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<FlashCard questions="8">
|q1= What kind of parasite are sea lice and what do they feed upon?
|a1= Sea lice are arthropod parasites which feed on blood.
|l1= Sea Lice#Introduction
|q2= How can female and male lice be told apart?
|a2=
*Females are much larger
*Females have a long egg sac
|l2= Sea Lice#Introduction
|q3= How many larval stages are there altogether and how many are parasitic?
|a3= Nine altogether.
*Seven are parasitic
|l3= Sea Lice#Lifecycle
|q4= Which life stages can move about on and between hosts?
|a4= Pre-adult and adult
|l4= Sea Lice#Lifecycle
|q5=Which louse is most common in Britain and what fish are affected?
|a5= ''C. elongatus'' affects salmonid fish species in the UK.
|l5= Sea Lice#Distribution
|q6= How do skin lesions begin and progress?
|a6=
*Begin as whitish spots
*Progress to erosions
*Can become open wounds
*Can expose underlying bone
|l6= Sea Lice#Clinical Signs
|q7= What opthalmological signs can lice cause?
|a7=
*Erosions can lead to ulcers
*Cataracts
*Blindness
|l7= Sea Lice#Clinical Signs
|q8= How do sea lice kill fish?
|a8= Anaemia and extensive skin damage cause osmoregulatory failure.
|l8= Sea Lice#Clinical Signs
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