Misc Small Animal Parasites

Question 1

What is the threadworm of puppies and kittens?

Answer 1

Strongyloides stercoralis

Question 2

What are clinical signs of S. stercoralis (threadworm) in puppies and kittens?

Answer 2

Mucoid D+ and possibly anemia

Question 3

How do you dx S. stercoralis (threadworm)?

Answer 3

Baermann to recover larvae

Question 4

What is the stomach worm of small animals?

Answer 4

Gnathostoma

Question 5

What do Gnathostoma loo like?

Answer 5

3cm long nematodes w/spine-covered heads

Question 6

Where can you ID Gnathostoma?

Answer 6

Usually vomited up

Question 7

What is the intermediate host of Gnathostoma?

Answer 7

Copepod

Question 8

Where do adult Gnathostoma live?

Answer 8

Stomach - cause gastritis

Question 9

How do you treat Gnathostoma?

Answer 9

FAlbendazole

Question 10

Is Gnathostoma zoonotic?

Answer 10

Yes

Question 11

How do humans contract Gnathostoma?

Answer 11

Ingestion of undercooked fish

Question 12

What are the lungworms of dogs and cats?

Answer 12

Paragonimus kellicotti, Capillaria aerophila

Question 13

What is the intermediate host of P. kellicotti (lungworm)?

Answer 13

Crayfish and snail

Question 14

How do you dx P. kellicotti?

Answer 14

Fecal sedimentation or transtracheal wash

Question 15

What do P. kellicotti eggs look like?

Answer 15

Single operculum

Question 16

What do Capillaria aerophilia eggs look like?

Answer 16

Asymmetric terminal plugs

Question 17

What is a common lungworm in a cat?

Answer 17

Aelurostronglus abstrusus

Question 18

How do you dx Aelurostronglus abstrusus?

Answer 18

Baermann

Question 19

How do you tx Aelurostronglyus abstrusus?

Answer 19

Fenbendazole

Question 20

What species is the definitive hose of Toxoplasma gondii?

Answer 20

Cats

Question 21

How are human babies infected in utero with T. gondii affected?

Answer 21

Chorioretinitis and mental retardation

Question 22

How long does it take a T. gondii oocyst to sporulate and become infective?

Answer 22

1-5d

Question 23

In which large animals does T. gondii cause abortion and stillbirth?

Answer 23

Sheep and pigs

Question 24

What is the raccoon roundworm?

Answer 24

Baylisascaris procyonis

Question 25

What does Baylisascaris cause in humans?

Answer 25

Larval migrans to the brain causing CNS disease

Question 26

What is Leishmania transmitted by?

Answer 26

Sand flies

Question 27

What is the genus of the botfly seen in cats?

Answer 27

Cuterebra

Question 28

How are cuterebra eggs activated to hatch?

Answer 28

Heat from animal host

Question 29

What can rupturing a cuterebra cause?

Answer 29

Anaphylaxis

Question 30

What clinical signs do you see with cuterebra?

Answer 30

Erythematous swelling that exudes a small amt of purulent material (breathing hole)

Question 31

What is the cat flea that can lead to flea allergy dermatitis?

Answer 31

Ctenocephalides felis

Question 32

What underlying problem does a Ctenocephalides felis burden reveal?

Answer 32

Tapeworm infestation

Question 33

What type of dermatitis do you get with C. felis cat flea?

Answer 33

Generalized miliary dermatitis and dark brown flecks in fur

Question 34

Where are areas of alopecia and pruritis most commonly seen with cat flea?

Answer 34

Inguinal, caudal thigh

Question 35

What mite is zoonotic but also fairly host specific?

Answer 35

Scabies ascariasis

Question 36

Causes spevere pruritus around pinnae, ventrum, and legs

Answer 36

Scabies

Question 37

How do you treat scabies?

Answer 37

Ivermectin, amitraz, selamectin