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Blood Parasites Flashcards

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Anaplasmosis

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ehrlichiosis

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Babesiosis

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Mycoplasma haemofelis

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Cytauxzoon felis

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Trypanosoma

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microfilariae - Heartworm

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Mycoplasma haemocanis

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How is anaplasmosis spread?

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ticks or flies

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T or F. Anaplasmosis is very host specific.

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True

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How else can you diagnose anaplasmosis?

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Positive Coombs test

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How is ehrlichiosis transmitted?

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Rhipicephalus sanguineus (brown dog tick)

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What is the most common infectious cause of thrombocytopenia in dogs?

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Ehrlichiosis

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In what cell is anaplasmosis found in?

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RBC

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In what cell is ehrlchiosis found in?

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WBC

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How is babesiosis transmitted

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Ixodes scapularis (deer tick)

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T or F. Babesiosis is not species specific.

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False

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What was mycoplasma haemofelis/haemocanis formally called?

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Haemobartonella felis/canis

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How is mycoplasma haemofelis/haemocanis transmitted?

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cat bites, fleas/ticks, mother, iatrogenic

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In what cell is cytauxzoon felis found in?

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RBC

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How is cytauxzoon felis spread?

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ticks

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How is trypanosoma caused?

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African Sleeping Sickness spread by the tsetse fly

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T or F. Trypanosoma is not host specific.

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True

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How do you diagnose trypansomoa?

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Examination of the buffy coat

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What is the scientific name of heartworm?

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Dirofilaria immitis

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Where is the adult heartworm found?

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In the right ventricle and pulmonary arteries

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How is heartworm transmitted?

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bite of infective mosquito

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What are the offspring of heartworms called?

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microfilariae

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What is the prepatent period of heartworm?

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6 - 9 months post infection

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What does the modified knott’s test or commercial filter test for?

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microfilariae

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What does the ELISA test for?

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adults and microfilariae

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What does the blood smear test for? (heartworm related)

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microfilariae

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What does the microhematocrit test for? (heartworm related)

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microfilariae

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What does a negative test mean when diagnosing heartworm disease in felines? Why?

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It doesn’t rule out heartworm disease because it is an antigen test

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What does a positive test mean when diagnosing heartworm disease in felines?

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Does not mean it has an active infection because it is an antibody test

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