Blood Parasites Flashcards
Anaplasmosis
ehrlichiosis
Babesiosis
Mycoplasma haemofelis
Cytauxzoon felis
Trypanosoma
microfilariae - Heartworm
Mycoplasma haemocanis
How is anaplasmosis spread?
ticks or flies
T or F. Anaplasmosis is very host specific.
True
How else can you diagnose anaplasmosis?
Positive Coombs test
How is ehrlichiosis transmitted?
Rhipicephalus sanguineus (brown dog tick)
What is the most common infectious cause of thrombocytopenia in dogs?
Ehrlichiosis
In what cell is anaplasmosis found in?
RBC
In what cell is ehrlchiosis found in?
WBC
How is babesiosis transmitted
Ixodes scapularis (deer tick)
T or F. Babesiosis is not species specific.
False
What was mycoplasma haemofelis/haemocanis formally called?
Haemobartonella felis/canis
How is mycoplasma haemofelis/haemocanis transmitted?
cat bites, fleas/ticks, mother, iatrogenic
In what cell is cytauxzoon felis found in?
RBC
How is cytauxzoon felis spread?
ticks
How is trypanosoma caused?
African Sleeping Sickness spread by the tsetse fly
T or F. Trypanosoma is not host specific.
True
How do you diagnose trypansomoa?
Examination of the buffy coat
What is the scientific name of heartworm?
Dirofilaria immitis
Where is the adult heartworm found?
In the right ventricle and pulmonary arteries
How is heartworm transmitted?
bite of infective mosquito
What are the offspring of heartworms called?
microfilariae
What is the prepatent period of heartworm?
6 - 9 months post infection
What does the modified knott’s test or commercial filter test for?
microfilariae
What does the ELISA test for?
adults and microfilariae
What does the blood smear test for? (heartworm related)
microfilariae
What does the microhematocrit test for? (heartworm related)
microfilariae
What does a negative test mean when diagnosing heartworm disease in felines? Why?
It doesn’t rule out heartworm disease because it is an antigen test
What does a positive test mean when diagnosing heartworm disease in felines?
Does not mean it has an active infection because it is an antibody test
