10. spiruids Flashcards
Dracunculus insignis infect
racoons and other carnivores
(rare in dogs and cats)
subcutaneous tissue of carnivores and humans
Spiruroidea: drancunculus, physaloptera, spirocerca, habronema, draschia, thelazia
Dracunculus medinensis infect
humans, primates and dogs
Guinea worm
subQ tissue of carnivores and humans
Spiruroidea: drancunculus, physaloptera, spirocerca, habronema, draschia, thelazia
lifecycle of Dracunculus sp.
indirect
IH(copepod-insect in water)
PH (fish, frogs)
DH (canivores and humans)
PPP 1 year
females form a blister in the skin- L1 released from skin into water
SubQ of carnivores and humans
Spiruroidea: drancunculus, physaloptera, spirocerca, habronema, draschia, thelazia
treatment of Dracunculus sp
no drug
remove parasite from blister
clean drinking water (IH- water bug- copepods)
Spiruroidea: dracunculus, physaloptera, spirocerca, habronema, draschia, thelazia
Physaloptera infect
stomach of carnivores
Spiruroidea: drancunculus, physaloptera, spirocerca, habronema, draschia, thelazia
Physaloptera
clear and elliptical egg, smooth shell
Spiruroidea: drancunculus, physaloptera, spirocerca, habronema, draschia, thelazia
Physaloptera adults look
pink and live with anterior end embedded in the mucosa of the stomach of carnivores
Spiruroidea: drancunculus, physaloptera, spirocerca, habronema, draschia, thelazia
lifecycle of Physaloptera sp.
indirect
eggs- IH (beetles and crickets)
eat IH or eat PH ( frogs and lizards)
DH (dog/carnivore stomach)
Spiruroidea: drancunculus, physaloptera, spirocerca, habronema, draschia, thelazia
Physaloptera sp
stomach of carnivores
Spiruroidea: drancunculus, physaloptera, spirocerca, habronema, draschia, thelazia
clinical signs of Physaloptera sp.
mostly minor
vomiting and anorexia
can be seen during endoscopy
stomach parasite of carnivores
Spiruroidea: drancunculus, physaloptera, spirocerca, habronema, draschia, thelazia
test for Physaloptera sp.
Fecal sedmentation- heavy egg will not float
stomach worm of carnivores
Spiruroidea: drancunculus, physaloptera, spirocerca, habronema, draschia, thelazia
Spirocerca lupi infect
stomach and esophagus of dogs
can be found in aorta in rare cases
Spiruroidea: drancunculus, physaloptera, spirocerca, habronema, draschia, thelazia
— is the esophageal worm
Spiocerca lupi
Spiruroidea: drancunculus, physaloptera, spirocerca, habronema, draschia, thelazia
eggs of spirocerca lupi vs Physaloptera sp.
S. lupi- narrow, ellopsoidal, cylindrical, smaller then Phys. smooth shell
Physaloptera- clear elliptical, smooth shell
Spiruroidea: drancunculus, physaloptera, spirocerca, habronema, draschia, thelazia
life cycle of Spirocerca lupi
indirect
egg- IH (beetles)
PH (rodents, chicken, birds, reptiles)
DH (dog esophagus)
esophageal worm
Spiruroidea: drancunculus, physaloptera, spirocerca, habronema, draschia, thelazia
clinical signs of Spirocerca lupi
subclinical
cystic nodules and fistulas in esophagus
vomiting, neoplasia, aortic aneurism, pulmonary osteroarthropathy
esophageal worm
Spiruroidea: drancunculus, physaloptera, spirocerca, habronema, draschia, thelazia
Test for Spirocerca lupi
Fecal Sedmentation
heavy egg
similar to Physaloptera sp.
esophagus of canids
Spiruroidea: drancunculus, physaloptera, spirocerca, habronema, draschia, thelazia
Treatment of Spirocerca Lupi
Milbemycin oxime
preventatives
decrease access to beetles and PH (chickens, mice, reptiles and birds)
esophagus worm of canids
Spiruroidea: drancunculus, physaloptera, spirocerca, habronema, draschia, thelazia
Habronema sp. infect
stomach of horses and donkeys
near margo plicatus of horse stomch
similar to Draschia sp.
Spiruroidea: drancunculus, physaloptera, spirocerca, habronema, draschia, thelazia
Draschia sp infect
stomach of horses and donkeys near the margo plicatus
swamp cancer, summer sores
similar to Habronema sp.
Spiruroidea: drancunculus, physaloptera, spirocerca, habronema, draschia, thelazia