Quiz 6 Flashcards
Capillaria (Eucoleus) - Bronchial Capillaria (Pearsonema) - Urinary Capillaria boehmi - Nasal Trichinella Dioctophyma Oxyuris Strongyloides
What do whipworm eggs look like?
yellow-brown, lemon shaped
What is the infective stage for whipworms?
L1
What trichuris species is a blood feeder and gives hemorrhagic feces?
T. vulpis
What causes catarrhal enteritis?
T. suis
What do capillaria eggs look like?
yellow/brown barrel shaped, assymetrical bipolar plugs
Is Capillaria aerophila zoonotic?
yes
What is the infective stage of capillaria?
L1
What is the PH of capillaria?
earthworm
How do you diagnose capillaria plica/feliscati?
urine sample (eggs)
What is the host of C. boehmi?
dog, fox
What does the egg look like in C. boehmi?
tiny pits on egg surface
Is Trichinella spiralis zoonotic? reportable?
YES YES
How does the female produce young?
larviporous
How can humans get trichinella?
uncooked meat, sausage, polar bear
How is trichinella diagnosed?
serology only
Is dioctophyma renale zoonotic?
yes
Which kidney usually gets infected with dioctophyma renale?
right kidney
What is the PH of d. renale?
frogs, crayfish, fish
What is the tx for d. renale?
nephrectomy
What are characteristics of pinworms?
bulb shaped esophagus, pointed tail, direct lifecycle
What do eggs of pinworms look like?
symmetrical with one operculum
What pinworm species infects horses?
oxyuris equi
What are CS of pinworms?
anal pruritis, hair loss, hyperkeratosis
How is pinworms diagnosed?
scotch tape test (NO FECAL FLOAT)
What are characteristics of strongyloides?
facultative, only females parasitic, ovoviviparous, host specific
Which strongyloides is zoonotic?
S. stercoralis
What is larva currens?
itchy butt
What species has larva currens?
s. stercoralis
What is not a sign of s. felis?
diarrhea not sign
What causes heat diarrhea in foal?
S. westeri
What strongyloides infects lambs and goat kids?
s. papillosus
What strongyloides infects swine?
s. ransomi
What does the baermann technique differentiate between?
rhabditiform vs. filariform
