More Exam II Questions Flashcards
Which parasite is yellow in color with wide mandible mouthpart?
Trichodectes canis.
Which parasite has long palps and an anal groove anterior to the anus?
Ixodes spp.
“Bee-like” with vestigial mouthparts and black spines?
Cuterebra spp.
Narrow, pointed nose, slow-moving, and has piercing mouthparts.
Linognathus setosus
Rectangular basis capituli, short palps, ornate scutum with festoons.
Dermacentor spp.
Hexagonal basis capituli, short palps, inornate scutum with festoons.
Rhipicephalus sanguineus
500 micrometers, round body, short legs with anterior 2 pairs extending beyond body.
Sarcoptes scabiei.
“Cigar-shaped” and entirely in follicles.
Demodex canis.
“Walking dandruff”
Cheyletiella yasguri
Spindle/leaf-shaped Trypomastigotes.
Trypanosoma cruzi
2 sporocysts with 4 sporozoites with small intestine SOI.
Cystoisospora canis.
Tachyzoite/bradyzoit development in extraintestinal tissues and organs.
Toxoplasma gondii
SOI = monocytes and neutrophils
Hepatozoon
SOI = RBC
Babesia canis
What species discussed belongs to the class mastigophora?
Giardia intestinalis
This species has a third stage larvae that is red with course spines.
Gasterophilus intestinalis
This species has a third stage larvae that is yellow and has 1 row of spines/segment.
Gasterophilus nasalis
This species has sticky hairs on pad-like structures at the end of clawed legs.
Musca autumnalis
This species has a rigid, forward projecting, piercing mouthpart.
Stomoxys calcitrans
This species lays eggs in rotting organic material.
Musca autumnalis
This species lays eggs in decaying vegetable matter.
Stomoxys calcitrans
This species lays eggs in marshy ground.
Culicoides spp.
This species can be found on the distal part of the limb of its host.
Chorioptes bovis.
Dx method for Alaria spp?
Sedimentation
Dx method for Cheyletiella yasguiri
Adhesive tape measure
Dx method for trypanosoma cruzi?
Blood smear
Dx method for Hepatozoon spp?
Biopsy of muscle tissue for schizonts
Dx method for Dirophilaria immitis?
ELISA
Dx method for Toxoplasma gondii?
ELISA
Dx method for Demodex canis?
Skin scrape
Dx methods for Sarcoptes scabiei?
Skin scrape
Dx methods for Spirometra spp?
Fecal flotation
Dx method for Taenia pisiformis?
Fecal flotation
Dx method for Cystoisospora canis?
Fecal flotation.
Dx method for Stongyloides westeri?
Baermann
Dx method for Oxyuris equi?
Adhesive tape measure
Dx method for Dictyocaulus arnfieldi?
Baermann
Dx method for Parascaris equorum?
Fecal flotation
Treat these final host with Praziquantel / cestocides.
Alaria spp.
What would the treatment be for Sarcocystis neurona?
Triazine-derivative drugs (Ponazuril)
Best treatment for these species is sanitation and reduce breeding sites.
Musca and Stomoxys spp.
How would you treat a Cuterebra infestation?
MCLs, Imidacloprid (Advantage) and Fipronil (Frontline)
How would a Diphyllobothrium latum infection be prevented?
Don’t feed uncooked fish.
Treat with cestocidal drugs.
How can a Toxoplasma gondii infection be prevented?
Avoid contact with feces and uncooked meat.
How can Hepatozoon spp infection be prevented?
Through tick control (R. sanguineus)
What can treat a Dirofilaria immitis infection?
MCLs and DEC.
What is the treatment of choice for Sarcoptes scabiei?
Selamectin
Giardia intestinalis can be treated with?
Fenbendazole or albendazole