VPA-0054
QUESTION
The brown dog tick of dog is?
OPTIONS
(A) Dermacentor tick
(B) Hyalomma tick
(C) Boophilus tick
(D) Rhipicephalus tick
ANSWER
(D) Rhipicephalus tick
EXPLANATION
Rhipicephalus sanguineus, commonly called the brown dog tick, is the characteristic brown dog tick of dogs. Dermacentor, Hyalomma, and Boophilus/Rhipicephalus microplus represent other tick groups and are not the standard answer to the brown dog tick question.
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