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Ascarididae, Toxocaridae, Oxyuridae, Anisakidae Flashcards

1
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What are the two types of lifecycle of Ascaridoidea?

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Somatic and Tracheal route of migration

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Which larva is ingested by the host in the somatic route?

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L3

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3
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Which Ascaris species may cross infect humans?

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Ascaris lumbricoides

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4
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What is the infected site of A. suis?

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SI

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5
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What does the lipid layer of the eggshell of A. suis contain?

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ascarosides

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6
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Infection of A. suis is through ingestion of which larval stage?

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L2

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7
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What are the paratenic hosts of A. suis?

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beetle and earthworms

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What is the route of migration of A. suum?

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tracheal

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9
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What are the external signs of A. suis in pigs as disease progresses to pneumonia?

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thumps or thumping

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10
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What are the three basic disease problems common in swine farms?

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scouring, pneumonia, parasitism

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What is the shape of eggs of Parascaris equorum?

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sub spherical shaped

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12
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What is the affected site of P. equorum?

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SI

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13
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What is the route of migration of P. equorum?

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tracheal

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14
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What lesions are caused by P. equorum in equine liver?

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white ribrous tracts

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15
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What is the route of migration of Neoascaris vitulorum?

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Somatic

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16
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What is the host and predilection site of Toxocara vitulorum?

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cattle and buffalo, small intestine

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17
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How may a calf be infected with Toxocara vitulorum through milk?

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with L3

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18
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How long is T. vitulorum present in milk after parturition?

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30 days

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19
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Which parasite is associated with Loffler’s syndrome?

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ascaris

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20
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What are the modes of transmission of T. canis?

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transmammary, transplacental, ingestion of infective egg or paratenic hosts

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21
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What is the host and predilection site of Toxocara canis?

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dogs, SI

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22
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Which Toxocara species affects the SI of cats?

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Toxocara cati

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23
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What are the modes of transmission of T. cati?

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transmammary

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24
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What features may occur due to tracheal migration of T. cati?

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liver fibrosis and lobular pneumonia

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25
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What is the common name of T. cati?

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arrow headed worm of cat

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26
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Which Toxascara species affects the SI of dogs and cats?

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T. leonina

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27
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How is T. leonina transmitted?

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ingestion of paratenic hosts or by ingestion of L2

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28
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Which nematode species are associated with visceral larva migrans in humans?

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T. canis, T. leonina, T. cati, bayliscaris procyonins, Strongyloides ransomi

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29
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Which Ascaris species may affect the CNS of pigs?

A

A. suis

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30
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What lesions are caused by visceral larva migrans?

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chronic granulomatous

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31
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What do you call the system used to control Ascaridoidea infection?

A

McClean County system

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32
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What is the SN of the horse pinworm?

A

oxyuris equi

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33
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Describe the egg morphology of horse pinworm.

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flattened side and has a mucoid plug

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34
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What are the pathogenic effects of oxyuris equi?

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Sloughing of intestinal mucosa, anal pruritus

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35
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Which genera and species of Ascaridoidea do not have a migratory cycle?

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Toxascaris leonina, Toxocara canis

36
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What is known as the human pinworm or seatworm?

A

Enterobius vermicularis

37
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What is the affected site of Enterobius vermicularis?

A

cecum, appendix, perineal region

38
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Which Ascaridoidea genera and species is an unusual perpetual parasite?

A

Probstmayria vivipara

39
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What Kathlanidae sp. affects the large intestine of horses?

A

Probstmayria vivipara

40
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What is the mode of transmission of Probstmayria vivipara?

A

ingestion of larva through coprophagy

41
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What is the most common and largest pig nematode?

A

Ascaris suum

42
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What is the morphology of the male reproductive system of A. suis?

A

present spicule and precloacal papillae

43
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Describe the egg morphology of A. suis.

A

oval, thick shells, prominent projections, brownish yellow

44
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What are the characteristics of Parascaris equorum?

A

rigid stout worm with 3 main lips separated by 3 small intermediate lips

45
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Describe the male reproductive system of Parascaris equorum.

A

tail has small lateral alae, 2 double and 3 single pairs of postcloacal papillae, with spicule

46
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Where is the vulva located in P. equorum species?

