Midterm Flashcards
What parasite causes Chaga’s dz?
Trypanasome cruzi
What is the IH of T. cruzi?
kissing bug
What are the CS of acute infection with T. cruzi?
fever, edema, lymphadenopathy, romanas sign
What is the main CS of chronic infection with T. cruzi?
cardiomegaly
How is T. cruzi diagnosed? (2)
stained blood smears, serological testing
What causes Nagana dz in cattle?
african trypanosomiasis
What is the IH of afican trypanasomes?
tsetse fly
What are the 2 ways to diagnose african trypanasomes?
blood smears, in CSF during neurological stage
What does Trypanosoma equiperdum cause?
equine syphilis
Which Trypanasome has no IH?
T. equiperdum
How is leishmania transmitted?
sand flies
Where does leishmania recide in vertebrate hosts?
obligate intracellular parasites of macrophages (TQ)
What form of leishmania gives dogs long nails and patchy alopecia?
visceral leishmania
What are the main CS of giardia spp?
geasy poop, maldigestion
What kind of life cycle is giardia?
direct - ingestion of cysts
How is giardia diagnosed?
znso4 fecal float
ELISA tests
What kind of parasite is coccidia?
obligate intracellular protozoa
What is the difference in appearance of eimeria and isospora?
eimeria - 4 sporocysts, each has 2 sporozoites
isospora - 2 sporocysts, each has 4 sporozoites
When does eimeria occur most often in calves?
3 weeks to 6 months of age
When does isospora occur most often in piglets?
5 to 15 day old piglets
What is the tx of choice for coccidia in dogs and cats?
ponazuril
What lifecycles of toxoplasma gondii are in felids?
asexual and sexual reproduction
How is toxoplasma gondii spread?
ingestion of oocysts of raw meat containing zoites
What protozoan is the leading cause of abortion in cattle?
neospora
How is cytauxzoon felis transmitted?
by ticks
How can dogs become infected with Hepatozoon americanum?
ingesting tick containing sporulated oocysts
Where is the amoeba, Naeglaria found?
freshwater lakes or ponds
Who is the DH for neospora? How is it transmitted?
dogs
transplacentally
What are the CS of neospora in puppies?
ascending paralysis
Who are the IH and DH of sarcocystis spp?
DH - predator
IH - prey
What is the cause of EPM in horses?
Sarcocystis neurona
What is the DH of sarcocystis neurona?
possums
What are the CS of EPM?
assymetrical neurological signs
Where does crypto like to live in the host?
microvillus border
How can crypto re infect host?
thin walled cyst ruptures
What is the time frame and CS of crypto in calves?
caramel diarrhea, 1-2 weeks old
What are the two etiological agents of “Black dz” in sheep?
Fasciola hepatica and clostridium novyi
Where does fasciola hepatica live?
bile duct
What is the pathology of Fasciloides magna in sheep?
destroys liver paranchyma (cant find bile duct)
What is the IH of Fasciola hepatica and Fasciloides magna?
snail
What parasite uses both ants and snails as IH?
Dicrocylium dendriticum