Ectoparasites

Question 1

what are some characteristics of fleas?

Answer 1

• small
• wingless
• adults feed on blood
• laterally flattened

Question 2

what are the latin names for a cat and dog flea?

Answer 2

cat - ctenocephalids felis
dog - ctenocephalids canis

Question 3

what are some characteristics of lice?

Answer 3

• 6 legs
• sucking or biting/chewing
• permanent parasites

Question 4

what is the name of a dog sucking louse?

Answer 4

linognathus setosus

Question 5

what is the name of a dog biting/chewing louse?

Answer 5

trichodectes canis

Question 6

what are some characteristics of mites?

Answer 6

• 8 legs
• arachnids
• most of life cycle on host
• burrowing/non burrowing

Question 7

what are some characteristics of a demodex canis?

Answer 7

• burrowing
• short legs
• cigar shaped
• permanent

Question 8

what are some characteristics of a sarcoptes scabiei?

Answer 8

• burrowing
• round body and short legs
• permanent
• zoonotic
• canine and feline

Question 9

what are some characteristics of a trixacarus caviae?

Answer 9

• scabies mite of the guinea pig
• not zoonotic
• burrowing

Question 10

what are some characteristics of a neotrombicula autumnalis?

Answer 10

• harvest mite
• 6 legs
• rounded orange body

Question 11

what are some characteristics of a psoroptes cuniculi?

Answer 11

• rabbit ear mite
• non-burrowing
• signs being ear scratching or head shaking

Question 12

what are some characteristics of notoedres cati?

Answer 12

• burrowing mite
• circular flattened body
• cats

Question 13

what are some characteristics of otedectes cynotis?

Answer 13

• ear mite
• lives in ears of carnivores
• oval body
• non-burrowing

Question 14

what are some characteristics of cheyletiella?

Answer 14

• c yasguri - dog
• c blakei - cat
• c parasitovorax - rabbits
• non burrowing
• permanent
• long legs, waist

Question 15

what are some characteristics of ticks?

Answer 15

• 8 legs
• lxodes ricinus
  -feed periodically
• vectors of lyme disease