Just Common Names Flashcards
Esophageal Worm
Scientific name?
Spirocerca lupi
*Physaloptera *spp.
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Stomach worm
Toxocara canis
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Common roundworm
Toxocara cati
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Common feline roundworm
Ancylostomum caninum
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Canine hookworm
Ancylostoma tubaeformae
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Feline hookworm
Uncinaria stenocephala
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Hookworm
Strongyloides stercoralis
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Threadworm
Trichuris vulpis
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Whipworm
Dioctophyme renale
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Giant Kidney Worm
Oslerus osleri
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Tracheal worm
Aelurostrongylus abstrusus
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Cat lungworm
Dirofilaria immitis
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Heartworm
Dipylidium caninum
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Common tapeworm, cucumber tapeworm, flea tapeworm
Echinococcus granulosus
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Hydatid tapeworm
Echinococcus multilocullaris
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Alveolar hydatid cyst
Diphyllobothrium latum
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Broad fish tapeworm
Spirometra spp.
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Zipperworm
*Alaria *spp.
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Intestinal fluke
Nanophyetus salmincola
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Salmon poisoning fluke
Paragonimus kellicotti
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Lung fluke
Platynosomum fastosum
Common condition?
“Lizard poisoning”
*Cuterebra *spp.
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Rodent bot fly, rabbit bot fly, new world skin bot fly
*Culicidae *spp.
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Mosquito
Trichodectes canis
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Dog biting louse; canine chewing louse
Linognathus setosus
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Dog sucking louse
Ctenocephalides canis & felis
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Dog and cat fleas
Reuviidae
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Assassin bugs or kissing bugs
Cimicidae
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Bed bugs
Ixodes spp.
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Black legged tick, deer tick
*Dermacentor *spp.
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American dog tick, rocky mountain wood tick
Rhipicephalus sanguineus
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Brown dog tick, kennel tick
Sarcoptes scabiei
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Sarcoptic mange mite, itch mite, scabies mite
Demodex canis
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Demodectic mange mite, follicle mite
Otodectes cynotis
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Ear mite
Cheyletiella yasguri
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Walking dandruff
Trypanosoma cruzi
Common condition?
Chaga’s disease
Strongyloides westeri
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Threadworm
*Strongylus *spp.
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Large strongyles
Cyanthostomins
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Small strongyles
*Oxyuris equi *
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Large pinworm
Dictyocaulus arnfieldi
Common name? Host?
Lungworm; donkeys
Gasterophilus intestinalis
Common name?
Common bot fly