Parasitology Review Facts Flashcards
those that shed unembryonated eggs
Dictyophylum renale
Ascaridia & Heterakis
Baylisascaris
Syngamus trachea
Fasicola
Diphyllobothrium
those that shed embryonated eggs
Gongylonema pulchrum “gullet worm”
Dicrocoelium dendriticum “small lanceolate fluke”
nematode that sheds L1 so baermann can be used?
Dictyocaulus spp.
Strongyloides in dogs
Muellerius capillaris
L1 infectious life stage, which nematode?
Trichinella
Trichuris vulpis “whip worm”
L2 infectious life stage?
Toxocara leonina (can be L2 or L3)
Baylisascaris (L2 or L3)
only apicomplexan to shed SPORULATED oocysts
Cryptosporidium spp.
Spirocerca lupi intermediate host
beetles
Physaloptera intermediate host
beeters, cockroaches, crickets
Dicrofilaria immitis vector? what does it harbor?
mosquitos
Wolbachia spp.
Dipylidium caninum vector
flea
Hepatozoon americanum definitive host
tick
Muelleris capillaris intermediate host
snails/slugs
Moniezia spp. intermediate host
orbatid mite
Anoplocephala perfoliata intermediate host
orbatid mite
Parelaphostrongylus tenuis “meningeal worm” intermediate host
snails/slugs
Fasciola hepatica intermediate host
snail
Ascaris suum paratenic host
beetles/earthworms
Metastrongylus spp. intermediate host
earthworm
Gongylonema pulchrum “gullet worm” intermediate host
beetles/cockroaches
Ascaridia galli & columbe intermediate host
earthworm
Heterakis gallinarum “cecal worm” intermediate host? what is it a vector for?
earthworm
Histomonas meleagridis
Capillaria annulata “hairworm, threadworm” intermediate host
earthworm
Baylisascaris procyonis paratenic host
rodents, rabbits, birds
Syngamus trachea “tracheal worm” paratenic host
molluscs, earthworms, arthropods
Histomonas meleagridis paratenic host, vector and associated bacteria
earthworm
Heterakis gallinarum
E.coli and C. perfringens
Diphyllobothrium latum intermediate hosts and paratenic host
infectious stage?
1st: crustacean (copebod)
2nd: small fish
PH: predator fish
plerocercoid
Dicrocoelium dendriticum intermediate hosts
1st: snail
2nd: ant