Explore the role of various ectoparasites like mites, ticks, lice, and fleas in human diseases through this focused quiz. Assess your understanding of their impact on health, disease transmission, and treatment outcomes, enhancing your knowledge in parasitology and public health.
The houst dust mite
Tunga penetrans
The tropical rat flea
A soft tick
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Murine typhus
Russian Spring Summer Encephalitis
Omsk haemorrhagic fever
Epidemic relapsing fever (B.recurrentis)
Bartonella quintana
Bartonella bacilliformis
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Scutum
A hemimetabolous life cycle
Non-visible mouthparts
4+ nymphal stages
1 nymphal instar
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Pulex irritans
Jigger flea
Xenopsylla cheopsis
Nosopsylla
Ctenocephalides
Tunga penetrans
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Scrub typhus
Epidemic typhus
Endemic typhus
Murine typhus
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Plague
Epidemic relapsing fever
Scrub typhus
Louse-born epidemic typhus
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Egg - larva - protonymph - duetonymph - tritonymph - adult
Egg - protonymph - tritonymph - duetonymph - larva - adult
Egg - tritonymph - duetonymph - protonymph - larva - adult
Egg - larva - adult
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Nymphal stage tick
Cimex aka bed bug
Leptotrombidium aka the chigger mite
Body louse
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Dermatopgaoides aka House Dust mite
Sarcoptes scabei aka Scabies
The Jigger flea (tunga penetrans)
Demodex follicularum aka the human follicle mite.
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Soft ticks
Hard ticks
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