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1
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What is produced from Schizogony or Merogony?

A

Merozoites

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2
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What is produced from Gametogony?

A

Gametozoites

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3
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What is produced from sporogony?

A

Sporozoites

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4
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IH for Hepatozoon americanum?

A

Canids

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5
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DH of Hepatozoon americanum?

A

Gulf coast tick

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6
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Site of infection for Hepatozoon americanum?

A

Leukocytes and skeletal/cardiac muscle

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7
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IH for Hepatozoon canis?

A

Canids

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8
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DH for Hepatozoon canis?

A

Brown dog tick and kennel tick

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9
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What is the IH for Babesia?

A

Mammals (vertebrate hosts)

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10
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What is the DH for Babesia?

A

Ticks (invertebrate hosts)

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11
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What is the site of infection for Babesia?

A

ONLY RBCs in the mammalian host

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12
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What are the Babesia species that are considered large Babesia?

A

Babesia canis, Babesia vogeli, and Babesia rossi

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What are the Babesia species that are considered small Babesia?

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Babesia gibsoni, Babesia conradae, and Babesia vulpes

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14
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What is the DH for Babesia vogeli?

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Kennel tick or brown dog tick

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15
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What is considered the primary vector in Asia for Babesia gibsoni?

A

Haemoaphysalis longicornis

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16
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What is the host for Babesia bigemina?

A

Cattle and deer

17
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What is unique about the ticks involved in Babesia bigemina life cycle?

A

They’re one host ticks

Most of the ones we see in the US are 3-host ticks

18
Q

What is the IH of Babesia caballi?

19
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What is the DH of Babesia caballi?

A

Several tick species

20
Q

What is the IH for Theileria?

A

Mammals - mostly ruminants but also others

21
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What is the DH for Theileria?

22
Q

What is the site of infection for Theileria?

A

Lymphocytes and erythrocytes in mammalian hosts

23
Q

What is the intermediate host for Theileria buffeli?

24
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What is the IH for Theileria orientalis?

25
Q

What is the IH for Theileria cervi?

A

White-tailed deer

26
Q

What are the two genus and species that are reportable to the federal authorities?

A

Babesia caballi and Theileria equi

27
Q

What is the IH for Cytauxzoon felis?

A

Bobcats, subclinically infected free-ranging cats

28
Q

What is the DH for Cytauxzoon felis?

A

Lone star tick and american dog tick

29
Q

What is the aberrant host for Cutauxzoon felis?

A

Domestic felines

30
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What is the site of infection for Cytauxzoon felis?

A

macrophages (tissue phase) and RBCs

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