APSC 4464 EXAMINATION QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS
Most common external parasites in pets - mite, flea, tick
What causes pets to be itchy? - allergy to flea saliva
Flea allergy dermatitis (FAD) - Inflammation of the skin due to hypersensitivity to flea
saliva
FAD symptoms - severe itching, chewing and biting themselves, hair loss, hit pots
How can FAD be recognized? - flea excrement or flea dirt
Ctenocephalides felis/ canis - common cat and dog flea
hematophagous - the practice of certain animals of feeding on blood
Vector for yersinia pestis - rat flea
Main therapy for fleas - Flea eradication
how many legs do adult fleas, nymphs and larvae have? - 8, 8, 6
What attracts fleas to animals? - warmth, physical contact and odors
Hard ticks (Ixodidae) - shield-like plate (scutum) that covers part of its back
Soft Ticks (Argasidae) - do not have a scutum
Where do soft ticks live? - animal's nests and burrows
Which soft ticks are parasitic? - larvae and nymphs
Spinous ear tick - Otobius megnini
How do hard ticks find a host? - questing
One host tick - an individual tick that will feed on a single animal or on a single species of
animal.
Two host tick - Larva and nymph feed on a separate host to the adult.
ANSWERS
Most common external parasites in pets - mite, flea, tick
What causes pets to be itchy? - allergy to flea saliva
Flea allergy dermatitis (FAD) - Inflammation of the skin due to hypersensitivity to flea
saliva
FAD symptoms - severe itching, chewing and biting themselves, hair loss, hit pots
How can FAD be recognized? - flea excrement or flea dirt
Ctenocephalides felis/ canis - common cat and dog flea
hematophagous - the practice of certain animals of feeding on blood
Vector for yersinia pestis - rat flea
Main therapy for fleas - Flea eradication
how many legs do adult fleas, nymphs and larvae have? - 8, 8, 6
What attracts fleas to animals? - warmth, physical contact and odors
Hard ticks (Ixodidae) - shield-like plate (scutum) that covers part of its back
Soft Ticks (Argasidae) - do not have a scutum
Where do soft ticks live? - animal's nests and burrows
Which soft ticks are parasitic? - larvae and nymphs
Spinous ear tick - Otobius megnini
How do hard ticks find a host? - questing
One host tick - an individual tick that will feed on a single animal or on a single species of
animal.
Two host tick - Larva and nymph feed on a separate host to the adult.
