Exam 1 Flashcards
Predator-Prey
A short-term relationship in which one symbiont benefits at the expense of the other.
Phoresis
A relationship in which the smaller member of the relationship is mechanically carried about by the larger member.
Mutualism
An association between two organisms of different species in which both are benefited.
Commensalism
An association between two organisms of different species in which one partner is benefited and the other is neither benefited or harmed.
Parasitism
An association between two organisms of different species in which one member (the parasite) lives on or in the other member (the host) and may cause harm. Metabolic dependency is implied.
What are the five types of symbiotic relationships
Predator-prey Phoresis Mutualism Commensalism Parasitism
Parasitiasis
An association between two organisms of different species in which one organisms is potentially pathogenic but does not cause outward signs of disease.
Parasitosis
An association between two organisms of different species in which one organism injures the other and produces outward signs of disease.
Endoparasite
Parasite that lives within the body of the host
Parasitology
The study of parasitic relationships
Ectoparasite
A parasite that lives on the outside of the body of the host
Erratic (aberrant) parasite
A parasite that has wandered into an organ or tissue in which is does not ordinarily live.
Incidental parasite
A parasite in a host in which it does not usually live
Facultative parasite
An organism that is capable of living either free or as a parasite
Obligatory parasite
An organism that must live a parasitic existence
Periodic parasite
A parasite that makes short visits to its host to obtain nourishment or some other benefit
Pseudoparasite
An object that is mistaken for a parasite
Life Cycle
The development of a parasite through its various life stages
Definitive host
The host that harbors the adult, sexual, or mature stages of the parasite
Intermediate host
The host that harbors the larval, asexual. or immature stages of the parasite
Transport (paratenic host)
An intermediate host in which the parasite does not undergo any further development, usually remaining encysted until the definitive host eats the transport host
Reservoir host
A vertebrate host in which a parasite occurs naturally and which is a source of infection for human beings and their domestic animals
Infection
Parasitism by an internal parasite
Infestation
Parasitism by an external parasite
Zoonosis
Any disease that is transmissible from lower animals to human beings.
Trematode common name
Flukes
Morphological features of flukes
- Dorsoventrally flattened
- Two organs of attachment: anterior feeding sucker (oral sucker) and ventral attachment sucker (acetabulum)
- Digestive system present
- Complex reproductive system
- Hermaphroditic (exception: Schistosomes and Heterobilharzia species)
Typical fluke life cycle
Operculated egg–>Miracidium–>sporocyst–>redia–>cercaria–>metacercaria–>adult fluke
The lancet fluke of ruminants
Dicrocoelium dendriticum
Dicrocoelium dendriticum hosts
Ruminants
Dicrocoelium dendriticum habitat
Bile duct of ruminants
Dicrocoelium dendriticum life cycle
- Operculated egg is pooped out.
- Land snail, Cionella lubrica, eats the operculated egg and becomes the first intermediate host.
- Miracidia emerge from operculated egg and go to mesenteric gland of snail and develops into sporocyst.
- Second generation of sporocyst generated (no redia in this life cycle)
- Cercaria form from the 2nd generation sporocyst
- Cercaria migrate to the pulmonary chamber of the snail and form “slime balls”
- Snail coughs up slime balls that adhere to vegetation
- Formica ants eat slime balls becoming 2nd intermediate host
- Metacercaria form in the abdominal cavity of ant
- Metacercaria migrate to the brain of ant and causes ant to clamp down on vegetation and ant is eaten by ruminant
- Metacercaria exyst and develop into juvenile flukes that travel to bile duct.
- Adult flukes release egg into poop.
