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Ixodes spp
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1Ixodes holocyclus is also known as the paralysis tick
- ATrue
- BFalse
2How long does the nymph feed for once attached to the host?
- A3-4 days
- B1-2 days
- C5-6 days
- D7-8 days
3At what time of year does the nymph feed?
- AAutumn and early winter
- BAutumn and late winter
- CAutumn and early spring
- DAutumn and late spring
4The [blank_start]salivary[blank_end] secretions produce a [blank_start]neurotoxin[blank_end] that causes progressive [blank_start]ascending[blank_end] paralysis.
- Asalivary
- Burinary
- Cneurotoxin
- Dhemotoxin
- Eascending
- Fdescending
5At what life stage can this tick cause paralysis?
- AFemale adult
- BNymphs
- CLarvae
- DMale adult
6How many days after the tick has attached do clinical signs develop?
- A1 day
- B3 days
- C7 days
- D5 days
7What are the clinical signs in dogs?
- AChange bark
- BDiarrhoea
- CParesis in hind limbs
- DLoss of bladder control
- ESuppressed gag reflex
- FGasping
8Diagnosis to the [blank_start]genus[blank_end] level can be made by examining the [blank_start]ventral[blank_end] surface go the tick for the presence of the anal [blank_start]groove[blank_end] which runs [blank_start]anterior[blank_end] to the anus
- Agenus
- Bspecies
- Cventral
- Dposterior
- Egroove
- Fpouch
- Ganterior
- Hposterior
9The Ixodidae are the hard ticks with a scutum
- ATrue
- BFalse
10What is a scutum?
- ASclerotised dorsal shield
- BExoskeleton
- CSclerotised ventral shield
- DDorsal shell
11How many instars are in an ixoid tick life cycle and what are they?
- A4: Egg--larva--nymph--adult
- B3: Egg--larva--adult
- C3: Egg--nymph--adult
- D4: Egg--nymph--larva--adult
12Where does mating occur?
- AOn the host
- BVegetation
- CIn the ground
- DIn the gut of the host
13Ticks detect the approach of a host through [blank_start]sensory[blank_end] cues (CO2) using chemoreceptors in their [blank_start]Haller's organ[blank_end]
- Asensory
- Bbehavioural
- CHaller's organ
- DBrain
14If the ticks moult through all instars on a [blank_start]single[blank_end] host they are called a [blank_start]one[blank_end]-host tick.
If the [blank_start]nymph[blank_end] drops off the host to moult, then attaches to a new host they are called a [blank_start]two[blank_end]-host tick.
If the [blank_start]larva[blank_end] and [blank_start]nymph[blank_end] each drop off to moult the tick is called a [blank_start]three[blank_end]-host tick- Asingle
- Bmulti
- Cone
- Dtwo
- Enymph
- Flarva
- Gtwo
- Hthree
- Ilarva
- Jnymph
- Knymph
- Legg
- Mthree
- Nfour
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- Caitlin Wringe
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