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Nematodes Flashcards

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Where can nematodes be found?

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In many different organs in the body

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What is the most important group?

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Nematodes

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What do adults look like?

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Elongated and cylindrical

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What type of worm is a ancylostoma caninum?

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Hookworm

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How long do adult ancylostoma caninum get?

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1.5cm

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What do ancylostoma caninum eggs look like?

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Oval with thin shells and multiple cell clusters

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What are four things ancylostoma caninum cause?

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Anemia, diarrhea, malabsorption, cutaneous larva migrans

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How can you diagnose ancylostoma caninum?

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Eggs in fecal flotation

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How do you treat ancylostoma caninum?

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Treat infected dogs and remove fences

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What is cutaneous larva migrans?

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Skin inflammation caused by a migrating roundworm larva

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What are three parasites that can cause cutaneous larva migrans?

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Ancylostoma, unvinaria, strongyloids

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What will humans show with cutaneous larva migrans?

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Itchy, raised skin lesion that follows a serpentine pattern

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What will animals exhibit with cutaneous larva migrans?

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Anemia, diarrhea, malabsorption in puppies

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What is the incubation period with parasites with cutaneous larva migrans?

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2-3 days

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Do cutaneous larva migrants have a mortality rate?

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No

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How is cutaneous larva migrants transmitted?

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Skin contact w/infective larva in soil contaminated with dog and cat feces

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How do you doagnose cutaneous larva migrans?

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Syndrome, history of exposure

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How are cutaneous larva migrans treated?

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Antiparasitics, antiprotons, antibiotics

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How do you control and prevent cutaneous larva migrans? 3

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Regular deworming of dogs and cats, prohibition of dogs and cats on playgrounds and beaches, wear protective clothing when in contact with potentially contaminated soil

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What is a common hookworm in dogs?

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Ancylostoma caninum

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What is a common hookworm in both dogs and cats?

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Unconaria stenocephala

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What type of worm is toxicara canis?

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Roundworm ascarid

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How big do toxicara canis get?

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10-18 cm

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What do toxicara canis eggs look like?

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Round with a thick pitted shell

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Toxicara infects a high percentage of what animal?

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Puppies

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What animal will die of toxicara canis?

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2-3 week old puppies

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Why do puppies for of toxicara canis?

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Lung damage

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What are three symptoms of toxicara canis?

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Vomiting, diarrhea, visceral larva migrans

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How do you diagnose toxicara canis? 2

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Eggs in fevers, worms in vomit

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How do you control toxicara canis?

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Treat infected, remove feces

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What does visceral larva migrans do?

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Damage to the body’s internal organs

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What type of parasite does visceral larva migrans?

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Roundworm larva

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What are three specific parasites that do visceral larva migrans?

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Toxicara canis, toxicara Cato, baylisacaris procyonis

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What are symptoms of visceral larva migrans in humans? 6

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A symptomatic or mild: fever, cough, skin rash, abdominal pain, CNS abnormalities, ocular disease

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What are three symptoms of visceral larva migrans in animals?

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Malnourishment, vomiting, diarrhea

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What is the incubation period for visceral larva migrans?

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Weeks too this

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What is the mortality rate for visceral larva migrans?

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Where does visceral larva migrans occur?

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Warm moist climates

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How are visceral larva migrans transmitted?

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Ingestion of worm eggs

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What are three ways to diagnose visceral larva migrans?

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CBC, Elisa, or serology

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What is the treatment for visceral larval migrans?

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Antoparasitics

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How do you control and prevent visceral larva migrans? 4

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Personal hygiene, regular deworming, prevent contamination of soil, keep children from eating dirty things or dirt

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What is a roundworm for dogs? 3

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Toxicara canis, toxicaris leonina, baylisacaris procyonis

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What are two round worms of cats?

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Toxicara cati, toxascaris leonina

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What is a roundworm in raccoons?

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Baylisacaris procyonis

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What type of worm is a trichuris vulpis?

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How big do trichuris vulpis get?

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4.5-7.5 cm

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What does trichuris vulpis look like?

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Thin anterior, thick posterior

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What do trichuris vulpis eggs look like?

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Barrel shaped w transparent plugs at each end

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How do you diagnose trichuris vulpis?

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Eggs in fences

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How do you control trichuris vulpis?

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Treat dogs and rove feces

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What is the prepatent period of trichuris vulpis?

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What is dirofilaria immitus?

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How big does dirofilarious get?

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Does dirofilaria immitus have eggs we see?

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No, just microfilaria

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What does dirofilaria do?

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Adults obstruct the heart valves and blood vessels

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What is the prepatent period of dirofilaria immitus?

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How do you diagnose dirofilaria immitus? 6

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Microfilaria in blood smer, hematocrit tube,knots test, filter test, antigen test, antibody test

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How do you control heart worm?

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Preventative drug treatment, treat infected dogs

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What are strongylus vulgaris?

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Large strongyles

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How big do strongylus vulgaris get?

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What does strongylus vulgaris eggs look like?

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Oval with thin she’ll and multiple cell cluster in the center

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What animal will strongylus vulgaris affect?

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What are three symptoms of strongylus vulgaris?

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In thriftiness, anemia, colic

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How do you diagnose strongylus vulgaris?

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Eggs and larva in feces

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How do you control strongylus vulgaris? 2

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Feed horse off ground and treat infected horses

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What is pcyuris equi?

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How big does oxyuris equi get?

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1-15cm long

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What does oxyuris equi eggs look like?

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Oval with a transparent plug at one end

69
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What is a symptom of oxyuris equi?

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Perianal irritation

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How is oxyuris equi diagnoses? 2

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Eggs in feces/perinatal area

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How do you control oxyuris equi?

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Treat infected horses

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What is the prepatent period for oxyuris equi?

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What is ostertagia ostertagi?

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Stomach worm in cows

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How big does ostertagia ostertagi get?

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5-10 mm long

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What does ostertagia ostertagi eggs look like?

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Oval with thin she’ll and multiple cell cluster in the center

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What is the prepatent period for ostertagia ostertagi?

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16-23 days

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What does ostertagia ostertagi cause? 2

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Weight loss and diarrhea

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How do you diagnose ostertagia ostertagi?

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Eggs in feces

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How can you control ostertagia ostertagi?

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Pasture roar action and treat infected animals

80
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What is trichinosis?

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Parasitic disease aquired by eating inadequately cooled infected meat

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What aides trichinosis?

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Trichinosis spiralis

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What are human symptoms of trichinosis? 7

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A symptomatic to mild fever, muscle pain, swollen eyelids, diarrhea, ocular pain and hemorrhage, CNS abnormalities, cardiac abnormalities

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What are animal symptoms of trichinosis?

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Sub clinical

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What is the incubation period for trichinosis?

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5-15 day’s

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How is trichinosis transmitted?

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Eating raw or undercooked infected meat

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What are three ways to diagnose trichinosis?

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Syndrome, serology, muscle biopsy

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How do you treat trichinosis? 2

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Antiparasitics and anti inflammatories

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How can you control trichinosis?

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Cook meat or free for 20 days
Cool garbage fed to swine
Control rodents in swine rearing ops.

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