Ectoparasites
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Background
- A taxonomically diverse group of organisms that infest the superficial skin of human beings (and other animals).
- Refers to pathogens such as ticks, fleas, lice, parasitic flies and mites that attach or burrow into the skin and remain there for a relatively long period of time (2) (not classically blood-sucking arthropods, such as mosquitoes)[1]
Identification
- Arthropods[2]
- Insects (3 distinct body parts: head, thorax, and abdomen; head has 2 antennae; thorax has 6 legs; many also have 2 pairs of wings)
- Fleas
- Flies
- Lice
- Arachnids (2 body parts: prosoma and opisthosoma; 8 legs; do not have wings or antennae)
- Ticks
- Mites
- Insects (3 distinct body parts: head, thorax, and abdomen; head has 2 antennae; thorax has 6 legs; many also have 2 pairs of wings)
Differential Diagnosis
Domestic U.S. Ectoparasites
See also travel-related skin conditions
Ectoparasite & Related Images
Scabies
Ixodes tick
See Also
External Links
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References
- ↑ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Parasites [Internet]. [cited 2017 Dec 28]. Available from: https://www.cdc.gov/parasites/about.html
- ↑ https://parasite.org.au/para-site/contents/arthropod-intoduction.html