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Parasites Flashcards

1
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Giardia (Beaver Fever)

A 
Protozoa,
Cause Diarrhea
Trophozoite (Motile)
Cystic (nonmotile)
Zoonotic
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2
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Coccidia

A

Protozoa
Husbandry Issue,
Dehydration in neonates

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Toxoplasma gondii

A 
Protozoa
litterbox,
takes 24 hours to be infectious,
deformaties in human fetus,
needs secondary host
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Protozoa

A

Giardia, Coccidia, Toxoplasma gondii

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5
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Nematodes

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Roundworms, Hookworms, Whipworm, Heartworm, Tapeworm

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Roundworms

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Adults in intestines, lay eggs, Eggs in faces, Larva hatch in 1-3 days. Larva get ingested.
Visceral larva migrans, can pass through milk

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Toxocara cati

A

Roundworms in cats

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Toxocara canis

A

Roundworm in dogs

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Visceral larva migrant

A

When the larva travel through all the tissues

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Hookworms

A

warm climates,
Adults in intestines, larva penetrates skin after hatching in feces, can migrate to lungs.
can travel through placenta

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Whipworm

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warm climate, Adults in intestines, eggs in faces, get injested.

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Heartworm

A 
Larva travel through blood, 
Mosquito ingests (secondary host) 
Matures in mosquito, injects into primary hosts.
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13
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Microfilaria

A

Heartworm larvae

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14
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Cestodes

A

Tapeworms

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15
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Tapeworm

A

Spp
Fleas, or rabbits/mice are secondary host,
Grow in segments, which break off and contain eggs

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16
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Lice Life cycle (3 stages)

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Eggs, larvae, Adult

Can spend entire life on host

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Flea life cycle

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Eggs laid-> egg hatch –> cocoon–> flea

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18
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What does flea need to hatch? (4 things)

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CO2, Vibration, Correct Temperature, Correct humidity

19
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Lice types and head shapes

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Biting: round head
Sucking: pointy head

20
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Heartworm Secondary host

A

Mosquito

21
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Number of flea eggs laid in a day.

A

25

22
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Percentage of Flea population that are adults

A

5%

23
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What is flea scurf?

A

Flea poop and other tissues that flea larva eat.

24
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What are the 2 things that flea sprays contain?

A

1-something that kills fleas when they hatch, 2-IGR which prevents fleas from forming chitin and therefore their egg tooth.

25
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Name 4 mites

A

Demodex (spp)
Sarcoptes scabieuse
Ear mites
Walking dandruff

26
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Are ticks Spp?

A

No

27
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Name Four life stages of a Tick

A

Eggs, Larva, Nymph, Adult

28
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What is the CDC recommendation for parasite control in dogs?

A

Under 3 months: every 2 weals
3-6 months: Once a month
6 months+: every 3 months

29
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What is an endoparasite?

A

Internal parasite

Most of life spent external

30
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What is an ectoparasite?

A

External Parasite

31
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What are the different routes of parasite infection? (4)

A

Orally, through or on the skin, injected into bloodstream, Direct contact

32
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What types of damage do parasites do to hosts? (5 types)

A 
Mechanical (physicsl)
Depletive (consuming)
Toxic 
Allergenic
Anemia
33
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What is a primary host?

A

Where adult parasite lives

34
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What is a secondary host?

A

Where the non-adult part of lifecycle occurs

35
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Name some parasite control products

A

Advantage II, Canine Advantix, Bravecto, Sentinel

36
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Which parasites are zoonotic?

A

Sarcoptes scabieux, Giardia, Toxoplasma gondii

37
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What parasites have an indirect life cycle?

A

Requires multiple hosts.

Toxoplasma gondii, heart worm,

38
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Name a couple direct parasites.

A

Fleas, Mites, Roundworm. Hookworm. Giardia, Coccidia

39
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Which parasites have visceral larval migrans?

A

Roundworms

40
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Name parasites that are spp.

A

Whipworm, heartworm, tapeworms, fleas

41
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What is trophozoite?

A

The motile stage of Giardia, in water

42
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What are common carriers of Giardia?

A

Hooved animals

43
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What is a leukocyte differential?

A

A microscopic look at 100 Leukocyte cells to measure how many of each type of Neutrophils, Eosinophils, Basophils, Monocytes and lymphocytes.

44
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What is Cystic?

A

Non motile stage of Giardia

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