A

end of the first quarter of the body

47
Q

What members of this genus have a posterior granular ventriculus at the base of the esophagus?

A

Toxocara canis

48
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Describe the eggs of Toxocara canis.

A

subglobular, with thick, finely pitted shells

49
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What is the description of Toxocara cati?

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large white worm, male has long finger like processes at the tip of the tail

50
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What is the difference between Toxascara leonina and T. canis?

A

absence of finger like process at the tip of the male tail

51
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Which species has their vulva open near the end of the first third of the body?

A

Ascaris suum

52
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What is the morphological difference of T. cati and Toxascara leonina?

A

cervical alae is lanceolate in Toxascaris and arrow headed shaped in T. cati

53
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What is the largest intestinal parasite of cattle?

A

Neoascaris vitulorum

54
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What is the description of the eggs of Neoascaris vitulorum?

A

subglobular eggs with a thick, pitted, albuminous layer

55
Q

What is the treatment of ascarid infection in swine?

A

levamisole, tetramisole, Piperazine

56
Q

What is the treatment of ascarid infection in dogs and cats?

A

piperazine, mebendazole, pyranted pamoate

57
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Which species cause milk spots in the liver of affected animals?

A

Ascaris suis

58
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What is the treatment of ascarid infection in cattle?

A

piperazine, levamizole, fenbendazole

59
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Which species is associated with a rat-tailed appearance?

A

oxyuris equi

60
Q

What condition is manifested as pot belly in dogs?

A

Toxocara canis

61
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What is the morphology of eggs of Oxyuris equi?

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elongate, flattened on one side, with plug on one pole

62
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What are the drugs for Oxyuris equi treatment?

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Mebendazole, thiabendazole, cambendazole, pyrantel

63
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What is the esophagus structure of oxyuris equi?

A

well developed posterior bulb

64
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What is the esophagus structure of Enterobius vermicularis?

A

double bulb esophagus

65
Q

What is the SN of the small pinworm of horses?

A

Probstmayria vivipara

66
Q

Which pinworm is present in the cecum and colon of rabbits and hares?

A

Passalurus ambiguus

67
Q

What are the characteristics of Neoascaris vitulorum?

A

thick, pinkish when fresh, and cuticle is transparent

68
Q

Which pinworm is present in the cecum and colon of domestic and wild ruminants?

A

Skrjabinema spp

69
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What is unique about the small pinworm of horses?

A

female viviparous and give birth to larvae almost as large as the adult

70
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What does Oxyuris equi produce in the perineal skin?

A

greyish yellow masses of eggs

71
Q

they inhibit hormonal synthesis of the parathyroid gland and may result to rachitis

A

Toxocarids of dogs and cats

72
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during diagnosis, their eggshells are found to have coarse mamillations

A

Toxocara vitulorum

73
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during fecal examinations, their eggshells have pitted surfaces

A

Ascaris suis (A. suum)

74
Q

Toxocara spp found in domestic cats (in the absence of T. cati)

A

Toxocara malayasiensis

75
Q

Toxocara spp found in fruit bats that was implicated in an outbreak of hepatitis associated with contaminated fruits in Australia

A

Toxocara pteropodis

76
Q

Drugs not recommended for treatment of Oxyuris equi infections

A

piperazine salt

77
Q

In diagnosis, the presence of grayish yellow, gelatinous or dried up scale like masses in the perianal region reflect what type of helminth infection?

A

Oxyuris equi

78
Q

Human pinworm may also be found in these spp

A

chimpanzee, gibbon, marmoset

79
Q

known as the herringworm

A

Anisakis simplex

80
Q

known as sealworm that infects cod fish

A

Pseudoterranova decipiens

81
Q

Anisakidae spp found in the intestines of fish-eating birds

A

Contraceacum

82
Q

Anisakidae spp found in the intestines of predaceous fishes

A

Hysterothylacium

83
Q

Rhabditida spp found in SI of moles more common in Australasian marsupials, also a good organism for studies on longevity and parasitism

A

Parastrongyloides trichosuri

85
Q

may cause butyric or acetone like odor due to their metabolic wastes

A

Toxocara vitulorum

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