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Medical Entomology

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By: Amy Witt
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Decks in this class (15)

Module 1 Intro
Negative attributes of insects,
Poison definition,
Toxin definition
12  cards
Module 2 Epidemiology
Epidemiology definition,
Vector definition,
Disease definition
15  cards
Module 3 Insect Classification
Characteristics of phylum arthropoda,
Characteristics of class insecta,
Ametabola
6  cards
Module 4 Insect Anatomy
3 body segments,
Functions of cuticle exoskeleton,
Resilin
22  cards
Module 5 Cockroaches
Cockroach morphology,
Development,
Feral
15  cards
Module 6 Lice
Two groups of lice,
Lice anatomy,
Lice development
20  cards
Module 7 True Bugs
True bugs general info,
Homoptera,
Heteroptera
21  cards
Module 8 Fleas
Flea taxonomy and general info,
Flea anatomy,
Flea development
15  cards
Module 9a Flies
General fly info,
Fly order and meaning,
Fly suborders
28  cards
Module 9b Black, Tsetse Flies and Myiasis
Black flies taxonomy and characte...,
Black fly anatomy,
Black fly larva
19  cards
Module 9c Mosquitoes Part 1
Mosquitoes characteristics,
Mosquito taxonomy,
Mosquito anatomy
20  cards
Module 9d Mosquitoes Part 2
Malaria,
Malaria transmission cycle in mos...,
Malaria transmission cycle in humans
23  cards
Module 10 Ants, Bees, and Wasps
Ants bees and wasps taxonomy,
Family apidae,
Family vespidae
21  cards
Module 11 Spiders
Taxonomy of spiders,
Subphylum chelicerata key charact...,
Class merostomata species and cha...
22  cards
Module 12 Mites
Mites taxonomy,
Order acari characteristics,
Anatomy of mites
10  cards

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