition
| Tail head, toward back end of dog, especially on back. |
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Term
| What is transmitted by fleas from animal to animal and to humans? |
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Definition
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Term
| What are some examples of diseases that fleas transmit? |
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Definition
Plague
Myxomatosis
tapeworms
filaria |
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Definition
| Viral disease of rabbits. |
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Term
| What are Dipylidium caninum? |
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Definition
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Term
| What are Dipetalonema reconditum? |
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Definition
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Term
| What are the fleas that attack dogs and cats? |
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Definition
| Ctenocephalides canis and felis. |
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Term
| What is Xenopsylla cheopis? |
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Definition
| Oriental rat flea that spread bubonic plague |
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Definition
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Term
| What is Echidnophage gallinaceae? |
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Definition
| stick tight flea of poultry. |
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