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HSCI403
Midterm II
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Cat Flea | Ctenocephalides felis or C. felis |
| Dog Flea | Ctenocephalides canis or C. canis |
| Black plague | xenopsylla cheopis |
| Only female fleas are blood sucking | False both male and female fleas are blood sucking |
| Fleas undergo incomplete metamorphisis | False they undergo complete metamorphisis |
| Which of the following diseases are transmitted by fleas | Endemic Typhus |
| Which of the following disease are transmitted by sucking body lice | Epidemic typhus, Trench fever and epidemic relapsing fever |
| Both sexes in lice feed on ____ | blood |
| Lice have _____ metamorphisis | Incomplete |
| Lice have ______ nymphal stars | 3 |
| Infestation by lice is called | Pediculosis |
| Crab Louse transmission occurs throug | Sexual intercourse |
| Kissing bugs lay their eggs near | Host-habitat -in burrows |
| Kissing bugs have____type mouthparts | 4 |
| Kissing bugs have ____ nymphal star | 5 |
| Kising bug have ___ wings | 4 |
| In southern California, kissing bugs are known to cause | allergic reactions anaphylaxis |
| Bedbugs have 2 pairs of membranous wings | False no wing |
| Bedbugs belong to family Reduviidae | False Cimicidae |
| Bedbugs prefer warm and humid climate | True |
| Which one is the major source of child asthma antigen | B.Germanica or German |
| Which one is the most difficult species to control | German |
| which one would you commonly find in the muicipal sanitary sewers | American |
| Which one is also called the water bug | Oriental |
| Which one is capable of flying | Asian |
| Which of the following insects are blood sucking | black flies , mosquitos, kissing bug, fleas and lice |
| Mosquitos | culliidae |
| Blackflies | Simuliidae |
| Biting Midges | ceratopagonidaes |
| Which of the following mosquitos is the main vector on encephalitis in Cali | Culex tarsalis |
| Which of the following are involved in the transmission of west nile virus in Cali | Culex tarsalis in suburban and rural. Culex quinquefasciatus urban |
| Which of the following habitats will breed mosquitos | stagnant water unmaintained green pools |
| What options agents not methods would you consider in controlling mosquitos breeding in a bird bath ornamental pond | mosquito fish gamsusia affinis, natural algae |
| Which of the following is not a mosquito | culicoides varipenis |
| Which of the following is the scientific name of the mosquito fish | gamsusia affinis |
| Deer flies transmit lice in africa | True |
| Anthrax cant be transmitted by horse flies | Fasle they can be |
| Which will breed houseflies and blowflies | wet animal waste & old grass clippings |
| Which insects would you find breeding abundantly at the bottom of residential and recreational lakes | non-biting nuisance midges |
| Which of the following best describes the transmission of chagas disease parasites | ingestion>multiplication in gut> out in vector feces |
| What options agents not methods would you consider in controlling mosquitos breeding in a residential green swimming pool | Pyrethrins |