WIWPHTH Dicrocoelium dendriticum
Bile duct blockage
Dicrocoelium dendriticum zoonotic
No
The lizard poisoning fluke
Platynosomum fastosum
Platynosomum fastosum host
Cats or dogs
Platynosomum fastosum intermediate host
Anolis lizard
Platynosomum fastosum habitat
Liver of cat or dog
Platynosomum fastosum fluke difference from Dicrocoelium dendriticum
P. fastosum has horizontal testes. D. dedriticum has tandem testes.
Platynosomum fastosum zoonotic
No
Digenetic flukes found in ruminants (3)
- Fasciola hepatica
- Fascioloides magna
- Paramphistomum species (Cotylophoron species)
THE liver fluke of ruminants and most pathogenic fluke of cattle in US
Fasciola hepatica
Fasciola hepatica host
Ruminants
Fasciola hepatica habitat
Liver/Bile duct of ruminant
WIWPHTH Fasciola hepatica
Feed on tissue
Blockage of bile duct
Unique ID of Fasciola hepatica fluke
“shoulders”
Intermediate host of Fasciola hepatica
1st int host-aquatic snail
How ruminants become infected with Fasciola hepatica
Aquatic snails eat poop with operculated egg. Miracidium–>cercaria and swims away from snail to vegetation. Ruminants eat vegetation (NOT 2nd INT HOST) with encysted metacercaria.
Acute fascioliasis
Observed in sheep. Overwhelming number of flukes to liver. Sheep dies suddenly
Chronic fasciolisasis
Observed in sheep and cattle. Edema under jaw “bottle jaw”.
Calcification of the bile duct results in ____ with Fasciola hepatica
Pipestem liver
Fasciola hepatica zoonotic
No
The liver fluke of deer
Fascioloides magna
Fascioloides magna host
1-Deer (normal life cycle)
2-Cow (incidental host…dead end for parasite)
3-Sheep (normal life cycle)
Fascioloides magna habitat
Liver of deer
How does Fascioloides magna infect host?
Similar to Fasciola hepatica. Snail used as intermediate host.
Fascioloides magna intermediate host
Aquatic snail
Fascioloides magna variations of life cycle
1-In deer: normal life cycle. Cysts are OPEN to allowed connection to liver.
2-In cows: dead in host. Cysts are CLOSED and don’t connect to bile duct.
3-In sheep:Uninterrupted migration to liver. Normally die. Sheep are incidental host.
Pathogenic disease of Fascioloides magna and its variations
Fascioloidiasis
1-Deer: blockage of bile duct
2- Cows:”fluke puke”
3-Sheep:DEATH
Fascioloides magna zoonotic
No
The rumen flukes
Paramphistomum/Cotylophoron species
Paramphistomum/Cotylophoron host
Ruminants
Paramphistomum/Cotylophoron habitat
Rumen and reticulum of ruminants
Paramphistomum/Cotylophoron unique fluke ID
Has two mouths
How ruminants get infected with Paramphistomum/Cotylophoron
Similar to F. hepatica.
Aquatic snail eats poop.
Vegetation filled with metacercaria
Ruminants eats plant
Paramphistomum/Cotylophoron intermediate host
Aquatic snail
WIWPHTH Paramphistomum/Cotylophoron
Eat tissue “plug feeders”.
Flukes aren’t really pathogenic.
Paramphistomum/Cotylophoron zoonotic
No.
Lung fluke of cats and dogs
Paragonimus kellicotti
Paragonimus kellicotti host
Cats and dogs
Paragonimus kellicotti habitat
Lung of cat or dog
How Paragonimus kellicotti infects the host
Aquatic snail eats poop with operculated egg
Asexual repro until cercarica leaves and enters crayfish
Dog/cat eats crayfish
Flukes go to small intestine and break through the diaphragm and enter lungs..
Dog/cat coughs up eggs (rusty sputum) and swallows them and thats how life cycle continues.
Paragonimus kellicotti special habitat
Flukes wander (aberrant parasite) and can wind up in the brain.
Paragonimus kellicotti WIWPHTH
Produce fluid filled cysts in lungs
Paragonimus kellicotti zoonotic
No
The split bodied flukes
Schistosome species
How are schistosomes not like your typical digenetic flukes?
- Dieocious :Female fits into gynecophoric canal of male
- “Round” worms not flat
- Eggs have spine. NOT operculated
The ruminant schistosome
Schistosoma bovis
Schistosoma bovis host
Ruminants
Schistosoma bovis habitat
Blood vasculature of ruminants
How Schistosoma bovis inhabits host
Egg released into water and miracidia released and infects aquatic snail. Cercaria emerges and pentrates ruminant DIRECTLY.
