Scientific Name
Common Name
Class
Order
Species Affected
Description
Ctenocephalides felis
Flea
Insecta
Siphonaptera
Mammals, Avian
Species-specific, adults do
not like to leave host
Anoplura
Sheep, Swine,
Monkeys, Dogs (DO
NOT parasitize birds
& cats)
larger than Mallophaga,
head is narrower at thorax,
live on skin, eggs on hair
shaft, Ingest Blood
Mallophaga
smaller than Anoplura, head
Birds, Dogs, Cats,
is wider at thorax, live on
Cattle, Sheep, Goats, skin, eggs on hair shaft,
Horses
Ingest blood
Haematopinus,
Soenopotes capillatus,
Damalinia bovis
Otodectes cynotis
Sarcoptes scabei sp.
Notoedres cati (cats)
Demodex sp. (canis,
equi, ovis, cati, bovis,
caprae)
Sucking Lice
Chewing/Biting Lice
Ear Mites
Scabies
(have pedicles on legs)
Demodex (8-legged
Alligator)
Insecta
Insecta
Arachnidia
Arachnida
Arachnida
Transmission: Direct, Found
in external ear canal, feed
on epidermal debris, highly
contagious
Astigmata
Dogs, Cats, Ferrets
Sarcoptiformes
Transmission: direct &
Mammals,
fomites, entire lifecycle
ZOONOTIC but often occurs on animal, live in
self-limiting
epidermis
Trombidiformes Mammals
species-specific, cats rarely
infected, live in hair follicles
& sebaceous glands, canine
demodex are thinner than
feline, transmission: direct
Cheyletiella sp.
Walking Dandruff (hook-like
accessory mouthparts &
comb-like structures at tip
of legs)
Arachnida
Demacentor variabilis
American Dog Tick, Wood
Tick
Ripicephalus sanguineusBrown Dog Tick
Trombidiformes
Dogs, Cats, Rabbits,
ZOONOTIC but selflimiting
reside in keratin layer of
skin & ingest debris,
Transmission: Direct &
Fomites
Arachnida
Ixodida
Rodents, Dogs,
Humans
inhabits grassy areas
Arachnida
Ixodida
Dogs
infests buildings/kennels
Amblyomma
americanum
Lone Star Tick
Arachnida
Ixodida
found in Midwest &
Dogs, Cats, Humans, Southern U.S., found on
wildlife
head, belly, & flanks of host
Ixodes scapularis
Deer Tick (black-legged,
females have a red lower
half)
Arachnida
Ixodida
Deer, Humans,
livestock, Birds
infests wooded, trails, and
scrub areas
Reduvid sp.
Kissing Bugs
Insecta
Hemiptera
Mammals, Humans
periodic parasites
Trombicula sp.
Chigger (red to yellow color) Arachnidia
Amblyomma maculatum Gulf Coast Tick
Boophilus annulatus
Habronema sp.
Dracunulus insignis
Texas Cattle Fever tick
(North American Tick)
Habronema
Dracunuculus (Guinea
Worm)
Arachnida
Arachnida
Secernentea
Secernentea
Trombidiforma
larvae are parasitic,
Birds, Mammals,
Humans
Ixodida
found on ears of host,
livestock, dogs, cats, severe bites & painful
wildlife, Humans
swellings
Ixodida
Spirurida
Spirurida
feed on serous tissues,
digests host cells, leaves
host after feeding
Cattle
eradicated from the U.S.,
must be reported if found,
stays on the host for entire
lifecycle
Horses
nematodes found in
stomach mucosa of horses,
cause skin lesions (summer
sores) in horses, flies are
intermediate host
Dog, Humans
found in subcutaneous
tissues of the skin,
crustaceans are
intermediate host, dogs
infected by drinking water
containing crustaceans
References:
Merck Veterinary Manual. Retrieved Nov 11, 2010, from: http://www.merckvetmanual.com
Hendrix, Charles M. & Robinson, Ed. (2006). Diagnostic Parasitology for Veterinary Technicians. St. Louis: Mosby Elsevier.
Images From:
http://www.icb.usp.br/~marcelcp/
http://bugguide.net/node/view/307899/bgimage
http://cal.vet.upenn.edu/projects/paraav/labs/sarcop.htm
http://www.forestryimages.org/browse/
http://www.biosurvey.ou.edu/okwild/misc/lstick.html
http://instruction.cvhs.okstate.edu/kocan/vpar5333/
http://www.k-state.edu/parasitology/625tutorials/Nematodes11.html
http://bugguide.net/node/view/56694
Diseases Transmitted by
Causes: Flea Allergy Dermatitis & Milliary
Dermatitis
Transmits:
Bartonella sp., rickettsiae, filarid &
cestode parasites,
Causes: Pediculosis, Severe Anemia,
Transmitted: Direct & Fomites
Causes: Pediculosis, Transmitted: Direct &
Fomites
Causes: Otitis externa
Causes: Sarcoptic acariasis (scabies),
extremely pruritic
Causes: Demodicosis (usually in immune
compromised animals), not pruritic
Causes: Pruritis
Causes: Tick Paralysis, Anemia
Transmits: Human Granulocytic
Ehrlichiosis, Turalemia, Cytauxzoonosis,
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever,
Causes: Tick paralysis, Anemia
Transmits: Canine Ehrlichiosis, Rocky
Mountain Spotted Fever, Babiesa canis,
Hepatozoonosis, Haemabartonellosis
Causes: Tick Paralysis, Anemia
Transmits: Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever,
Tularemia, Q Fever, Human Monocytic
Ehrlichiosis, Southern Tick-Associated
Rash Illness (STARI) in humans
Causes: Tick Paralyisis, Anemia
Transmits: Lyme Disease (Borrelia
burgdorferi ), Human Granulocytic
Ehrlichiosis, Human Babesiosis,
Encephalitis,
Trypanosoma cruzi (Chaga's disease)severe protozoan disease in dogs &
humans
Causes: orange crusting dermatosis
Causes: Tick Paralysis
Transmits: Babesia bigemia (cattle),
Causes: Anemia
Causes: Summer sores, Gastritis, Colic,
Diarrhea
Causes: ulcerous skin lesion
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