LungWorm infections of carnivores

Question 1

Filaroidosis causative agent

Answer 1

• • *Filaroides hirthi
• Filaroides milksi*

Question 2

Host of Filaroidosis

Answer 2

mainly young puppies

Question 3

Site of Filaroidosis

Answer 3

Alveoli & Bronchioles

Question 4

Life cycle of Filaroides hirthi & milski

Answer 4

direct

Question 5

filaroidosis Infection

Answer 5

Per os with L1

Question 6

Diagnosis of Filaroidosis

Answer 6

Detection of L1 from faeces (rare), vomiting or saliva

(look for kinky tail)

Question 7

necropsy of filaroidosis

Answer 7

dark to whitish foci on lungs

Question 8

Family of Oslerus osleri

Answer 8

Filaroides

Question 9

Host of Oslerus osleri

Answer 9

dogs and wild canids

Question 10

Predilection site of Oslerus Osleri

Answer 10

granulomatous nodules located on the mucosal surface of distal trachea

(tracheal bifurcation and first division bronchi)

Question 11

life cycle of Oslerus Osleri

Answer 11

direct

Question 12

Infection of Oslerus Osleri

Answer 12

per os with L1

Question 13

Clinical signs of Oslerus Osleri

Answer 13

similar to Filaroides hirthi

Question 14

Diagnosis of Oslerus Osleri

Answer 14

• Endoscopy of trachea in anaesthia
• detection of L1 in faeces

(S Shaped)

Question 15

Eucoleus aerophilus family

Answer 15

Trichuridae

Question 16

hosts of Eucoleus aerophilus

Answer 16

foxes & dogs

Question 17

predilection site of Eucoleus aerophilus

Answer 17

mucosa of the bronchi, trachea/nasal passages; frontal sinuses

Question 18

Life cycle of Eucoleus Aerophilus

Answer 18

direct

Question 19

infection of eucoleus aerophilus

Answer 19

per os by eggs containing infective L1 or by earthworms

Question 20

diagnosis of Eucoleus aerophylus

Answer 20

detection of eggs

(lemon shaped, brown)

Question 21

Causative agent of Crenosomosis

Answer 21

Crenosoma vulpis

Question 22

Crenosoma vulpis causes what? in Which animals?

Answer 22

• fox bronchial lungworm
• fox, dogs and humans

Question 23

Site of Crenosomosis

Answer 23

trachea, bronchi, bronchioli

Question 24

life cycle of *crenosoma vulpis*

Answer 24

indirect

Question 25

infection of *crenosma vulpis*

Answer 25

Per os with L3 by snails or slugs | (intermediate hosts: molluscs)

Question 26

diagnosisof *crenosoma vulpis*

Answer 26

detection of L1 from faeces | (long with a straight, from tail)

Question 27

other name for French heartworm

Answer 27

Angiostrongylosis

Question 28

Angiostrongylosis causative agent

Answer 28

*Angiostrongylus vasorum* | French heartworm

Question 29

hosts of french heartworm

Answer 29

foxes & young dogs

Question 30

site of *angiostrongylus vasorum*

Answer 30

pulmonary arteries and right ventricle of heart

Question 31

life cycle of *angiostrongylus vasorum*

Answer 31

indirect

Question 32

intermediate host of french heartworm

Answer 32

molluscs | slugs and snails ## Footnote frogs and chicken can also serve as paratenic and intermediate hosts

Question 33

infection of *Angiostrongylus vasorum*

Answer 33

per os with L3 by snails or paratenic hosts

Question 34

Pathogenic effect of french heartworm

Answer 34

cardiovascularis parasitosis

Question 35

clinical signs of Angiostrongylosis

Answer 35

- Resp: verminous pneumonia - Coagulopathies - neurologic: seizures, occular signs

Question 36

diagnosis of french heartworm

Answer 36

detection of L1 from faeces | (faeces collected over 3 days)

Question 37

causative agent of Aelurostrongylosis

Answer 37

*Aelurostrongylus abstrusus*

Question 38

causative agent and name of the disease of the cat lungworm

Answer 38

- *aelurostrongylus abstrusus* - Aelurostrongylosis

Question 39

site of *aelurostrongylus abstrusus*

Answer 39

bronchioli and alveolar ducts

Question 40

life cycle of *aelurostrongylus abstrusus*

Answer 40

indirect

Question 41

infection of *aelurostrongylus abstrusus*

Answer 41

per os by infected intermediat or paratenic hosts | Inter : snails & slugs Para: rodents & birds

Question 43

diagnosis of cat lungworm

Answer 43

detection of L1 | (kinky tail with dorsal spine)

Question 44

*Oslerus rostratus* hosts

Answer 44

Cats

Question 45

*Oslerus rostratus* life cycle and infection

Answer 45

- indirect - per os by Inter. hosts & paratenic | inter host: gastropod species paratenic host: lizzard, frog, birds)

Question 46

Diagnosis of *Oslerus rostratus*

Answer 46

detection of L1 from faeces, mucus of airways

Question 47

Troglostrongylosis causative agents and sites

Answer 47

- *Troglostrongylus brevior* (bronchi, bronchioli) - *Troglostrongylus subcrenatus * (trachea, bronchi) - *Troglostrongylus wilsoni* (bronchi, lung parenchyma)

Question 48

Troglostrongylosis life cycle and infection

Answer 48

- indirect - per os by Inter. H. & Para. H.

Question 49

where can we find Troglostrongylus brevior infections

Answer 49

increasing in mediterranean area

Question 50

diagnosis of Troglostrongylosis

Answer 50

detection of L1 from faeces