Schistosoma bovis intermediate host
Aquatic snail
Schistosoma bovis zoonotic
No
Swimmer’s Itch
Schistosome cercarial dermatitis
Schistosome cercarial dermatitis hosts
Water fowl and humans
Schistosome cercarial dermatitis in humans
Cercaria penetrates human skin but the immune system kills cercaria leaving pimple like bumps as a rash.
Schistosome cercarial dermatitis zoonotic
Yes
The canine blood fluke
Heterobilharzia americanum
Heterobilharzia americanum habitat
Blood vasculature of dogs
Heterobilharzia americanum life cycle is just like
Schistosomes
Heterobilharzia americanum zoonotic
No
Name all flukes discussed (9)
1) Dicrocoelium dendriticum
2) Platynosomum fastosum
3) Fasciola hepatica
4) Fascioloides magna
5) Paramphistomum/Cotylophoron species
6) Paragonimus kellicotti
7) Schistosoma bovis
8) Schistosome cercarial dermatitis
9) Heterobilharzia americanum
Cestode common name
True tapeworms
Tapeworms found in the horses small intestine
Anoplocephala perfoliata
Anoplocephala magna
Paranoplocephala mammilana
Tapeworm morphology
- Hermaphroditic
- Endoparasites
- Absorb food LACK digestive system
- Scolex “head” can be armed or unarmed (rostellum/hooked)
- Adult body is made of proglottids (immature–>mature–>gravid)
- Reproductive system is present
- Larval stages are called metacestodes (different types)
True tapeworms with a cysticercoid metacestode stage
Anoplocephala perfoliata Anoplocephala magna Paranoplocephala mammilana Moniezia species Thysanosoma actinoides Dipylidium caninum
Cysticercoid morphology
- Single scolex thats not invaginated
- Usually found in mites or fleas
- Oncosphere (egg) innermost membrane is called pyriform apparatus
How to differentiate horse small intestine tapeworms.
- Anoplocephala perfoliata has lappet scolex
- Anoplocephala magna scolex lacks lappets and GIANT scolex
- Paranoplocephala mamillana is tiny “dwarf TW”.
Anoplocephala perfoliata
Anoplocephala magna
Paranoplocephala mammilana host
Horse
Anoplocephala perfoliata
Anoplocephala magna
Paranoplocephala mammilana
habitat
Horse small intestine
Anoplocephala perfoliata
Anoplocephala magna
Paranoplocephala mammilana
intermediate host
Grain mite
Anoplocephala perfoliata
Anoplocephala magna
Paranoplocephala mammilana
WIWPHTH
Small intestine blockage and absorb nutrients
Anoplocephala perfoliata
Anoplocephala magna
Paranoplocephala mammilana
zoonotic
No
Anoplocephala perfoliata
Anoplocephala magna
Paranoplocephala mammilana
Metacestode stage
Cysticeroid
Ruminant true tapeworm genus
Moniezia
Moniezia metacestode stage
Cysticercoid
Moniezia host
Ruminants
Moniezia intermediate host
Grain mites
Moniezia WIWPHTH
Blockage of small intestine
Moniezia habitat
Small intestine of ruminants
Moniezia scolex
Unarmed
Moniezia zoonotic
No
How Moniezia species, Anoplocephala perfoliata, Anoplocephala magna, Paranoplocephala mammilana infect the host.
Grain mites ingest tapeworm eggs. Cysticeroid forms in mite. Horse or sheep eats mite. Adult TW forms in small intestine.
The fringed tapeworm
Thysanosoma actinoides
Thysanosoma actinoides metacestode stage
Cysticercoid
Thysanosoma actinoides host
Ruminants
Thysanosoma actinoides intermediate host
Not really known….has been observed in bark lice
Thysanosoma actinoides habitat
Bile duct or small intestine of ruminants
Thysanosoma actinoides zoonotic
No