Flukes Flashcards
Alariasis
Alaria sp.
Alaria sp. - Hosts and distribution
Carnivores
Alaria sp. - Life cycle
Operculated eggs in water
Miracidium hatches and enters snail
Cercariae penetrates tadpole, become mesocercariate
Tadpole eaten by frog or dog
Mesocercariae in dog migrates to intestine
Alaria sp. - Morphology
3-10 mm long
Alaria sp. - Pathology
Adults in small intestine cause mild enteritis
Migration of mesocercariae most pathogenic, destruction of lung tissue
Alaria sp. - Clinical signs
Signs associated with migration of mesocercariae through lungs
Adults in intestine not pathogenic
Alaria sp. - Diagnosis
Large, operculated eggs in fecal exam
Alaria sp. - Treatment
Praziquantel
Alaria sp. - Public health
Death, pulmonary hemmorrhage
Mesocercariae from frog’s legs
Salmon Poisoning Complex
Caused by a Neorickettsia sp. in the trematode Nanophyetus salminocola
Nanophyetus salmincola - Hosts and distribution
Carnivores
Coastal streams of NW America
Nanophyetus salmincola - Common name
Salmon poisoning fluke
Nanophyetus salmincola - Morphology
Small fluke
Operculated eggs
Nanophyetus salmincola - PPP
1 week
Nanophyetus salmincola - Pathology
Fluke is host to Neorickettsia helmintheca
Causes edema/inflammation of lymph nodes and destruction of lymphoid tissue