RVT- Trematodes Flashcards
1
Q
What is the most common first intermediate host of trematodes in dogs and cats?
A
Snails
2
Q
What is the most common laboratory method of diagnosing trematode infection and why?
A
Sedimentation
3
Q
What fluke resides in the lungs of dogs and cats?
A
Paragonimus kellicotti
4
Q
What trematode causes salmon fluke poisoning?
A
Nanophyetus salmincola
5
Q
Where do adult Alaria reside in dogs and cats?
A
Small intestines but they migrate through the diaphragm and lungs on the way to the small intestines.
6
Q
What are the physical characteristics of flukes?
A
2 suckers Flattened dorsoventrally Bilaterally symetrical Operculated eggs in feces Primarily in US
7
Q
How are flukes diagnosed?
A
Sedimentation
8
Q
What is the common name for trematodes?
A
Flukes
9
Q
Which fluke is know to cause ‘swimmers itch?’
A
Heterobilharzia americana
