human para lab 1

what 2 things do you need to be or do to be a parasite

live on or in the host for extended period of time, has to cause harm

what is a mosquito

micropredator

ectoparasites

lives on external surface of a host

three kinds of ticks

deer tick, lone star, dog tick

deer tick

has black ball on back, carries lyme disease, cause bulls eye rash

lyme disease

a bacteria

lone star tick

has white dot on back, carries alpha gal syndrome

alpha gal syndrome

causes severe allergy to mammalian meat

dog tick

carries rocky mountain spotted fever

rocky mountain spotted fever

is a virus

if bitten by a tick

they don’t start feeding until at least 24 hours has passed

lice and three types of lice

are a parasite, carry a secondary infection, transmit via direct or indirect contact, are dorsoventrally flat, head, body, and crab lice

Fleas

laterally flat, long and muscular back legs, can transmit bubonic plague

mites

very tiny, causes human skin issues, causes scabies or crusted scabies

mange

animals that get skin mites

demodex folliculorum

lives on the face, cause inflammation of skin, boost acne, eyelash flaking

bedbugs

take blood meals, don’t transmit disease, not parasite

to recognize bedbugs

have a patterned bite