Second Priority Diseases pt. II Flashcards
Fascioliasis other terms (2 answers)
Liver flukes,
Hepatic Fascioliasis
Is Fascioliasis zoonotic
Yes
Animals which are source of pasture contamination in cases of Fascioliasis
Sheep
Animals that do not develop immunity in fasciola
Sheep
3 Susceptible animals to Fascioliasis
Cattle,
Goat,
Sheep
In cases of fascioliasis, large amounts of metacercariae means that the infection is (acute vs. chronic)
Acute
Fasciola species found in cooler climates
Fasciola hepatica
Type of anemia in Acute fasciolosis
Normochromic anemia
Type of anemia in chronic fasciolosis
hypochromic macrocytic anemia
Is fecalysis recommended in acute fascioliasis?
No. Juvenile flukes = no eggs
Type of fecalysis preferred in chronic fascioliasis
Sedimentation
Adult fasciola are mostly found in what organ
Bile duct
Causative agent of black disease
C. novyi
Spores of C. novyi cause fasciola in what organ
Liver parenchyma
Drug of choice for fascioliasis
Triclabendazole
is fascioliasis zoonotic
Yes
snail intermediate hosts for Fasciola spp.
species in the genera Lymnaea, Galba, Fossaria, and Pseudosuccinea
Other terms for leptospirosis (hint: WER)
Weil’s disease,
Enzootic jaundice,
Red water
Is leptospirosis zoonotic and contagious?
Yes
Most common serovars of Leptospira interrogans (hint: PICG)
○Icterohaemorrhagiae
○Pomona
○canicola
○ grippotyphosa
Route of infection of Leptospirosis (hint: IVIS)
-Ingestion
-Venereal
-Inhalation
-Skin
Sources of Leptospirosis
Urine, genital secretions
Aborted fetus, uterine discharge, placental fluids
Milk,
Soil, water, feeds
Blood
Golden standard test for leptospirosis
Microscopic Agglutination test
T/F: vaccination is effective in the treatment of Leptospirosis
F. Prevention only
On what fluke stage is triclabendazole effective
All stages
2 compounds given to control snail numbers/ population
Copper sulfate,
Sodium pentachlorophenate
Other term for Trypanosomiasis
Surra
Causative agent of Surra
Trypanosoma evansi
Aside from T. evansi, Trypanosomiasis is caused by what other agents? (3 answers)
Trypanosoma congolense,
T.vivax,
T. brucei brucei,
Diagnostic test for Trypanosomiasis
demonstrating trypanosomes in stained blood smears or wetmounts
Surra affects what 2 species of animals
Buffaloes,
Cattle