Nematodes Flashcards
Ancylostoma caninum
Hook worm
Diagnosis of Ancylostoma caninum
fecal float
What do Ancylostoma caninum eggs look like?
Oval w/ thin shells and multiple cell clusters
Where do adult hook worms live?
The small intestines
How do hook worm larva infect newborns?
may go into muscle dormancy and infect through milk
How much daily blood loss can hook worms cause?
0.1 ml
Health concerns of hook worms (4)
- Anemia
- diarrhea
- malabsorption
- cutaneous larva migrans
Cutaneous larva migrans
Larva and penetrate the skin and migrate
Causative organisms of Cutaneous larva migrans (3)
- Ancylostoma spp.
- Uncinaria spp.
- Strongyloides stercolaris
What is another name for cutaneous larva migrans?
Creeping eruptions
Syndrome
clinical signs and symptoms accompanying a disease
Syndrome in human with cutaneous larva migrans
itchy, reddish, raised skin lesion that follows a serpentine pattern
Syndrome in animals with cutaneous larva migrans
anemia, diarrhea, malabsorption in puppies
Incubation period for cutaneous larva migrans?
2-3 days
where are cutaneous larva migrans most likely to be found?
Areas w/ warm moist climate and sandy soil
how are cutaneous larva migrans transmitted?
Skin contact w/ infective larva in soil contaminated w/ dog and cat feces
How are cutaneous larva migrans treated?
- Antiparasitics
- antipruritics
- antibiotics
what are some ways to control and prevent the transmission of cutaeous larva migrans? (3)
- 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
what are the 4 hook worm species?
- Ancylostoma caninum
- Ancylostoma tubaeforme
- Ancylostoma brazilienze
- Uncinaria stenocephala
which hook worm are more prevelent in the PNW? Warmer climates?
PNW - Uncinaria
Warmer climates - Ancylostoma
Toxocara canis
round worm (ascarid)
what is the appearence toxocara canis eggs?
round w/ a thick, pitted shell