Lecture 40 - Haemonchus Flashcards

1
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Haemonchas contortus is also known as

A

barber-poll worm

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2
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T/F: sheep and goats do not develop age related immunity to H. contortus

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TRUE

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3
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what is the prepatent period of H. contortus

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3 weeks

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4
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what is the pathology of H. contortus

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  1. anemia
  2. bottle jaw/edema
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5
Q

describe hyperacute haemonchosis

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  • death in 1 week after heavy exposure
  • Lambs & Kids
  • sudden hemorrhagic anemia
  • no FEC (L5s)
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6
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describe acute haemonchosis

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  • pathology after heavy exposure
  • older animals
  • building hemorrhagic anemia
  • increased FAMACHA, FEC, BCS
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7
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describe chronic haemonchosis

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  • compensated hemorrhagic anemia
  • older animals
  • blood loss </= hematopoietic capcity
  • poor BCS +/- bottle jaw
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8
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what triggers a haemonchosis event

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  1. Heavily contaminated pastures
  2. Arrested L4s reactivate and become mature adults (ewe/doe and lambs/kids)
  3. Spring rise (male and female hosts)
  4. Larval storm
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9
Q

what pasture management techniques can decrease H. contortus infection

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rotational and planned intensive grazing

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10
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T/F: haemonchus resistance is a serious problem

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TRUE

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11
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what two types of deworming should be used to treat H. contortus

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  1. salvage deworming
  2. selective deworming
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12
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describe H. Placei

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  • Barber-pole worm of cattle
  • anemia, hypoproteinemia, chronic issue
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13
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What hookworm species are clinically relevant to dogs and cats

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  1. Ancylostoma caninum
  2. Ancylostoma tubaforme
  3. Uncinaria stenocephala
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14
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describe the life cycle of A. caninum in dogs

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  1. adult worms in small intestine
  2. eggs are passed in feces
  3. development in environment to infective L3
  4. L3s are transmitted by skin penetration, ingestion, or transmammary
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15
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T/F: A. caninum infects paratenic hosts

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TRUE

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16
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When do A. caninum reactivate

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  1. pregnancy (transmammary)
  2. deworming (gut)
  3. stress (gut)
17
Q

Describe peracute hookworm disease

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  • contributes to “fading puppy syndrome” in 2wk/o
  • severe acute anemia in nursing puppies
  • no eggs in stool
  • tx: deworm with anthelmintic, iron supplementation, blood transfusions
18
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Describe acute hookworm disease

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  • acute anemia in older puppies
  • due to a heavily contaminated environment
  • L3s from pentration or ingestion (pododermatitis common)
  • +/- eggs in feces
19
Q

Describe chronic hookworm disease

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  • chronic blood loss and unthriftiness
  • “larval leak” = reactivation of arrested larvae
  • eggs in feces
20
Q

what diagnostics can be used to confirm A. caninum?

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  1. Fecal Float
  2. Fecal antigen
  3. PCR
21
Q

how can you determine a dewormer resistance vs. larval leak

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fecals pre and post treatment
+ = resistance
- = larval leak

22
Q

T/F: hookworms are not zoonotic

23
Q

describe the lifecycle of A. tubaeforme

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  1. adult worms in the small intestine of cats
  2. eggs passed in feces
  3. development to infective L3
  4. transmitted by penetration, ingestion (direct or of paratenic hosts)
24
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Describe kitten hookworm disease

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  • anemia in kittens
  • eggs seen in feces
25
Q

Describe cat hookworm disease

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  • mild blood loss
  • eggs seen in feces
26
Q

T/F: A. caninum and A. tubaeforme have the same diagnostic tests

27
Q

Describe Uncinaria stenocephala

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  • has cutting plate
  • relatively non-pathogenic
  • northern, cool regions