Parasit Flashcards
Fasciola hepatica common name
Liver Fluke
Paragonimus kellicotti common name
Lung Fluke
Dipylidium caninum common name
Flea Tapeworm
Taenia taeniaformis common name
Cat-Rat-Tape
Anoplocephala spp. common name
Horses Tapeworm
Moniezia spp. common name
Sheep and Cattle Tapeworm
Toxocara canis/cati common name
Roundworm
Toxascaris leonina common name
Roundworm
Ancylostoma caninum common name
Hookworm
Haemonchus common name
Barber Pole Worm
Ostertagia common name
Brown Stomach Worm
Cooperia common name
Bankrupt worm
Trichostrongylus common name
Black Scour worm
Trichuris vulpis common name
Whipworm
Dirofilaria Immitis common name
Heart worm
Demodex common name
Burrowing mite Deep skin scraping
Sarcoptes scabei common name
Burrowing mite- dogs
Notoedres cati common name
Burrowing mite- cats
Cheyletiella spp common name
Walking dandruff Palpal claws Light skin scraping
Otodectes cynotis common name
Ear Mite
Cuterebra common name
Rabbit Bot
Rhipicephalus sanguineus common name
Brown Dog Tick
Oxyuris equi common name
Horse pinworm
Strongylus vulgaris common name
Equine bloodworm
When doing a fecal gross exam what may seen?
Tapeworm segments Adult worms Blood Mucus
3 Slides for Microscopic Fecal Exam
Direct (fecal wet mount) Float Fecal Cytology
Direct exam
Examine on 40X Used to ID Giardia and Campy May also see coccidia and ova
Float
Examine on 10X (ID on 40X) Used to ID parasite ova Coccidia and possibly Giardia
Fecal cytology
Examine on 100X with oil Used to ID Clostridium perfringens and Campylobacter
ID-Common name-IH-Def.Host

Fasciola hepatica
“Liver Fluke”
Snail
Cattle – ate vegetation with larva
ID-Common name-IH-Def.Host

Dipylidium caninum
“Flea tapeworm”
Injestion of flea
Dogs & Cats
Egg baskets
ID-Common name-IH-Def.Host

Taenia taeniaformis
“Cat-Rat-Tape”
Round with radial striations
Injestion of rat
Cats
ID-Common name-IH-Def.Host

Anoplocephala spp.
“Equine Tapeworm”
Ingestion of grain mite
Equine
ID-Common name-IH-Def.Host

Moniezia spp.
“Tapeworm”
Orbatid mite
Sheep & Cattle
ID-Common name-IH-Def.Host

Toxocara canis/cati
“Roundworm”
Outer ropey
Direct injestion, In-utero, Transmam
VLM, OLM
Pot belly in puppies
ID-Common name-IH-Def.Host

Toxascaris leonina
Round worm
Inner ropey
VLM, OLM
ID-Common name-IH-Def.Host

Trichuris vulpis
“Whipworm”
Stewy head
Zoonotic
Dogs & Cats
ID-Common name-IH-Def.Host

Demodex
“Burrowing Mite” (Mange)
No IH
Dogs & Cats
Deep skin scraping
ID-Common name-IH-Def.Host

Sarcoptes scabiei
“Sarcoptic mange”
Domestic animals- dogs more common
No IH
ID-Common name-IH-Def.Host

Cheyletiella spp.
“Walking Dandruff”
No IH
Dogs, Cats & Rabbits
Light skin scraping
Palpal claws
Humans can get this
ID-Common name-IH-Def.Host

Otodectes cynotis
“Ear Mite”
No IH
Dogs & Cats
Cotton swab in ear– Roll onto slide
Suckers on end of legs
ID-Common name-IH-Def.Host

Giardia- trophozoites
Fecal-Oral route
ID-Common name-IH-Def.Host

Coccidia isospora
Usually small animals
Lethargy, fever, diarrhea
Only has 2 inner “eggs”
ID-Common name-IH-Def.Host

Coccidia emeria
Usually large animals
Lethargy, fever, diarrhea
Multiple “eggs” -Unorganized
ID-Common name-IH-Def.Host

Dirofiaria immitis
“Heart worm”
Mosquito
Dogs & sometimes cats
ID-Common name-IH-Def.Host

Notoedres cati
“Feline Scabies”
No IH
Cats & sometimes rabbits
Alopecia
ID-Common name-IH-Def.Host

Flea
Cause the plauge
Western 1/3
ID-Common name-IH-Def.Host

Giardia Cyst
Found on direct smear slide
ID-Common name-IH-Def.Host

TASE
Typical Appearing Strongyle Egg
Equine Blood Worm
Intestinal Thread Worm
What are some fecal floatation reagents?
Magnesium Sulfate
Zinc Sulfate
Sodium Nitrate