Nematodes- strogyloidea Flashcards
What is life cycle o fA. Caninum
Non-larvated eggs in feces > embryonate in environment > L1 develops in egg and hatches > matures to L2/L3 and is infective> infects DH
What happens in oral infection of A. Caninum
no larval migration
adults mature in SI
What happens in skin penetration of ancylostoma caninum dogs
go to heart/ lungs
extensive migration
passed into alveoli coughed, swallowed
What happens in skin penetration of hookworm in dogs > 3 months old
Blood vessels
extensive migration
become dormate and encyst in muscle
difficult to get rid of
What happens in prenatal transmission of ancylostoma caninum
L3 pass to placenta
usually get it from milk
no migration
Main thing you see with hookworm infection
anemia
How to diagnose caninum
eggs in feces
how to control a. caninum
difficult
pick up feces
What is the zoonosis of A. caninum
cutaneous larval migrans
L3 penetrate skin
Characteristics of ancylostroma caninum
Hook worm
2 or3 pairs of teeth
