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CHAPTER

10

Ectoparasites

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Upon completion of this chapter, the learner will be expected to:

■ List the major characteristics of an ectoparasite
■ Name the four major genera of ectoparasites that infect the human body
■ Relate some diseases that are commonly transmitted by the dog tick
■ List the steps required for ridding an area of bedbugs
■ Discuss a reason that bedbugs are so prevalent when living in abandoned buildings

KEY TERMS

Acarida Chigo Prophylactic
Acarina Ehrlichiosis Pupa
Amputation Guillain-Barre syndrome Q fever
Annelids Hard ticks Redbugs
Anoplura Hemimetabolous Relapsing fever
Apterygotes Hirudinea Rocky Mountain spotted fever
Arboviruses Jigger Scabies
Babesiosis Leech Scavengers
Bacillus Lyme disease Soft ticks
Bedbug Mange Spirochete
Borrelia Molt Tularemia
Brucellosis Nit Typhus
Bubo Nymphal stage Ulcerations
Bubonic plague Parthenogenetic Vectors
Chiggers Pediculosis

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