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Ectoparasite 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| When a tick walks out on edge of vegetation in search of a host | questing |
| Lyme Disease | Borrelia burgdoferi |
| Rocky Mtn Spotted Fever | Rickettsia rickettsii |
| Life stage of tick before adult | nymph |
| common drug used to treat many tick borne illnesses | doxycycline |
| an example of a monthly flea and tick preventative | frontline |
| Who is the vector of lyme disease | deer tick |
| how long does for lyme disease transmission to occur | 36+ hours |
| symptoms of lyme disease | dogs often develop lethargy and general stiffness in joints and chronic symptoms can develop in untreated animals |
| diagnosis of lyme disease | simple snap test using blood can determine if pet exposed to lyme disease |
| treatment of lyme disease | antibiotics(doxycycline) |
| Who are the vectors of rocky mtn spotted fever | lone star, american dog, and brown dog |
| transmission time of rocky mtn spotted fever | within 5-20 hours |
| symptoms of rocky mtn spotted fever | fever within 5d along with lethargy, anorexia, pain in muscles and joints, and sometimes bleeding from eyes and nose due to replication in small vessels |
| diagnosis for rocky mtn spotted fever | blood test sent to lab to determine antibody level |
| rocky mtn spotted fever treatment | antibiotic(doxycycline) |
| First step to remove tick with tweezers | grasp close to head and pull upward |