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ARTHROPOD
Invertebrates
75% of all animals
Divided into four major groups:
Myriapods
Insects
Arachnids
Crustaceans
ARTHROPOD VECTORS
Mosquitoes
Ticks
Sandflies
Fleas
Mites
VECTORS
Ixodes scapularis ; deer tick or black-legged tick
Gentamicin
Streptomycin
Doxycycline (Monodox, Vibramycin, others)
Ciprofloxacin (Cipro)
Levofloxacin
Moxifloxacin (Avelox)
Chloramphenicol
Patient Isolation
PREVENTION
Rat control
Discourage nesting or roosting of rodents
Cimex lectularius ; Bedbug
Itching
Small red lesions
Small flat bumbs on skin
Fatigue (rare)
Fever (rare)
Self-diagnosis: bites
TREATMENT
Itching
Lice on scalp
Presence of nits
Irritability and diff. in
sleeping
Diagnosis:
Identification of a live
nymph or adult louse
(gold standard)
TREATMENT
Pyrethrins
Permethrin lotion, 1% (Nix): (9-10 days)
Sklice (contains ivermectin)
Malathion
PREVENTION
Morphology: Spherical,
eyeless mites with four
pairs of legs
Survive for about 3-4
days
Worldwide distribution
Causes scabies
LIFE CYCLE
Scabies
Contagious ectoparasite
skin condition
Burrow into the epidermis
Symptoms:
Superficial burrows
Intense pruritus
Rash
Secondary infection
Human Itch mite ; Sarcoptes scabiei var. hominis
Diagnostis:
Identification of a mite, its eggs, or its fecal
pellets in the skin.
Skin scrapings
Felt-tip marker test
Treatment:
5% Permethrin cream (common), Ivermectin (pill)
Antihistamines- for itching
PREVENTION