parasitology Flashcards
aelurostrongylus abstrusus. parasite type? infects who?
cats. nematode.
lifecycle of aelurostrongylus abstrusus
IH snails
+- bird/rodent
DH: cats
what does aelurostrongylus cause in cats
granulomatous infalmmation nodule formation
what is diagnosed by the baermann test
a. abstrusus
who is the main host for eucoleus
foxes mainly, but sometimes dogs and cat
what can you get eucoleus aerophilus confused with in a fecal float
whipworms
cat fluke? zoonotic?
paragonimus kellicotti, yes
E. boehmi. where?
nasal passages in dogs only
how to treat eucoleus
MLs moxidectin, pyrantel
nasal mite in dogs
pneumonyssoides caninum
ascaris suum? who?
severe respiratory disease in young piglets. primary SI parasite but travels
when does damage occur to the lungs after infection? A. Suum
2 weeks because PPP is 8 weeks and migration is in lungs
migrating larvae in foals may cause lesions in lungs
parascaris