Endoparasites Flashcards by E A | Brainscape

Q

Name this parasite and one distinct physical feature
how does it move?
what area does it favor?
cyst shape? which stage can infect?
intermediate host?
Clinical Signs?
Species Affected?
Diagnosis?
Is it zoonotic?

A

giardia
two eyes
it’s a flagellate trophozoite–it moves into the intestinal lining
small intestine
elliptical, persist/resist
environmental stage
none
acute or chronic diarrhea, fever, with or without emesis
multiple species
direct smear(might detect trophozoites, motile, twisting, pear shaped structure, Can stain with Idoine , but this will kill the motile stage.), FF (fecal flotation), snap test, fecal ELISA or direct FAT
Can be

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Identify
shape?
D. Host?
Intermediate host?
Diagnosing?
Clinical signs?

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Toxoplasma Gondii
Coccidian
Cats are the D.H.
All warm blooded animals are I.H.
DETECTION
- Fecal exam (1-3wks active shedding),
- antibody detection (most times cats that are shedding are seronegative. If there is a high titer, this can defintiley mean that there is immunity present or an active infection ( need to accompany c/s)
- serology in humans
Anorexia, weight loss, GI upset, neurological, abortion, lymph enlargement
Zoonotic potential

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Name this parasite
Give an alternate name
Types of cysts present
Diagonosis?
Clinical Signs?
Who’s mainly affected?
Which oocysts are resistant to environmental conditions, sometimes surviving up to a year?
Why might you see these absent an active infestation?

A

Coccidia
Isospora
Unsporulated and sporulated
Diagnosis
- oocyst structure
- clinical signs
- history
- signalment
Clinical Signs
- may be mild
- inflammation
- blood loss (if an increased presence)
- chronic diarrhea
puppies and kittens
sporulated oocysts
d/c can eat feces of other animals with coccidia so you need too have c/s too

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Name this parasite
type of organism
D.H.?
Diagnosis?
Clinical Signs?

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Cryptosporidium
coccidian protozoan
People and animals
Bx intestinal tissue, staining the oocysts c/s, hx, signalment
Clinical signs
- frequent, watery diarrhea
- vomiting
- abdominal crams
- fever
- nausea

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Name, aka
What’s it called in dogs?
Clinical signs
Diagnosis

A

Spirocerca aka esophageal worl
S. Lupi
usually none @ first but may have difficulty swallowing
eggs in feces or gastroscopy to show nodule or adult worl

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Name
type of organism
shape
mainly affects ___ but also affects ___
IH
Diagnosis
Clinical Signs

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Dirofilaria immitis
filarial nematode
tapered head, straight tail
mainly dogs, but cats and humans also affected
mosquito
•HW Ag/ab kits ,ultrasound, Blood examination, Buffy coat examination, Mod Knots
•exercise intolerance, dyspnea, coughing, weight loss, lethargy

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Name
shape
type of organism
DH
IH
diagnosis
clinical signs

A

ACANTHOCHEILONEMA RECONDITUM
blunt head, hooked tail
filarial nematode
canines are DH
fleas, tick, and lice
mod knot, filter
no real clinical signs

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Name

A

toxocara

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Name
Shape
Infection Routes
Cycle
Clinical Signs
Diagnosis
Can it affect humans?

A

toxocara (roundworm)
spherical shape, thick shelled egg
mult inf route
indir vs dir cycle
distended abdomena and diarrhea
fecal flotation
T. cati and canis have zoonotic potential. T Leonina DOESN’T

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Q

name
species affected
clinical signs
can it affect humans?
subtypes

A

ancylostoma (hookwork)
dogs/canids
anemia, bloody diarrhea, pneumonia in puppies
yes
A. caninum, braziliense, U. stenocephala

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name

A

ancylostoma

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name
species affected
alternate names
area preferred
diagnosis
clinical signs

A

whipworm
dogs cat sheep pigs
T. vulpis, ovis, suis, campanula (rare)
cecum/colon
fecal flotation
bloody mucoid diarrhea, weight loss, anemia

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Q

Name :) describe the eggs

A

trichuris; thick shelled bi-polar eggs

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Q

name
DH
2 species and the areas they affect
which has unknown life cycle
egg shape

A

capillaria
cats nd dogs DH
C. plica and aerophila
- plic urinary tract
- aero upper resp tract
aerophila

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Q

name
whos affected
where do eggs hatch
DH
Zoonotic potential?
Diag
Clin Signs

A

strongyloides sp
many small species
DH:

Dogs, Cats, Cattle, Sheep/Goats, Horses, Pigs, Rodents, Birds, Primates

Zoonotic Potential

•Eggs hatch in small intestine
•DX:Baermann, FF
•C/S: severe in young animals
Dogs: bloody diarrhea, enteritis
Cats: enteritis, diarrhea, Dhy

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name aka
where infect
DH
IH
diag
clin

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Alerostrongylus abstrusus aka lungworm in cats
cats
•IH: Snails/Slugs
LRT infection
•Dx: Fecal Baermann; TW
•C/S: Sneezing, Dyspnea/wasting , death (heavy burden)

Q

name aka
affects
IH
preferred place
Dx
C/S
*

A

Dipylidium caninum aka double pored tapeworm
cats dogs humans (rare)
flea
see, fecal flot
nonpathogenic, ab pains, pruritis (migration to anus)
egg packet dx stage