Question | Answer |
zoonosis | transferable from animals to humans |
name two types of parasites | endoparasites, and ectoparacites |
is an endoparasite an infection or infestation | infection |
is an ectoparasite an infection or infestation | infestation |
what is an infestation of lice called | pediculosis |
a nematoid is a __________ | roundworm |
name 4 nematodes | hookworm, whipworm, heartworms & toxacara |
cestode is also a_________ | tapeworm |
tremotode is also a _________ | fluke |
what is a protazoa | single cell organisim |
name two protazoas | giardia, coccidia |
what is the difference between a endoparasite and an ectoparasite | endoparasite is inside the body and an ectoparasite is outside the body |
name four different classes of endoparasites | nematodes, cestodes, trematodes & protazoa |
which nematode is transmitted by mosquito | heartworm |
what disease does a tick pass on | lyme disease and babesia |
a demodex is a mite where would you find it | in the hair follicle. it chews on the hair and that is why there is hair loss |
what is cheyletiella | walking dandruff |
where would you find otdectes | lives in the ears and looks like brown black crusties on the ears |
what does an otdectes look like with an otoscope | they look white |
name four types of mites (hint DOCS) | demodex, otdectes, cheyletiella, sarcoptes |
how could you check for mites | tape test |
is a flea laterally or dorsally pressed | laterally |
is a tic laterally or dorsally pressed | dorsally |
what is dirofilaria immitis | adult heart worm |
which nematode is bipolar | whipworm |
define pathogenic | capable of causing diseae |
what is the difference between pine pollen and trichereas pulpus | pine pollen is not pathogenic |
what is paracitology | the study of parasites |