Parasitology - Ticks

Front 1

Common name for Amblyomma americanum

Back 1

Lone Star Tick

Front 2

Common name for Amblyomma variegatum

Back 2

Tropical Bont Tick

Front 3

Common name for Amblyomma cajennense

Back 3

Cayenne Tick

Front 4

Common name for Amblyomma maculatum

Back 4

Gulf Coast Tick

Front 5

Common name for Dermacentor albipictus

Back 5

Winter Tick

Front 6

Common name for Dermacentor andersoni

Back 6

Rocky Mountain Wood Tick

Front 7

Common name for Dermacentor variabilis

Back 7

American Dog Tick

Front 8

Common name for Dermacentor occidentalis

Back 8

Pacific Coast Tick

Front 9

Common name for Dermacentor nitens

Back 9

Tropical Horse Tick

Front 10

Common name for Ixodes scapularis

Back 10

Black-legged Tick

Front 11

Common name for Ixodes pacificus

Back 11

Western Black-legged Tick

Front 12

Common name for Rhipicephalus sanguineus

Back 12

Brown Dog Tick

Front 13

Common name for Rhipicephalus annulatus

Back 13

Cattle Fever Tick

Front 14

Common name for Rhipicephalus microplus

Back 14

Tropical Cattle Tick

Front 15

Common name for Haemaphysalis leporispalustrus

Back 15

Rabbit Tick

Front 16

Common name for Otobius megnini

Back 16

Spinose Ear Tick

Front 17

Common name for Argas Persicus

Back 17

Blue Bug

Front 18

Ticks that are multivoltine:

Back 18

-Dermacentor albipictus (Winter Tick)
-Dermacentor nitens (Tropical Horse Tick)
-Rhipicephalus annulatus (Cattle Fever Tick)
-Rhipicephalus microplus (Tropical Cattle Tick)

Front 19

Ticks that are multivoltine typically have ___ (#) host(s)

Back 19

One

Front 20

The primary host of Dermacentor nitens is the...

Back 20

horse

Front 21

The peak activity season for Dermacentor albipictus is...

Back 21

winter

Front 22

______ tick is known to prefer large hosts and has a very painful bite.

Back 22

Amblyomma cajennense

Front 23

_______ tick isn't found in the US, but is considered a pathological risk

Back 23

Amblyomma variegatum

Front 24

_____ adults have nonfunctional mouthparts

Back 24

Otobius megnini

Front 25

_______ ticks only feed at night, a few at a time.

Back 25

Argas persicus

Front 26

Ticks that can transmit Anaplasma marginale:

Back 26

D. albipictus, D. andersoni, D. occidentalis, and R. microplus

Front 27

Tick that transmits Anaplasma phagocytophilia:

Back 27

I. scapularis

Front 28

Ticks that transmit Babesia bigemina:

Back 28

R. annulatus and R. microplus

Front 29

Ticks that transmit Babesia caballi:

Back 29

D. albiictus, D. variabilis, D. nitens, and R. sanguineus

Front 30

Tick that transmits Babesia equi:

Back 30

D. variabilis

Front 31

Tick that transmits Babesia microti:

Back 31

I. scapularis

Front 32

Tick that transmits Babesia odocoilei:

Back 32

I. scapularis

Front 33

Tick that transmits Cytauxzoon felis:

Back 33

D. variabilis

Front 34

Tick that transmits Dermatophilus congolensis:

Back 34

A. variagatum

Front 35

Tick that transmits Ehrlichia chanfeensis:

Back 35

A. americanum

Front 36

Tick that transmits Ehrlichia ewingi:

Back 36

A. americanum

Front 37

Ticks that transmits Ehrlichia ruminantium:

Back 37

A. variegatum, A. cajennense, and A. maculatum (NO lone star)

Front 38

Ticks that transmit Franciscella tularensis:

Back 38

H. leporispalustrus and A. americanum

Front 39

Tick that transmits Hepatozoon americanum:

Back 39

A. maculatum

Front 40

Ticks that transmit Rickettsia rickettsi:

Back 40

A. amercanum, D. andersoni, D. variabilis, and H. leporispalustrus

Front 41

Tick that transmits Theileria cervi:

Back 41

A. americanum

Front 42

Tick that transmits Colorado Tick Fever:

Back 42

D. andersoni

Front 43

Tick that transmits Gotch ear:

Back 43

A. maculatum

Front 44

Ticks that transmit Borrelia burgdorferi:

Back 44

I. scapularis and I. pacificus

Front 45

Ticks that transmit Borrelia species:

Back 45

A. americanum, and Ornithodorous species

Front 46

Tick that transmits Babesia gibsoni:

Back 46

R. sanguineus

Front 47

Tick that transmits Ehrlichia canis:

Back 47

R. sanguineus