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Cryptosporidiosis and Coccidian Diseases Flashcards

1
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Is cryptosporidium considered a coccidia?

A

NO

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2
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what is a zoite?

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elongated, motile cell

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3
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what is an oocyst?

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environmentally resistant stage

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what does oocysts contain?

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infective sporozoites, located within sporocysts

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5
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Are most cryptosporidium host specific or broad?

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mostly host specific

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6
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what does cryptosporidium damage?

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infect/damage mucosal epithelial cell

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7
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what type of life cycle does Cryptosporidium have?

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direct

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what type of transmission does Cryptosporidium that infect the GI tract have?

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feecal-oral

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what type of transmission does Cryptosporidium that infect the respiratory tract have?

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droplet transmision

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what is Schizogeny

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meronts divide -> merozoites -> infect host cells -> merontsm -> repeat

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what is gametogeny?

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subset of merozoites infect host cells and develop into gamonts -> gametes

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12
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what is fertilization?

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zygotes -> ooxysts

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13
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what is the sporogeny of Cryptosporidium?

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oocysts sporulate (sporozoites develop) endogenously (inside host)

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what is a thin-walled oocyst?

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sporozoites excyst and reinfect host

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what is a thick-walled oocyst?

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infective when shed, viable for months, resists disinfectants

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16
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what does gastrointestinal cryptosporidiosis cause?

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gastroentereitis

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17
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what is seen in most hosts infected with gastrointestinal cryptosporidiosis?

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mild to moderate, watery, self-limited diarrhea

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18
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what are the hosts of C. parvum?

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ruminants, horses

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19
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what are the hosts of C. baileyi?

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poultry

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20
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what is a large risk of C. parvum?

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zoonotic, transmit to humans

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21
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what are the primary hosts of respiratory cryptosporidiosis?

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avian hosts

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22
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what cryptosporidium causes respiratory and gastrointestinal cryptosporidiosis

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C. baileyi

23
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how do you diagnose Cryptosporidiosis?

A

clinical signs and…
microscopic ID of oocysts
ELISA
PCR

24
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what is used to treat cryptosporidiosis?

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nirazoxanide (calves)
paraomomycin (dogs and cats)
supportive therapy (main use)

25
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how can cryptosporidiosis be prevented?

A

enforce strict sanitation and good management
isolate affected animals

26
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what does Eimeria spp. largely impact?

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ruminants and poultry

27
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what do most Eimeria spp. infect?

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GI tract - enterocytes and/or cells in lamina propria

28
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Are the predilection sites of Eimeria always the same?

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no varies by species

29
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what type of life cycle does Eimeria have?

30
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How is Eimeria transmitted?

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fecal-oral

31
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what is the enteric cycle of Eimeria spp.?

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schizogeny, gametogeny, fertilization, oocyst production

32
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what is the sporogony of EImeria spp.?

A

oocysts typically sporulate exogenously (outside host)

33
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what is the host of E. tenella?

34
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what is the host of E. bovis?

35
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how do you diagnose Eimeria induced coccidiosis?

A

clinical signs and…
microscopic ID - fecal float

36
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what is the treatment of Eimeria-induced coccidiosis?

A

self-limiting - spontaneous recovery w/out treatment is common
anticoccidial drugs
supportive thearpy

37
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what anticoccidial drug should be used to treat Eimeria-induced Coccidiosis in cattle?

38
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what anticoccidial drug should be used to treat Eimeria-induced Coccidiosis in small ruminants?

39
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what anticoccidial drug should be used to treat Eimeria-induced Coccidiosis in poultry?

40
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what is the preventention/control of Eimeria-induced Coddidiosis?

41
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what type of life cycle does Cystoisospora spp.?

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direct life cycle with fecal oral transmission + transmission via paratenic host

42
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what is the transmission of Cystoisospora spp.?

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fecal-oral

43
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Are Cystoisospora spp. host specific?

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strictly host specific

44
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what does Cystoisospora spp. infect?

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GI tract - primary enterocytes, host cell ruptured/destroyed

45
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what is the Cytoisospora that infects swine?

46
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what is the Cytoisospora that infects dogs?

47
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what is the Cytoisospora that infects felines?

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C. felis & C. rivolta

48
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what are the definitive hosts of Toxoplasma gondii?

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felids (wild and domestic)

49
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How are felids typically infected with Toxoplasma gondii?

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eating tissue cysts harbored by infected intermediate hosts

50
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what is the enteric cycle of Toxoplasma gondii?

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schizogeny and gametogeny in felid enterocytes -> oocysts shed in feces

51
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How do oocysts sporulate for Toxoplasma gondii?

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oocysts sporulate exogenously

52
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what is the consequence of Toxoplasma gondii oocysts sporulating exogenously?

A

infective to intermediate hosts and felids

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