Nematode Part 2 Exam Flashcards
What is the number one clinical sign of an infection with Ancylostoma sp.
Anemia
Melena
Dark feces with blood
Embryo of anclostoma sp. (scrambled egg)
Modulated embryo
What zoonotic disease does Ancylostoma sp. spread
Cutaneous larval migrans
What area of the body does cutaneous larval migrants affect?
Epidermal
Two routes of infection for Ancylostoma sp.
Ingestion and skin penetration
Ancylostoma sp. that can be spread by both cats and dogs
A. Braziliense
Where do adult parasites of Ancylostoma sp. live in the host
Lungs
Common name for Uncinaria stenocephala
Cold weather hookworm
Can Uncinaria stenocephala penetrate skin
Yes
Capillaria aerophila ‘s common name
Fox lung worm
Does capillaria aerophila eggs have bipolar plugs
No
Prepatent period for capillaria aerophila
40 days
Clinical signs of capillaria aerophila
Chronic cough
+/- resp. Distress
Pearsonema plica common name
Bladder worm
Clinical signs of pearsonema plica
Pollakiuria
Urinary incontinence
Inappropriate urination
+/- asymptomatic
Prepatent period of pearsonema plica
60 days
Are bipolar plugs of pearsonema plica round or flat
Flat
Common name for strongyloides stercoralis
Threadworm
Appearance of strongyloides stercoralis and stage
Thin shell with worm inside
1st stage larva
Common name for strongyloidiasis
Larva currens
Is dirofilaria immitis a type of nematode
Yes
Dirofilaria immitis “adulticide”
Immiticide
Prepatent period for dirofilaria immitis
6-7 months
What stage do you kill first in heart worm
Microfilaria
Where in the body are adult heartworms typically located
Pulmonary artery
Does dirofilaria immitis have a SNAP test
Yes
Other ways to diagnose dirofilaria immitis
Blood smear
Buffy coat method
Modified Knotts test
Filter technique
