Protozoa

Question 1

What is cryptosporidium

Answer 1

Specialized type of coccidian

Question 2

Is cryptosporidium zoonotic

Answer 2

Yes

Question 3

Who is at risk of cryptosporidium

Answer 3

Immunosuppressed people are at risk

Question 4

Do people have own species of cryptosporidium

Answer 4

Yes

Question 5

Where is cryptosporidium foubd

Answer 5

Puppies
Kittens
Live stock

Question 6

Symptoms of cryptosporidum

Answer 6

Diarrhea

Usually fatal

Question 7

How to diagnose cryptosporidium

Answer 7

Difficult to see in fecal exam

Diarrhea panal PCR , Elisa test

Question 8

How to get rid of cryptosporidium

Answer 8

Very resistant to bleach

Hard to get rid of because oocytes resistant in environment

Question 9

Cryptosporidium drugs

Answer 9

Tylosin
Azithromycin
Used longer term

Question 10

How does cryptosporidium cause problems

Answer 10

Oocytes ingested in contaminated environment

When multiple in digestive tract, the self infect in GI

Question 11

Who normally gets coccidia

Answer 11

Puppies
Kittens
Immunosuppressed people at risk

Question 12

Do humans have own species of cryptosporidium

Answer 12

Yes

Question 13

What type of coccidia do animals normally get

Answer 13

Isospora

Question 14

Coccidia in adults

Answer 14

Adults usually develop immunity but can still carry and shed cysts

Question 15

Incubation of coccidia

Answer 15

2 weeks

Will be contagious to other pets

Question 16

How old do puppies need to be to get coccidia

Answer 16

At least 2 weeks old.

Question 17

Symptoms of coccidia

Answer 17

Diarrhea
Pain and vomit
Fatal in severe cases

Question 18

How to diagnose coccidia

Answer 18

See cysts on fecal exams

Question 19

Is coccidia zoonotic

Answer 19

No

Question 20

Coccidia treatment

Answer 20

Treat only in bad infections 
Sulfa drugs (trimethoprim / sulfadiazine)

Question 21

What does treatment do

Answer 21

Inhibits reproduction

May need longer course

Question 22

How long do you treat coccidia

Answer 22

Until bodies immunity takes over

Question 23

Prevention of coccidia

Answer 23

Hygiene

Try to control insects and mice

Question 24

How resistant is coccidia in environment

Answer 24

Very resistant 
Steam clean 
Incineration 
Boiling 
10% ammonium - other disinfectants don't work

Question 25

Most common trichomoniasis in cats

Answer 25

Tritrichomonas foetus

Question 26

Most common trichomoniasis in dogs

Answer 26

Pentatrichomonas hominis

Question 27

Where does trichomoniasis live

Answer 27

Colon and cecum

Question 28

Do trichimoniasis cysts live outside host

Answer 28

No resistant cyst that lives a long time outside host

Question 29

Signs of trichomoniasis

Answer 29

Often no signs

Mild on / off diarrhea

Question 30

Where do we often see trichomoniasis

Answer 30

Catteries

Question 31

Treatment of trichomoniasis

Answer 31

Cats can get rid of it on their own

Often takes two years

Question 32

Are cattle and cat trichomoniasis the same

Answer 32

May be different strains, still researching

Question 33

Prepatent period of trichomoniasis

Answer 33

15 days

Question 34

Life cycle of trichomoniasis

Answer 34

Unknown
Possibly slugs
Likely fecal oral
Does not appear to live outside host

Question 35

Trichomoniasis diagnoses

Answer 35

Fecal smear 
PCR test (send out)

Question 36

Trichomoniasis treatment

Answer 36

Ronidazole (best)

Question 37

Is trichomoniasis zoonotic

Answer 37

No