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What is the family for soft ticks?
Argasidae
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What is the family for hard ticks?
Ixodidae
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What is the hypostome?
buisness end mouthpart
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What is the head of a tick composed of?
Basis capituli, hypostome, chelicerae, palps
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What is the basis capituli?
Base for other structures, main identifying characteristic for identification
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WHat are some characteristics for tick bite paralysis?
produced by engorged females, neurotoxin produced in salivary glands
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What is the causal agent for Lyme disease?
Borrelia burgdorfei
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What was Lyme disease named after?
Named after Lyme, Connecticut and was first seen in 1975
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The larvae of lyme disease prefer what resevoir host?
White footed mice
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What is the causal agentfor Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever?
Rickettsia rickettsii
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Where did the name ROcky Mountain spotted fever come from?
It was first seen and studied in Rocky mountain region
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What is the pathogen for Rabbit fever?
Bacteria - Francisella tularensis
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How does one contract Rabbit fever?
Have contact with infected rabbits
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What do hard ticks possess that soft ticks do not?
Scutum
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A one host tick's life cycle involves?
Entire life cycle on one host
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A two host tick's life cycle involves what?
Larvae attaches to one host, molts to nymph stage and leaves that host, molts to adult stage and finds second host
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A three host tick requires how many hosts during its life cycle?
Three hosts
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What is the scientific name of the Lone Star Tick?
Amblyomma americanum
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What is the scientific name of the American Dog Tick?
Dermacenter variablis
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What is the scientific name of the brown dog tick?
Rhipicelphalus sanguineus
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What is the scientific name of the Deer Tick?
Ixodes scapularis
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The deer tick is a vector of what?
Lyme disease
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What is the scientific name of the Texas Fever tick?
Boophilus annulatus
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What is the scientific name of the Fowl Ticks?
Argas spp.
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Fowl ticks are...
nocturnal feeders, spend most time off host
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What is the scientific name of the spinose ear tick?
Otobius megnini
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What are some characteristics of mites?
no recurved hypostomal teeth, four stages of development
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What is the term used to denote mite infestation?
Acariasis
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What is the scientific name of Psoroptic Scab Mites?
Psoroptes spp.
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What is the scientific name for Sarcoptic Itch Mites?
Sarcoptes spp.
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What is teh scientific name of Chorioptic Mites?
Choriotic spp.
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What is the scientific name of Demodectic Mange Mites?
Demodex spp.
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What are some characteristics of demodectic and sarcotic mange in cats and dogs?
Burrow into skin, initially small, reddish lesions, as animal scratches, infestation spreads
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What is the scientific name for Chiggers?
Trombicula Spp.
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What is the scientific name for House Dust Mite?
Dermatophagoides spp.
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What is the suborder of biting lice?
Mallophaga
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What is the suborder name for sucking lice?
Anaplura
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What is the scientific name for the Cattle biting louse?
Bovicola bovis
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What is the scientific name of the horse biting louse?
Bovicola equi
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What is the scientific name of the sheep biting louse?
Bovicola ovi
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What is the scientific name of crab lice?
Pthirus pubis
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What is the scientific name for head lice?
Pediculus humanus capitis
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What is the scientific name for body lice?
Pediculus humanus humanus
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