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Diseases Caused by Parasites Flashcards

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Helminths/Worms

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  1. ASCARIS SUUM
  2. OXYURIS EQUI
  3. FASCIOLA HEPATICA and FASCIOLA GIGANTICA
  4. SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM
  5. TAENIA SAGINATA
  6. TAENIA SOLIUM
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  • A nematode (roundworm)
  • The larvae of this parasite migrate into the lungs and liver thus eliciting inflammatory response
  • As adults, these worms reduce feed efficiency
  • In heavy infections, it causes emaciation to the animal
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ASCARIS SUUM

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Host of Ascaris Suum

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PIGS

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Pin worm belonging to nematodes

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OXYURIS EQUI

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Host of Oxyuris Equi

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HORSE

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Lay their eggs by cementing them to the perineum around the anus

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ADULT FEMALE PIN WORM

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Common name of Fasciola hepatica and Fasciola gigantica

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COMMON LIVER FLUKE

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Are classified as trematodes

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FLUKES

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Final host of Fasciola hepatica

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RUMINANTS

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Causes liver cirrhosis in cattle; in sheep it is in conjunction with infectious necrotic hepatitis or “black disease” which is often fatal

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FASCIOLA HEPATICA

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  • This fluke stays in the blood vessels of the liver, the portal vein
  • Causes ascites, emaciation of the animal, fibrosis of the liver parenchyma thus causing cirrhosis
  • A trematode
  • Zoonotic
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SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM

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Final host of Schistosoma Japonicum

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RUMINANTS

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Intermediate host of Schistosoma Japonicum

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SNAIL (ONCOMELANIA QUADRASII)

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Endemic in Eastern Leyte, Samar and Surigao

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SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM

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  • Adult cestode (tapeworm)

- The larval cyst can be found in the heart, tounger, diaphragm and jaw muscles

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TAENIA SAGINATA

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Final host of Taenia Saginata

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HUMAN

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Intermediate host of Taenia Saginata

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RUMINANTS

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Formerly known as Measly beef, a larvae of Taenia Saginata that encyst on muscles of beef cattle

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CYSTICERUS BOVIS

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  • Another cestode whose final host are humans

- Larval cyst can be found in the same areas as the previous worm

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TAENIA SOLIUM

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Intermediate host of Taenia Solium

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PIG

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Larvae of Taenia Solium that causes measly pork

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CYSTICERUS CELLULOSAE

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Protozoans

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  1. COCCIDIANS
  2. TOXOPLASMA GONDII
  3. TRITRICHOMONAS FOETUS
  4. TRYPANOSOMA EVANSII
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  • These belong to either genus Eimeria and Isospora

- Host varies from poultry to livestock to companion animals

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COCCIDIANS

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Found in the ceca of poultry known to provide a big losses in the poultry

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EIMERIA TENELLA

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This protozoan causes abortion to all species of mammals including humans

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TOXOPLASMA GONDII

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Natural host of Toxoplasma Gondii

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CATS

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  • A venereal disease in cattle

- Causes infertility to bulls and early gestational (pregnancy) abortion in pregnant cows

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TRITRICHOMONAS FOETUS

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Old name of Tritrichomonas Foetus

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TRICHOMONAS FOETUS

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  • Causative agent to Surra

- Fatal to horses and camels

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TRYPANOSOMA EVANSII

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Vector (carries of the protozoan) of Trypanosoma Evansii

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TABANUS SPP (HORSE FLY)

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  • Causative agent of Sarcoptic Mange or kurikong in Cebuano

- Zoonotic

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SARCOPTES SCABEI

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  • Causative agent of Demodectic Mange

- Known as Galis in Filipino

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DEMODEX SPP.

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  • Causative agent of Psoroptic Mange

- Commonly seen in rabbits, cattle and sheep

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PSOROPTES SPP.

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  • Causative agent of Otodectic Mange

- Commonly known as ear mite

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OTODECTES SPP.

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