Parasites

Question 1

Giardia (Beaver Fever)

Answer 1

Protozoa,
Cause Diarrhea
Trophozoite (Motile)
Cystic (nonmotile)
Zoonotic

Question 2

Coccidia

Answer 2

Protozoa
Husbandry Issue,
Dehydration in neonates

Question 3

Toxoplasma gondii

Answer 3

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

Question 4

Protozoa

Answer 4

Giardia, Coccidia, Toxoplasma gondii

Question 5

Nematodes

Answer 5

Roundworms, Hookworms, Whipworm, Heartworm, Tapeworm

Question 6

Roundworms

Answer 6

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

Question 7

Toxocara cati

Answer 7

Roundworms in cats

Question 8

Toxocara canis

Answer 8

Roundworm in dogs

Question 9

Visceral larva migrant

Answer 9

When the larva travel through all the tissues

Question 10

Hookworms

Answer 10

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

Question 11

Whipworm

Answer 11

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

Question 12

Heartworm

Answer 12

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

Question 13

Microfilaria

Answer 13

Heartworm larvae

Question 14

Cestodes

Answer 14

Tapeworms

Question 15

Tapeworm

Answer 15

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

Question 16

Lice Life cycle (3 stages)

Answer 16

Eggs, larvae, Adult

Can spend entire life on host

Question 17

Flea life cycle

Answer 17

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

Question 18

What does flea need to hatch? (4 things)

Answer 18

CO2, Vibration, Correct Temperature, Correct humidity

Question 19

Lice types and head shapes

Answer 19

Biting: round head
Sucking: pointy head

Question 20

Heartworm Secondary host

Answer 20

Mosquito

Question 21

Number of flea eggs laid in a day.

Answer 21

25

Question 22

Percentage of Flea population that are adults

Answer 22

5%

Question 23

What is flea scurf?

Answer 23

Flea poop and other tissues that flea larva eat.

Question 24

What are the 2 things that flea sprays contain?

Answer 24

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

Question 25

Name 4 mites

Answer 25

Demodex (spp) Sarcoptes scabieuse Ear mites Walking dandruff

Question 26

Are ticks Spp?

Answer 26

No

Question 27

Name Four life stages of a Tick

Answer 27

Eggs, Larva, Nymph, Adult

Question 28

What is the CDC recommendation for parasite control in dogs?

Answer 28

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

Question 29

What is an endoparasite?

Answer 29

Internal parasite | Most of life spent external

Question 30

What is an ectoparasite?

Answer 30

External Parasite

Question 31

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

Answer 31

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

Question 32

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

Answer 32

``` Mechanical (physicsl) Depletive (consuming) Toxic Allergenic Anemia ```

Question 33

What is a primary host?

Answer 33

Where adult parasite lives

Question 34

What is a secondary host?

Answer 34

Where the non-adult part of lifecycle occurs

Question 35

Name some parasite control products

Answer 35

Advantage II, Canine Advantix, Bravecto, Sentinel

Question 36

Which parasites are zoonotic?

Answer 36

Sarcoptes scabieux, Giardia, Toxoplasma gondii

Question 37

What parasites have an indirect life cycle?

Answer 37

Requires multiple hosts. | Toxoplasma gondii, heart worm,

Question 38

Name a couple direct parasites.

Answer 38

Fleas, Mites, Roundworm. Hookworm. Giardia, Coccidia

Question 39

Which parasites have visceral larval migrans?

Answer 39

Roundworms

Question 40

Name parasites that are spp.

Answer 40

Whipworm, heartworm, tapeworms, fleas

Question 41

What is trophozoite?

Answer 41

The motile stage of Giardia, in water

Question 42

What are common carriers of Giardia?

Answer 42

Hooved animals

Question 43

What is a leukocyte differential?

Answer 43

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

Question 44

What is Cystic?

Answer 44

Non motile stage of Giardia