Protozoa Flashcards
monomorphic tryapnosmosis
t. vivax, t. congolense,
pleomorphic trypanosmosis
t. brucei
morphology of trypanosmosis
10-40 μm
large nucleus
kinetoplast
free flagellum
undulating membrane
cyclic transmission example
t. brucei
non cyclic tranmission example
t. evansei
heteroxenous
cyclic
biological vector
homoxenous
non cyclic
mechanical vector
phenotypes of trypanosomosis
trypomastigote
promastigote
epimastigote
amastigote
diseases of trypanosomosis
nagana
surra
dourine
chagas
cause of nagana
t. vivax
t. congolense
t. brucei brucei
vector of nagana
tsetse fly
hosts of nagana
horses
cattle
camel
dog
cat
symptoms of nagana
oedema
lymph node enlargement
splenomegaly
diagnosis of nagana
detection of trypomastigotes from blood and lymph nodes
serology
necropsy
cause of surra
t. brucei evansai
vectors of surra
mechanical - blood sucking flies
biological - vampire bats
hosts of surra
camels
horses
dogs
surra symptoms in horses
paralysis
oedema
surra symptoms in dogs
keratitis
oedema
haemorrhages
cause of dourine
genetic variants of t. brucei evansi and t. brucei equiperdum
clinical signs of dourine
genitals - inflammation and ulceration of mm, oedema, hypopigmentation of skin
skin - dollar spors
nerves - hyperaesthesia, anaesthesia, ascending motor paralysis
hosts of dourine
horse
donkey
cause of chagas
t. cruzi
host of chagas
human
animals
biological vector of chagas
bed bugs
kissing bugs
symptoms of chagas
pseudocycst in myocardium
red inflammed skin
leishmaniosis
l. tropica
l. infantum
l. donovani
l. chagasi
hosts of leishmaniosis
human
dog
cat
vector of leishmaniosis
biological vector - sandfly
forms of leishmaniosis
cutan and visceral forms
cutan leishmanisosis
alopecia
dermatitis
ulceration of the skin
visceral leishmanisosis
fever
lymph node enlargement
spleen
liver
cachexy
anaemia
diarrhoea
ataxia
diagnosis of leishmaniosis
amastigote detection in smear or scrappings
biopsy of lymph node, liver, spleen, marrow or skin
serology
necropsy
hosts of giardia
human
young animals
flagella in giardia
4 pairs
2 nuclei
location in dogs of giardia
duodenum
location in cats of giardia
jejunum, ileum
forms of giardia
trophozoites
cysts
trophozoites of giardia morphology
10-20 μm
pear shaped
symmetrical,
two nuclei – on muscosal surface
trophozoites of giardia
vegetative form
cysts of giardia
infectious form
cysts of giardia morphology
9-15 μm
oval
four nuclei (resistant)
clinical signs of giardia
malabsorption
pancreatic insufficiency -EPI
emaciation
poor growth
mucous, yellow and slimy diarrhoea
loss of appetite
vomitting
abdominal pain
parasitology diagnosis of giardia
faecal smear
flotation
serology
snap test
trichomonosis of cattle
t. foetus
forms of trichomonosis
only trophozoite
trichomonosis with 4 flagella
t. gallinae
t. vaginalis
tetratrichomonas gallinarum stb
trichomonosis with 3 flagella
t. foetus
t. equi stb
trichomonosis with 5 flagella
pentatrichomonas hominis stb
clinical signs of trichomonosis in bulls
inappetance
sometimes inflammation of mm of preputium
urethral discharge
clinical signs of trichomonosis in cows and heifers
vestibulitis
vaginitis
ascending endometritis
pyometra
vaginal discharge
anoestrus
diagnosis of trichomonosis
collecting of vaginal/uretal discharge
serology
PCR
necropsy
necropsy finding of trichomonosis
greyish yellow papules on chorion of the foetus
trichomonosis of bird
t. gallinae
hosts of t. gallinae
pigeons
turkeys
chickens
clinical signs of trichomonosis in birds
visible yellowish pseudomembranes
necrotic lesions in mouth and pharynx
foul odour in mouth
pendulous crop
apathy
diarrhoea
suffocation
cachexy
diagnosis of trichomonosis in birds
smear from lesions
diagnosis of trichomonosis in birds
smear from lesions
necropsy of trichomonosis in birds
yellowish diphtheritic membrane in mouth, pharynx, oesophagus, proventriculus, crop
lesions in liver, heart and air sacs
histomonosis cause
histomonas meleagridis
host of histomonosis
young turkeys
chicens
guinea fowl
pheasant
where is flagellated histomonosis found
caecum tissue
where is amoeboid histomonosis found
tissues
clinical signs of histomonosis
loss of appetites
diarrhoea
yellow faeces
blackhead
what is blackhead of histomonosis
cyanosis of head, comb and wattle
diagnosis of histomonosis
difficult
Detection of flagellate form (10-20(30) μm, round or ovoid with one flagellum) in
caecal lumen
Detection of amoeboid trophozoites in tissues (8-15 μm, round without flagellum)-
pleomorphic
necropsy findings of histomonosis
caecum - yellowish, necrotic, caseous material in lumen, thickened wall
liver - crateriform necrotic foci
in guinea fowl - necrotic lesions in spleen, lung, kidneys
morphology of eimeria
homoxenous
stenoxenous
intracellular
types of eimeria
sporulated oocytes
unsporulated oocytes
structure of eimeria sporulated oocyst
2 sporocysts each containing 2 banana shaped sporozoites
schizont of eimeria size
300μm
merozoite of eimeria size
5-10μm, crescent shape
unspolorulated oocyst
15-50 μm size
ellipsoidal, ovoid or spherical shape
Refractive shell, micropyle (a small pore)
with a polar cap Zygote within the shell
diagnosis of eimeria
mucosal or faecal smear
necropscopy
histological section
7 species of eimeria in chickens
e. tenella
e. necatrix
e. brunetti
e. maxima
e. acervuline
e. mitis
e. praecox
clinical signs of eimeria depends on
speices
amount of ingested sporulated oocysts
virulence of species
resistance of host
clinical signs of eimeria in chickens
anorexia
moribund appearance, lethargy
hypopigmentation
ruffled feathers
soft bloody faeces
sucumb
decreased weight and egg prodcution
diagnosis of eimeria
flotation of unsporulated oocysts in faeces
e. tenella clinical signs
blood in lumen
wall is dilated and thick
epithelial erosion
schizonts and merozoites in caecum
death
e. tenella location
caecum
e. necatrix location
wall of middle third of small intestine
jejunum, ileum
e. necatrix clinical signs
unclotted blood in lumen
pepper and salt appearance
haemorrhage
thickened and swollen wall
e. brunetti clincial signs
haemorrhage
catarrhal exsudate
coagulatie necrosis
pethechiae
ladder like appearance
e. brunetti location
lower small intestine
prox. caecum
colon
rectum
cloaca
e. maxima location
mid small intestine
clinical signs of e. maxima
inflammed
ballooned
thickened mucosa
orange/salmon punk exudates in lumen
e. acervulina location
duodenum