Nematoda: Exam II Flashcards
Trichurius spp. belongs to the order __________ and the superfamily _____________.
Enoplida, Trichinelloidea
Hosts for Trichuris spp. include
Canine, Feline, Swine, Cattle, Ovine
Trichuris spp. go by the common name __________.
Whipworm
The adult Trichuris spp. can be described as being:
Shaped like a whip with a size varying by host approximately <2-6cm.
Trichuris spp. eggs can be described:
lemon shaped egg with plugs, size varies
Life cycle of Trichuris spp.
- Egg excreted in feces
- Larva embryonates and develops within thick shelled egg to L1
- Egg with L1 ingested by host
- Plugs digested and L1 is released 5. L1 penetrates glands of cecal mucosa or small intestine and migrate to the cecum to develop into adult
Site of infection of the Trichuris spp. adults
Cecum and or colon
Infective stage of the Trichuris spp. is the _____.
L1
Pathogenesis and Lesions caused by Trichuris spp.
Cause diphtheritic inflammation of cecal mucosa
Clinical signs of Trichuis spp.
Heavy infections in dogs may result in diarrhea, weight loss, etc.
Diagnosis of Trichuris spp.
Eggs in the feces
Treatment for Trichuris spp.
Anthelminitcs
Eggs of the Trichuis spp. can last ______.
years
Trichinella spp belongs to the order ________ and the superfamily ___________.
Enoplida, Trichinelloidea
Hosts of Trichinella spp. include
Mammals, birds and reptiles
Trichinella spp. go by the common name _________.
Whipworm
Life cycle of Trichinella spp.
- L1 encysted in striated muscle
- Animal ingests L1 in muscle
- Larvae develop into adults in small intestine
- Pre-larval stages enter lymphatic vessels to migrate and encyst in striated muscle.
Site of infection of Trichinella spp.
Adults are found in the small intestine. Larvae are found in muscle
Infective stage of Trichinella spp. is ___________.
L1
Clinical signs of Trichinella spp. infection are seen in _________ hosts.
Human
Methods of diagnosis of Trichinella spp. include ________, ____________, and ______________.
Pooled Sample Digestion Method, ELISA, Squash Preparation Method
Pooled Sample Digestion Method
Pepsin and hydrochloric acid are added to ground skeletal muscles, incubated, and then the sediment is examined for L1 under the microscope
ELISA
Detects antibodies in the serum. Sampling fluids from muscle at slaughter is simpler and quicker than collecting blood and processing for serum.
Squash Preparation Method
Muscle tissue is squashed between 2 glass slides and scanned under a microscope; useful to detect moderate to heavy infections.
Trichinella spp. can be prevented by
Not allowing pigs to eat uncooked meat, scraps or carcasses of any animals.
Trichuris vulpis hosts include
Canines
_______ is the PPP of Trichuris vulpis.
6-12 weeks
Hosts of Trichuris suis include:
Swine
Trichuris vulpis belongs to order _________ and superfamily ___________.
Enoplida, Trichinelloidea
Trichuris suis belongs to order __________ and superfamily ___________.
Enoplida, Trichinelloidea
The PPP of Trichuris suis is __________.
6-7 weeks
A strong __________ reaction leads to expelling of Trichuris suis worms.
Immune reaction
Capillaria spp. belongs to the order ___________ and the superfamily ______________.
Enoplida, Trichinelloidea
Hosts of Capillaria spp. include:
Canine, Feline, Avian
Adult Capillaria spp. can be are described as
Thin, hair-like, and not visible to the naked eye. Stichosome esophagus occupies half the body length.
Eggs of Capillaria spp. can be described as
Resembling Trichuris but are more barrel shaped.
Direct Life cycle of Capillaria spp.
Can be direct or indirect. Direct:
- Adult worms in lungs produce eggs
- Eggs coughed up and swallowed
- Unembryonated eggs passed in feces
- Eggs embryonate
- Embryonated eggs ingested
The PPP of Capillaria spp. is _________.
Species dependent. Ranges from 9 days to 8 weeks.
Site of infection of Capillaria spp. is ___________, _________, or ___________ in canine and feline.
Airway, Intestinal tract or Urinary bladder
Site of infection of Capillaria spp. is ___________ in Avian species.
Intestinal tract
Capillaria spp. is ___________ pathogenic in canine/feline and ___________ pathogenic in avian species.
Non Pathogenic, Highly Pathogenic.
Clinical signs can be seen in __________ with Capillaria infection.
Avian Species
Capillaria spp. can be treated with _____________.
Anthelmintics
Capillaria spp. can be prevented by
Controlling the intermediate host.
___________ is an important Capillaria spp. in birds.
C. Obsignata
Eucoleus (Capillaria) aerophilus belongs to the order __________ and the superfamily ______________
Enoplida, Trichinelloidea
Hosts of Eucoleus (Capillaria) aerophilus include:
Canine and Feline
Site of infection Eucoleus (Capillaria) aerophilus is _____________.
Airways