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ECTOPARASITES

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ECTOPARASITES

  1. Arachnids

    • 8
    • 8
      • Mites
        • Surface (skin)
          • Cheyletiella: walking dandruff
            • Cheyletiellosis: dermatitis
              • Symptoms:
                • scale
                • crust
                • erythema
                • alopecia
                • Location: shoulder blades & dorsal
                  • Diagnose: tape test
            • Life Cycle 5 weeks 1 host
              • Zoonotic
                • Spreads: Contact & enviro
          • Otodectes cynotis: ear mite
            • Canine otoacariosis: disease
              • location:
                • body
                • Symptoms:
                  • Irritation
                  • cerumen (wax)
                  • coffee ground discharge
                  • Diagnose:external ear canal sample
                • ear canal - vert & horiz
            • Life Cycle 3 weeks 1 host
              • Enviro: Survives 12 days
                • Zoonotic
          • Trombicula autumnalis: harvest mite
            • larva attach to host
              • Nymph bites (6 leg)
                • orange adult lays eggs
                  • Symptom: pruitus
                    • seasonal
            • Zoonotic
        • Burrow (tunnel)
          • Sarcoptes scabei var canis (mange mite)
            • Canine sarcoptic acariasis: disease
              • Live in skin surface
                • Lay eggs in tunnels
                  • Symptoms:
                    • erythematous
                    • crusting
                    • alopecia
                    • pruritic
                    • lichenification (leather skin
                    • hyperpigmentation (black)
                    • Location:
                      • Diagnose: skin scraping or faecal flotation
                      • chest
                      • legs
                      • elbows
                      • abdomen
                      • pinnae (ear)
            • Life cycle 3 weeks 1 host
              • Zoonotic
                • Contagious non seasonal
                  • spreads direct, indirect contact & enviro
          • Demodex
            • Canine demodicosis: disease
              • Larger number than normal
                • Symptoms:
                  • alopecia
                  • erythema
                  • Location: head, limbs
                    • Diagnose: Scrapings or hair plucks
            • Life cycle
      • Ticks
        • Ixodes canisuga
          • suck: blood
            • carrier of disease - Lyme's
              • Symtoms:
                • Careful treatment
                  • mouth clamps on skin cause infection
                    • Visible
                • pruitus
                • alopecia
                • anaemia
          • Zoonotic
    • egg
    • lava
    • nymph
    • adult
  2. 6

      • Insects
        • Lice (laze)
          • Host Specific
            • Life Cycle
              • Spreads close contact & eggs
          • Bite (skin)
            • Trichodectes
              • Symptom:
                • visible
                • eczema
                • crusts
                • alopecia
          • Suck (blood)
            • Linognathus setosus: canine sucking louse
              • Symptom:
                • feeds every few hours
                • anaemia
                • pruitus
                • restless
        • Flea (flight)
          • Adult stage
            • spreads close contact & enviro
              • Zoonotic
          • Suck blood
            • Ctenocephalides felis
              • Most common on mammals
                • Not breed: Human blood
            • Ctenocephalides canis
              • Dog, Cat & Man
                • To Breed: dog blood
                  • Location: back, armpit, groin
                    • Injects Saliva - sensitivity level
                      • Symptoms:
                        • red spots (erythematous)
                        • pruitus
                        • crusts
                        • scaling
                        • hair thinning
                        • alopecia
                        • wet eczema (pyotraumatic dermatitis) "hot spot"
                        • Eaten - tapeworm (dipylidium caninum)
                          • Diagnose: red on damp paper
        • Flies
          • Myiasis: Maggots
            • blue/green bot
              • Carry pathogens
                • e.g Mosquito - Heartworm
          • Zoonotic

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Mind Map on ECTOPARASITES, created by karannehollow on 27/01/2015.
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