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Mosby Parasitology Flashcards

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Toxocara canis

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  1. Roundworm
  2. Dog
  3. Float
  4. Fecal to oral, transmammary, transplacental
  5. Poor growth, vomiting, diarrhea
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Ancylostoma

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  1. Hookworm
  2. Dog and Cat
  3. Float
  4. Fecal to oral, transmammary, transplacental, skin penetration
  5. Anemia, weakness, melena
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Trichuris vulpis

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  1. Whipworm
  2. Dog
  3. Float
  4. Fecal to Oral
  5. Watery diarrhea, blood in feces, rapid dehydration
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Dirofilaria immitis

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  1. Heartworm
  2. Dog and Cat
  3. Modified Knotts Technique or ELISA
  4. Mosquitos
  5. Dog: Lethargy, exercise intolerance, Cardiac enlargement
  6. Cat: Tachycardia, syncope, coughing, sudden death
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Dipetalonema reconditum

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  1. Microfilaria
  2. Dog
  3. Modified Knotts
  4. Flea bites
  5. Nonpathogenic
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Toxocara cati

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  1. Roundworm
  2. Cat
  3. Float
  4. Fecal to oral, transmammary
  5. May vomit worms
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Toxoplasma gondii

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  1. Protozoa
  2. Cat
  3. Float
  4. Fecal to Oral
  5. Usually asymptomatic
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Toxascaris leonina

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  1. Roundworm
  2. Dog and Cat
  3. Float
  4. Fecal to Oral
  5. Weakness and dehydration
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Capillaria aeorphilus

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  1. Lungworm
  2. Dog and Cat
  3. Float
  4. Ingestion of eggs
  5. Respiratory
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Dipylidium caninum

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  1. Tapeworm
  2. Dog an Cat
  3. Float
  4. Ingestion
  5. Usually no symptoms
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Taenia

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  1. Tapeworm
  2. Dog and cat
  3. Proglottid
  4. Ingestion
  5. Usually no symptoms
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Echinococcus

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  1. Tapeworm
  2. Dog and Cat
  3. Float
  4. Ingestions
  5. Usually no symptoms
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Isospora

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  1. Coccidia
  2. Dog and Cat
  3. Float
  4. Ingestion
  5. Persistent diarrhea
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Parscaris equorum

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  1. Roundworm
  2. Horse
  3. Float
  4. Ingestion
  5. None in adults but growth delay and colic in foals
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Strongylus

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  1. Roundworm
  2. Horses
  3. Float
  4. Ingestion
  5. Colic, fever, diarrhea, weight loss
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Oxyuris equi

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  1. Roundworm
  2. Horses
  3. Cellophane tape
  4. Ingestion
  5. Pruritis
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Gasterophilus

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  1. Bot Fly
  2. Horses
  3. ID of larva
  4. Ingestion
  5. Bot on skin
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Haemonchus

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  1. Trichostrongyle (roundworm)
  2. Cattle, sheep, and goats
  3. Float
  4. Ingestion
  5. Mostly in younger animals: diarrhea and anorexia
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Ostertagia

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  1. Trichostrongyle (roundworm)
  2. Cattle, sheep, and goats
  3. Float
    4 Ingestion
  4. Mostly in younger animals: diarrhea and anorexia
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Trichostrongylus

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  1. Roundworm
  2. Cattle, sheep, and goats
  3. Float
  4. Ingestion
  5. Mostly in younger animals: diarrhea and anorexia
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Eimeria

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  1. Coccidia
  2. Cattle, sheep, and goats
  3. Float
  4. Ingestion
  5. Bloody diarrhea
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Moniezia

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  1. Tapeworm
  2. Cattle, sheep, and goats
  3. Float
  4. Ingestion
  5. Not pathogenic
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Fasciola

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  1. Fluke
  2. Cattle, sheep, and goats
  3. Sedimentation of feces
  4. Ingestion
  5. Deadly in sheep
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Capillaria spp

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  1. Lungworm
  2. Cattle, sheep, and goats
  3. Float
  4. Ingestion
  5. Not pathogenic
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Cryptosporidium

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  1. Protozoa
  2. Multiple species
  3. Float
  4. Fecal to oral
  5. Diarrhea, weight loss, anorexia
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Eimeria spp

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  1. Coccidia
  2. Pigs
  3. Float
  4. Ingestion
  5. Nonpathogenic
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Isospora spp.

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  1. Coccidia
  2. Pigs
  3. Float
  4. Ingestion
  5. Nonpathogenic in adults. Diarrhea, dehydration, and emaciation in piglets
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Ascaris suum

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  1. Roundworm
  2. Pigs
  3. Float
  4. Ingestion
  5. Nonpathogenic in adults. Dyspnea in piglets
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Trichinella spiralis

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  1. Roundworm
  2. Pigs
  3. Squash prep of muscle
  4. Ingestion of larvae in muscle
  5. Usually no clinical signs
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Giardia

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  1. Protozoa
  2. Multispecies
  3. Float or ELISA
  4. Ingestion
  5. Diarrhea
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Trichomonads

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  1. Protozoa
  2. Multispecies
  3. Direct smear
  4. Ingestion
  5. Diarrhea
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Small Mammal Pinworms

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  1. Mice, hamsters, rats, rabbits
  2. Float
  3. Ingestion
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Small Mammal Tapeworms

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  1. Mice, rats, hamsters, rabbits
  2. Float
  3. Ingestion
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Small Mammal Coccidia

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  1. Mice, Rats, Hamsters, guinea pigs, rabbits
  2. Float
  3. Ingestion
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Cuterebra

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Anoplura

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Mallophaga

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Ctenocephalides

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Dermacentor

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Rhipicephalus

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Ixodes

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Sarcoptes

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Demodex

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Cheyletiella

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Otodectes

46
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What is an obligate parasite?

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Needs a host to complete its life cycle

47
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What is a facultative parasite?

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Does not need a host to complete its life cycle

48
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What is a direct life cycle?

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Where a parasite can transfer from one host to another

49
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What is an indirect life cycle

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Where a parasite needs an intermediate host

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