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39 Cards in this Set
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Body is segmented, chitinous exoskeleton. Which Phylum? |
Arthopoda |
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Arachnids have mouth parts called _____ and _____ for feeding and 4 pairs of walking legs |
Chelicerae, pedipalps |
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Respiration of Class Arachnids is through trachea and ____ |
Book lungs |
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Development is direct or indirect? Class Arachnids. |
Mostly Direct |
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Is scorpion oviparous or viviparous? |
Viviparous |
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The body of a tick is termed as _____ |
Idiosoma |
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It is flat, non segmented with fused cephalothorax and abdomen. Mouth parts: hypostome, pedipalps, chelicercarae. Name the order of species. |
Order Parasitiformes (ticks) |
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Development occurs by incomplete or complete metamorphosis in ticks? |
Incomplete |
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Hard ticks belong to family _____ |
Ixodidae |
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Hard ticks got their name because of the structure called _____ |
Scutum |
Spinal horny shield |
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Salivary secretion of ____ has anesthetics and anticoagulants. |
Ticks |
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_____ are biological vectors of encephalitis, Lyme borreliosis, rocky mountain fever and tularemia |
Ticks |
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Dog tick or ______ is a temporary parasite distributed in Europe and North Africa and prefers deciduous woodlands, pastures, urban parks |
Ixodes ricinus |
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_____ tick is vector for virus encephalitis (Central European), Lyme borrelois and tularemia. |
Ixodes ricinus |
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Taiga tick or ______ is parasite of wild and domestic animals distributed from Europe to China and Japan. It inhabits forests and is the main vector of Russian encephalitis. |
Ixodes persulcatus |
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The taiga encephalitis affects _____ |
Central nervous system |
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Ticks can be killed by _____ |
Acaricides |
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Which tick has a light coloured shield area and inhabits steppe zone? |
Dermacentor pictus |
Meadow tick |
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This tick is vector for encephalitis, tularemia, North Asian typhus, Lyme disease, Q fever, rocky mountain fever. |
Dermacentor pictus |
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What differs Argasidae from Ixodidae ticks? |
No scutum (The do not have Dorsal shield) |
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The body is gray, long and narrow in front. Beak like projection, they lack eyes. Name the family of organism. |
Argasidae |
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These ticks live in shelters like caves, burrows, holes. |
Argasidae ticks |
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Ornithodoros papillipes belongs to family _____ |
Argasidae |
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The bites of ____ produces hard red wheals that reman painful for about 24 hours. They are vectors for endemic relapsing fever. |
Argasidae |
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_____ is a vast group of very small mites which are ectoparasites for various mammals and birds. |
Gamasoidae mites |
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Examples of gamasoidae mites are ____ and ____ |
Dermanyssus gallinae, liponyssoides saguineus |
Chicken mite and house mouse mite |
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Sarcoptes scabiei causes _____ |
Scabies |
Itch mite |
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The body of this mite is oval/rounded, dorsoventrally flattened, has spines and bristles. |
Sarcoptes scabiei (itch mite) |
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Which mite is a constant human intracutaneous mite? |
Itch mite (Sarcoptes scabiei) |
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In human body, Sarcoptes scabiei is located in ____ |
Epidermis of soft skin |
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Does Sarcoptes scabiei undergo complete or incomplete metamorphosis? |
Incomplete |
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Diagnosis of Sarcoptes scabiei is ____ |
Microscopic examination of skin scrapes |
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Demodex folliculorum and Demodex brevis are the agents of disease _____ |
Demodicosis |
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_____ is a vermiform mite with females shorter and rounder than males. Long tapering abdomen with stubby legs. |
Demodex folliculorum (follicle mite) |
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This mite has pin like mouth parts for eating skin cells and secretions of sebaceous glands. |
Demodex folliculorum (follicle mite) |
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This disease manifests as loss of eyelashes, blackheads and non specific facial dermatitis. |
Demodicosis |
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Diagnosis for demodex folliculorum is _____ |
Microscoping purulent content of pimples or eyelash |
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The house dust mites of ______ family are responsible for house dust allergy. |
Pyroglyphidae |
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The most common species of house dust mites are _____ and _____ |
Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus, D. Farinea |
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