Sheather’s sugar solution (specific gravity = 1.27) will recover more eggs that have a specific gravity of 1.21 than will a salt solution with a specific gravity of 1.18

Select the TRUE statement regarding sucking lice (Anoplurans)

Select the FALSE statement regarding lice and fleas

A mechanical vector carries a parasite / pathogen from one host to another host without any change in form or numbers of the parasite / pathogen.

Mosquitoes can be controlled by all of the following EXCEPT:

You have concerns that a client’s dog has a lungworm infection.  Therefore, to diagnose it, you know that you need to see if there are any larvae in the dog’s feces. What fecal test should you use (select the best answer)?

For mosquitoes, select the FALSE statement

All hosts that are infected with parasites will show symptoms or evidence of disease

In regards to the fecal flotation with centrifugation protocol, select the TRUE statement:

Two common routes of infection for parasites are ingestion of eggs and penetration of skin via larvae.