Babesia

Question 0

babesia & theileria are transmitted by __________

Answer 0

ixodid (hard) ticks

Question 1

name two Haemoprotozoan parasites

Answer 1

Babesia

Theileria

Question 2

disease caused by babesia

Answer 2

BABESIOSIS

Question 3

BABESIOSIS is of economic importance in _________ species

Answer 3

domestic ruminants

Question 4

Babesia organisms are found in ________ in vertebrate host

Answer 4

RBC

Question 5

they divide __________ in RBC

Answer 5

asexually

Question 6

Babesia are seen in RBC as
_________ when trophozoites
_________ when PYRIFORM merozoites
_________ when CRUCIFORM merozoites

Answer 6

single
pair
tetrad

Question 7

Babesia sp. can be divided into _____ groups

Answer 7

2

Question 8

the two groups are

Answer 8

large form(>3 um)
small form(<2 um)

Question 9

large forms lie with their narrow ends at _______ angle

Answer 9

acute

Question 10

small forms lie with their narrow ends at ________ angle

Answer 10

obtuse

Question 11

infection with large forms can be treated with ________ while infection with small forms does not respond to it

Answer 11

trypan blue

Question 12

Babesia organisms multiply in RBC to form trophozoites by following ways

Answer 12

binary fission
budding
schizogony

Question 13

B. bigeemina causes disease called

Answer 13

cattle tick fever
piroplasmosis
red water disease
texas fever

Question 14

B. bigemina cuases higher mortality in
younger
older

Answer 14

older animals

Question 15

why B. bigemina causes more harm to older animals

Answer 15

becuase younger animals till 1 year age are immune to infection

Question 16

first symptom of B. bigemina infection is

Answer 16

high fever (40-41C) which may rise upto 45 C

Question 17

anaemia caused in B. bigemina infection

Answer 17

hyperchromic normocytic anaemia (later on macrocytic)

Question 18

condition of eye in B. bigemina infection

Answer 18

conjuctiva is brick red

Question 19

in cerebral form of B. bigemina infection ,death occurs in ________ hours

Answer 19

12-36 hours

Question 20

in B. bigemina infection, there is increase of_____,_____,____

Answer 20

glucose
bilirubin
SGOT

Question 21

color of urine in babesiosis

Answer 21

coffee colored

Question 22

_______ organ plays important role is immunity to B. bigemina

Answer 22

splee

Question 23

if blood smear of B. bigemina is stained with ACRIDINE ORGANGE, what will be the color of
organism
RBC

Answer 23

organism=yellow

RBC=invisible

Question 24

name the test specific for B. bigemina diagnosis

Answer 24

Capillary Tub Agglutination test

Question 25

name a drug and a vaccine against B. bigemina

Answer 25

diminazine

Babesia exoantigen

Question 26

vacuolated signet ring forms are common in Babesia _______

Answer 26

bovis

Question 27

ixodes ricinus is vector of Babesia ________

Answer 27

divergens

Question 28

leaf shaped babesia of sheep & goat

Answer 28

B. foliata

Question 29

babesia of sheep & goat which does not cause haemoglobinuria

Answer 29

B. taylori

Question 30

Name the two Babesia species found in horse

Answer 30

B. caballi(large)

B. equi(small)

Question 31

two pathogenic points of B. caballi infection in horse

Answer 31

paralysis if hind quater

sluding of blood in arteries

Question 32

DIAGNOSIS of B. cabali
blood is taken from _______ part of body
________ test is performed

Answer 32

skin of ear

ELIZA

Question 33

name the Babesia of horse which forms maltese cross

Answer 33

B. equi

Question 34

bame two parasites which form maltese cross

Answer 34

B. equi

B. felis

Question 35

difference in B. caballi & B. equi

Answer 35

IC=6-10 days/10-20 days
B. equi more pathogenic
hind leg paralysis not found in B. equi
maltese cross not seen in B. cabali

Question 36

name tei Babesia of dog

Answer 36

B. canis

B. gibsoni

Question 37

IH for babesia of cat & dog are

Answer 37

Rhiphicephalus sanguineus

Question 38

B. canis in found in RBC , but is also found in ?

Answer 38

macrophages

endothelial cells of LUNG & LIVER

Question 39

in B. canis infection, in ACUTE cases death is due to

Answer 39

Respiratory failure

Question 40

triphozoites are oval in which babesia of dog

Answer 40

B. gibsoni

Question 41

treatment if B. canis

Answer 41

Trypan blue 5 ml
Phenamidine 10ml
Pirevan 0.05 mg