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19 Cards in this Set
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What vector is this? |
Musca domestica |
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What is the latin name for a housefly? |
Musca domestica |
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What is the lifecycle for Musca Domestica? |
1. Egg - laid in compost or faeces 2. Larvae - 3 instars 3. Pupae 4. Adult |
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What diseases can Musca Domestica carry? |
Enteric bacteria - E. coli Cholera Enteroviruses - Polio Myiasis |
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What is the latin name for a stable fly? |
Muscina |
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What diseases to Muscina flies transmit? |
None that infect humans |
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What is the latin name for a tumbu fly? |
Cordylobia |
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What is myiasis? |
Invasion of living human or animal tissue by flies |
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How does Myiasis manifest? |
- Boils - formed by a single fly (Cordylobia) - Multiple larvae in tissues (Chrysomya, Cochliomyia) - Urogenital - Intestinal |
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What's obligate myiasis? |
Must live on a live host to ensure fly survival Cordylobia Cochliomyia Chrysomya |
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What is facultative myiasis? |
Normally live on dead tissue but will also live on open wounds and sores |
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What species causes accidental myiasis? |
Musca Domestica |
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What larvae is this? |
Cochliomyia - tumbu fly |
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Where will Cochliomyia flies lay their eggs? |
In urine |
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How would one remove a Cochliomyia larvae from the skin? |
Lubricate the area and prise out |
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What larvae is this? |
Cochliomyia or Chrysomya (screw worms) |
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How would one control flies? |
- Baited traps - Good waste disposal - Disposal of faeces - Treat cattle with Ivermectin - Iron clothes |
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What is larvae therapy? |
Using larvae to eat necrotizing tissue or bacteria and secrete therapeutic agents to clean wounds |
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When would larvae therapy be used? |
When there is limited access to drugs and hospitals, or when antibiotic resistance is a big problem |
