Spirurida Flashcards
spirurida types
- ingestion of arthorpod
- bite of arthorpod
spirurida taxonomy
kingdom- Animalia
phylum-Nematoda- non-bursate
order- spirurida
spirurida host required
require arthorpod intermediate
spirurida organ effectd
- GI tract (ingestion arthropod)
- tissue (bitten by arthropod)
dracunculus insignis taxonomy
kingdom- Animalia
phylum-Nematoda- non-bursate
order- spirurida
transmission- ingestion of arthropod
dracunculus insignis host
- dogs and cats
- raccoons and minks
- ppl
- can use tadpoles as peratinic host
dracunculus insignis id
female up to a meter or longer
dracunculus lifecycle
- Female protrudes through skin ulcer usually on lower extremity -> Release larvae into environ -> Larvae eaten by copepod -> Final host ingests copepods
dracunculus organ effected
sq tissue
dracunculus insignis dx
- painful lesion at booster site
- scar tissue and loss of mobility from repeated infections
dracunculus insignis location
us
dracunculus medinensis taxonomy
kingdom- Animalia
phylum-Nematoda- non-bursate
order- spirurida
transmission- ingestion of arthropod
dracunculus medinensis host
- humans
- recently shown up in dogs
dracunculus medinensis location
north africa
dracunculus medinensis in ppl
almost irradiated
physaloptera taxonomy
kingdom- Animalia
phylum-Nematoda- non-bursate
order- spirurida
transmission- ingestion of arthropod
physaloptera transmission
ingestion of arthropod
dracunuculus medineneis transmission
ingestion of arthropod
physaloptera host
- dogs, cats
- beetle, cricket, reptile ect. intermediate
physaloptera lifecycle
thick shelled egg containing larvae passed in feces -> eaten by beetle, cricket, reptile ect. -> eaten by final host
physaloptera organ effected
stomach (head attached to stomach mucosa)
physaloptera dx
v+
thelazia taxonomy
kingdom- Animalia
phylum-Nematoda- non-bursate
order- spirurida
transmission- ingestion of arthropod
thelazia transmission
ingestion of arthropod
thelazia host
- cattle
- horse
thelazia life cycle
worms give brith to larvae -> ingested by fly -> leave mouthpart when fly feeds
thelazia organ effected
conjunctival sac and lacrimal ducts
thelazia dx
- usually none
- can cause conjunctivitis
gongylonema alt name
esophageal worm
gongylonema taxonomy
kingdom- Animalia
phylum-Nematoda- non-bursate
order- spirurida
transmission- ingestion of arthropod
gongylonema transmission
ingestion of arthrpod
gongylonema host
- domestic animals
- cockroach or beetle intermediate
gongylonema id
- small thick shelled eggs in feces
- looks like Christmas ribbon candy
gongylonema organ effected
esophagus or rumen