Exam 1

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Symbiosis

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Any association, either temporary or permanent, between at least two living organisms of different species. (does not have to have benefits)

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Phoresis

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The smaller member of the relationship is carried by other organisms

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Mutualism

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Both organisms in the symbiotic relationship benefit from that relationship

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Commensalism

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One organism benefits while the other is not affected

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Parasitism

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one organism lives on or within the other and may cause harm. (parasite is dependent on the host)

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Ectoparasite

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lives on the body of the host

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Endoparasite

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lives within the body of the host

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Infestation

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ectoparasites present on the host

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Infection

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endoparasites present in the host

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Anthelmintic

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compounds that kill round worms, tapeworms, flukes, and thorny headed worms.

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Acaricides

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compounds that kill ticks and mites

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Insecticides

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compounds that kill insect species

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Aberrant parasite

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accidental migration of a parasite from its target area of the host to a different area.

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Incidental parasite

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infecting an organism not considered the typical (natural) host. (deer tick)

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Facultative parasite

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when a typically non-parasitic organism parasitizes a host

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Obligatory parasite

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organism that needs a host in order to survive (permanent or periodic) (fluke)

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Periodic parasite

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Does not live on the host for its entire life cycle, but needs to "visit" for nutrition or other benefits. (flea)

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Definitive host

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Harbors the adult (sexually mature) stage of the parasite.

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Intermediate host

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Harbors the immature (larval, juvenile, asexual) stages of the parasite. Can have more than one- typically transfers the parasite to the definitive host.

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Paratenic host

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The parasite undergoes no development (static or suspended phase, until the definitive host is reached)

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Hypobiosis

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Resting state, not eating or reproducing

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Reservoir host

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Primarily harbors the organism, usually not greatly affected by the infestation/infection, maintains the parasite population

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What is the life cycle of ticks?

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eggs, six legged larva(seed tick), eight legged nymph, eight legged adult

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Hard ticks lay eggs where?

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off host in enviroment

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How many batches of eggs do hard ticks lay?

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one large batch

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How many batches of eggs do soft ticks lay?

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deposits about 20-50 eggs each batch (a couple batchs)

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Can you distinguish gender in seed tick?

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no, sexes are indistinguishable

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How many legs in seed tick?

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6 legs

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What happens after seed tick takes blood meal?

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Engorged seed tick drops to ground and molts to eight legged nymph stage

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The nymph is like the adult but?

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has no genital opening

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Hard ticks have many nymph instars?

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only one instar

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sift ticks have how many nymph instars?

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may have several instars

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Male tick genital opening shape?

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circular

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Female tick genital opening shape?

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oval

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When female hard ticks drop to the ground to lay eggs what happens? (position)

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oviposition

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Tick worry

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ADR (probably itching, scratching and biting)

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Tick pyemia

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dermatitis, pimple like lesions at site of bite

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Vector borne diseases

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Protozoa(babesia), viral (encephalitis), Rickettsial(ehrlichia), bacteria(plague and lyme)

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where to look for ticks?

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ears, head, neck, between toes

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Brown dog tick how many hosts?

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3

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hosts for spinose ear tick?

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cattle horses, dogs, small ruminants

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What are scutums made from?

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chitin

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intermediate host of brown dog?

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rodents (normally)

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def. host for brown dog?

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dog(man, cats, horses, and rabbits)

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which tick does well indoors?

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brown dog

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vector

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an organism that carries disease from one animal to another

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How many host for american dog ticks?

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3 hosts

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intermediate host for american dog?

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rodents

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def. host for american dog?

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dog(human, other mammals)

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american dog causes what in people?

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rocky mountain spotted fever

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the tick with the most painful bite?

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lone star tick

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which hosts do they prefer?

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food animals (also people ect)

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what diseases come with the lone star tick?

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rickettsial and tularemia

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Deer tick how many hosts?

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3 hosts

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what is the intermediate host of the deer tick?

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white footed mouse

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def. host for deer tick?

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white tailed deer

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lone stars ticks have how many hosts?

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3 hosts

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Chewing lice hosts

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birds and mammals

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Chewing lice food

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hair, feathers, skin, flakes

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Sucking lice(Haematopinus) hosts

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horse, swine, cattle

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Sucking lice(Haematopinus) vectors

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hog cholera(bacterial), swine pox(viral)

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Sucking lice(Haematopinus) food

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blood

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Scab mite (Psoroptes spp.) def. host

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large animal (goats, cattle, horses, sheep)

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Scab mite (Psoroptes spp.)food

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eats epidermal debris

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(Psoroptes spp.) scab mite life cycle day expectancy

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10-18 day life cycle

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(Psoroptes spp.) scab mite how long can it live off host?

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2-4 weeks

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Notoedres cati face mange, feline scabies def. host

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cats (humans-transient infection)

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Notoedres cati, face mange, feline scabies food

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Eats epidermal cells and lymph

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Excoriation

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crusts and scabs

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Sarcoptes scabei, scabies, itch mite, sarcoptic mange def. host

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all mammals (esp. dogs, foxes, swine)

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Sarcoptes scabei, scabies, itch mite, sarcoptic mange food

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eats epidermal cells and lymph

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Thrombicula spp. (chiggers) def. host

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all kinds (birds, reptiles, mammals and humans)

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morphologyThrombicula spp. (chiggers)

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large and orange/red

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otodectes cynotis (ear mite) def. host

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dogs and cats (foxes, ferrets, and raccoons)

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otodectes cynotis (ear mite) food

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eats lymph, blood, and debris

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Cheyletiella spp. (walking dandruff) def. host

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dogs, cats, rabbits, and humans

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Demodex spp. (red mange mite, demodectic mange, follicle mite) food

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eats cells and sebum

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Demodex spp. (red mange mite, demodectic mange, follicle mite) def. host

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all mammals (species specific strains)