Roundworm, Hookworm, Brucellosis Flashcards
Nematodes
Technically roundworms because the worms are round
Phylum Ascaridia
Known as roundworms because of the shape of the ova
Roundworm Morphologic Features
Unsegmented Elongated Circular Tiny to Monstrous Dioecious (separate sexes)
Toxocara canis
Dog roundworm
Toxocara cati
Cat roundworm
Ascaris suum
Pig roundworm
Bayliascaris procyonis
Raccoon roundworm
Toxacaris leonina
Dog AND Cat roundworm
Emerging zoonosis
Visceral Larval Migrans Cause
A person ingesting a roundworm egg
The egg breaks open in the GI tract and travel to various organs
Ocular Larval Migrans
Ocular form of visceral larval migrans
Neural Larval Migrans
A severe type of visceral larval migrans
Caused by the raccoon roundworm-Baylisascaris procyonis
Ancylostoma caninum
Canine hookworm
Ancylostoma braziliense
Dog and cat hookworm
Uncinaria stenocephala
Northern hookworm of dogs
Ancylostoma tunaeforme
Feline hookworm
Cutaneous Larval Migrans
“Creeping eruption”
Larval stages of hookworms enter the skin
Brucellosis cause
Bacteria Brucella spp
Brucella melitensis, Brucella abortus, Brucella suis, Brucella canis
Brucellosis is passed to humans
Sheep, goats, cattle, deer, elk, pigs, dogs
Routes of transmission for Brucellosis
Eating or drinking something contaminated
Inhalation
Through skin wounds
What type of Brucella can be transmitted to humans?
Brucella canis
Veterinary staff is at risk
