Chapter 9 - parasitic protozoan diseases Flashcards

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features of a protist

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  • eukaryotic, single celled (most), colonial or mutilcellular
  • partly classified via cilia, flagella, psudopodia
  • many ectoparasitic, direct life cycle, reproduce by binary fission
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features of a protist

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  • eukaryotic, single celled (most), colonial or mutilcellular
  • partly classified via cilia, flagella, psudopodia
  • many ectoparasitic, direct life cycle, reproduce by binary fission
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what is the most common life cycle for protists?

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direct life cycle

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what is the most common form of reproduction for protists?

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binary fission

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phylum ciliophora: what does this phylum represent?

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‘hair bearing’ protists.

-cilia on pellicle, two nuclei (micro, macro), cytostome, sexual and asexual reproduction

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Ich - Ichthyophtirius multifiliis

-symptoms

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small, grey-white spots on skin and gills, fish at surface, ‘flash’, listless, large protozoans (~1mm)

fw (sw sp. I.marinus, Cryptocaryon irritans)

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ich treatment

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formalin, salt + other chemicals ie garlic

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ich pathology

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TROPHOZOITE (adult parasites) feed on skin and gill epithelia; ulcers and secondary bacterial infection/mucus/renomegaly, splenomegaly

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why are ectoparasites related to enlarged kidneys?

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common trait. osmoregulation impared, kidney going into overdrive to combat this.

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what is the most common life cycle for protists?

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direct life cycle

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what is the most common form of reproduction for protists?

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binary fission

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phylum ciliophora: what does this phylum represent?

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‘hair bearing’ protists.

-cilia on pellicle, two nuclei (micro, macro), cytostome, sexual and asexual reproduction

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Ich - Ichthyophtirius multifiliis

-symptoms

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small, grey-white spots on skin and gills, fish at surface, ‘flash’, listless, large protozoans (~1mm)

fw (sw sp. I.marinus, Cryptocaryon irritans)

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ich treatment

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formalin, salt + other chemicals ie garlic

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ich pathology

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TROPHOZOITE (adult parasites) feed on skin and gill epithelia; ulcers and secondary bacterial infection/mucus/renomegaly, splenomegaly

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why are ectoparasites related to enlarged kidneys?

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common trait. osmoregulation impared, kidney going into overdrive to combat this.

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Trichodiniosis.

  • common among which sort of fish?
  • symptoms
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fw/sw, mostly commensals.
attach to skin and gills, problem when fish are stressed.
-frayed gills, eroded fins, blue slime on body

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name three types of trichodiniosis

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T. truttae; salmonid hatcheries
T. cooperi; cod
T. hippoglossi; halibut

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how do you treat trichodiniosis

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formalin or 1% salt baths

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Cryptobiosis - symptoms?

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anaemia, exophthalmia, splenomegaly, dropsy (swollen abdomen), skin ulcers

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cryptobiosis - endo or ecto parasite?

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endoparasitic

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Cryptobiosis - indirect or direct life cycle?

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indirect via leeches

direct via wound

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Cryptobiosis - diagnosis

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wet-mounts, ELISA, blood smear

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Cryptobiosis - prevention

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raise temp to 20*C, control leeches (chlorine)

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Cryptobiosis - what kind of parasite?
hemoflagelate (parasitic of the blood)
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Costiosis - whats the latin name?
Ichthyobodo necator
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Cryptobiosis - latin name?
Cryptobia salmositica
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Renomaglia
enlargement of the kidney
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Dropsy
swollen abdomen
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where do you find Costiosis?
global. fw/sw
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what life cycle for Costiosis?
direct life cycle
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Costiosis; - diagnosis - symptoms - treatment
- skin smear wet mount, spiral swimming via flagella - flashing, dark pigmentation, weight loss, lethargic, swim at surface, increased mucus - formalin (Parasite-S)
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Amoebic gill disease (AGD) | -2 species types
Neoparamoeba | Paramoeba
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AGD (amoebic gill disease) - diagnosis - symptoms - treatment
D: gill smear wet mount histology S: increased mucus (gills), white lesions, lethargic, swim at surface T: freshwater bath, H2O2 (limitations), IMMUNOSTIMULANTS
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Invertebrate diseases: | name 2 and the type of animal they affect
paramoeba; grey crab, urchin | hematodinium; bitter crab disease. 100%mortalities
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Phylum Microspora: - intracellular - how do they transmit? - what is their injection apparatus called?
- oral transmission | - POLAR TUBE
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Phylum MIcrospora: | name the two type of life cycles, and the names unique to this phylum
- DIrect: MEROGONY; produces more parasites (clones) | - SPOROGONY: produces spores
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Microsporidiosis in fish: | name 3 spp
Loma salmonae Loma branchialis Glugea staphani
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What is the new phylum proposal for phylum myxozoa?
cnidaria.
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common name for phylum myxozoa
'puzzling animals'
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what are the 2 serious type of myxozoan diseases?
WHIRLING DISEASE: Myxobolus (Kudoa) | Proliferative kidney disease (PKD)
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what are the three phases in most myxozoan life cycles?
Trophozite (amoeba-like) Myxospores Triactinomyxon
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what is the latin name for whirling disease?
Myxobolus cerebralis
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FHPR stand for what?
Fish Health Protection Regulations
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Whirling disease is reportable to whom?
FHPR
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is whirling disease in canada?
probably. not officially.
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diagnosis of whirling disease
fish 'whirl', dark pigmentation scoliosis
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prevention/control of whirling disease
destroy infected fish, examine (quarantine) imported fish, spring fed water, uv light, mud free sites, high flow rates
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what important test does whirling disease have?
a PCR test
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what is the flesh-disorder latin name?
Kudoa thyrsites (s/w)
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what fish spp is very suseptible to Kudoa?
ATL
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what is the unique diagnostic for kudoa?
post harvest LIQUEFACTION
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how do you control kudoa?
screening, experimental vaccine
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Kudoa is characterized by what?
4 valves and 4 polar capsules
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what does PKD stand for?
Proliferative Kidney Disease
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what are the symptoms/diagnosis for PKD
weak, dark colour, anemia, dropsy, exophthalmia, lesions, gray kidneys (kidney smear on slides)
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PKD: | prevention/control
destroy infected fish, lower temperature
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Certomyxa life cycle invades what of salmon?
digestive system and viscera of salmon
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what spp is most resistant, what spp is most susceptable for Ceratomyxa?
Sockeye most resistant | RBT most susceptible
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Kidney Tubule Disease. | -concurrent infections with what two type of diseases?
vibrio and renibacterium
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Diagnostic of Kidney Tubule Disease
fish are dark, lethargic, ronmegaly, histology, antibody-stains
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Protozoan parasites are problems when ________ ________ _______ is upset
host parasite balance
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____parasites often cause osmoregulatory problems
Ectoparasites
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_____parasites much pathology
Endoparasites
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________fish most susceptible
larvae/juvenile
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__________= processing problem, not production
kudoa
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parasite screening protocols should be routine component of fish husbandry. what two factors are true to this statement? (ok, worded improperly. i know)
- health assessment | - early warning predictors