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1
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What are roundworms treated with?

A

Pyrantel + Fendendazole

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2
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What is the most common roundworm in dogs and cats?

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Toxocara Canis

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What are the most common ways to become infected with roundworms?

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Fecal-oral + Transplacental

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What zoonotic disease is caused by roundworms?

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Ocular larval migrans

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5
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What zoonotic disease is caused by Hookworms?

A

Cutaneous larval migrans

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6
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How do we treat hookworms?

A

Pyrantel + Fenbendazole

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What are the most common ways to become infected with hookworms?

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Fecal-oral + transmammary

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What are the most common hookworms?

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Ancylostoma Caninum + Uncinaria Stenocephala

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9
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The name for Whipworms:

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Trichuris Vulpis

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10
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What can severe infection of whipworms lead to?

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Hyperkalemia + Hyponatremia (pseudo-Addison’s)

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11
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How are whipworms treated?

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Fenbendazole

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12
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What do the whipworms eggs have that can differentiate them?

A

Bipolar plugs

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13
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What is the most common tapeworm in dogs and cats?

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Dipylidium Caninum

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What tapeworms can be ingested by predators by eating their prey?

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Echinococcus granulosus + Taenia Spp.

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15
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How do we treat tapeworms?

A

Praziquantel

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16
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What is the most common Fluke in veterinary medicine?

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Fasciola Hepatica “common liver fluke”

17
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Which type of parasite requires snails as their intermediate host?

A

Flukes

18
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How do we treat Flukes?

A

Albendazole

19
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How do we treat Giardia?

A

Metronidazole + Fenbendazole

20
Q

Which parasites are single-celled?

A

Coccidia

21
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What the the most common coccidian form in dogs and cats?

A

Isospora

22
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Which coccidian is seen most often in birds + rabbits?

A

Eimeria

23
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How do we treat Coccidia?

A

Sulfadimethoxine

24
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Which coccidian parasite causes hepatic coccidiosis in rabbits?

A

Eimeria Stiedai

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