Lungworms and heartworms Flashcards
Lungworm scientific name is ___ _____. They are around ___-___mm long and live in ___ parenchyma. Eggs lodge in the ___ ____ and the L_ migrate up the ___. L_ are passed in the __ or coughed up, and ___ act as intermediate hosts. L_ - L_ develop in the intermediate host, and also uses an ___ host. The PPP is __-__ weeks.
Aelurostrongylus abstrusus 5 10 lung lung parenchyma 1 trachea feaces snails 1 3 paratenic 5 6
French heart worm scientific name: ____ ____.
They can grow up to __mm and live in the __ chamber of the heart and ___ arteries of the domestic dog. Eggs are laid and hatch in the ___, migrate to the ___ and are ____ and passed into the ___. L1 larvae are identified by the ___ technique. the PPP is __ to __ days.
Angiostrongylus vasorum 25 right pulmonary lungs trachea swallowed faeces baermann 28 108
Rat lungworm (\_\_ \_\_\_) is a parasite of rodents. Dogs are \_\_\_ hosts and become infected by ingesting L_ through infected snails or \_\_\_ hosts. The larvae travel to the \_\_ and \_\_ \_\_\_, creating tissue damage and an inflammatory response in the \_\_\_\_ \_\_\_\_\_. Symptoms include bilateral hind limb paresis and ataxia.
angiostrongylus cantonensis incidental 3 paratenic brain spinal cord nervous system
Dog lungworm (___ ___) lives in nodules close to the ___ of the ___. The bitch transmits L1s to her pups via ___ during regurgitation and grooming.
filaroides osleri
bifurcation
trachea
saliva
Lungworm of large animals (___ ____)
Dictyocaulus viviparus
Heartworm (___ ___) is found mainly in __ and ____ regions. The ___ is shorter than the ___ in length.
Dirofilaria immitis tropical subtropical male female
