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medical entomology final exam
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group that contains spiders, mites, ticks, and scorpians
arachnids
chelicerae that strike downwards (dagger jaws)
mygalomorphae
chelicerae that work laterally (pincer jaws)
Araneomorphae
how many scorpian species pose significant health problems
40-50 species worldwide
how many scorpian species can cause human death
25 species
largest and most wide spread family of scorpions
dangerously venomous to humans
genus centruroides naturally occur in North America
Buthidae
The smallest species of scorpion in the world
Typhlochactas
This scorpion causes significant mortality in humans
Hemiscorpius lepturus
scorpions birthing method
viviparous - live birth
which two scorpion species is known to be parthanogenic
Tityus serrulatus, and Liocheles australasiae
what methods are used for sex recognition
pheromones, also dancing
types of scorpion toxin
Alpha and beta toxin
do drugs like antihistamines, steroids, analgesics and sedatives work on stings from scorpions
little to no effect
the two branches that split off of ixodidae
Prostriata and Metastriata
part of the prostriata, no eyes,have distinct anal groove that encircles the anus anteriorly
ixodes genus
three host ticks, feed on a diverse amount of mammals
genus dermacentor
includes the brown dog tick and the brown ear tick
mainly paracitizes mammals but sometimes feed on birds and lizards
genus Rhipicephalus
a vector of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) virus\
limited to the old world in arid or semiarid habitats
genus hyaloma
worldwide primarily in humid subtropical to tropical regions
include gulf coast tick and lone star tick
genus Amblyomma
flattened body margin, lateral sutural line, and a leathery folded cuticle
mainly paracitize birds and bats
family Argasidae (soft ticks)
important species: Carios capensis
the bat tick (carios Kelleyi, is implicated as a potential vector of rickettsiae and borreliae
Genus Carios
diverse host range from mammals, reptiles, and birds
vectors of relapsing fever in spirochetes to humans and animals
genus ornithodoros
generalist feeders
no known medical or veterinary importance
family Nuttalliellidae
4 types of cells found in tick haemolymph
prohemocytes, nongranular plasmocytes, granulocytes and spherulocytes
sustained blood supply, inflammatory response, and immune response
tick host interaction
which tick causes anaplamosis
Ixodes scapularis
which tick causes Ehrlichiosis
Amblyoma americanem
which tick causes Lyme disease
Borrelia burgdorferi
which tick(S) spread rocky mountain spotted fever
Dermacentor andersoni Rocky mount wood tick
Dermacentor varibilis the american dog tick
Rhipicephalus sanguineus the brown dog tick
polymerase chain reaction
random amplification of polymorphic DNA
multiplex PCR
real-time PCR (quantitative)
reverse transcription PCR
CRISPR
clustered regularaly interspaced short Palindromic Repeats
adaptive bacterial immunity of bacteria against virus
same approach is modified to edit gene in various organisms
gene repression/activation
genome wide screening of target loci
RNA based pathogen detection/visualization
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