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spirurida types

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  • ingestion of arthorpod

- bite of arthorpod

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spirurida taxonomy

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kingdom- Animalia
phylum-Nematoda- non-bursate
order- spirurida

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spirurida host required

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require arthorpod intermediate

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spirurida organ effectd

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  • GI tract (ingestion arthropod)

- tissue (bitten by arthropod)

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dracunculus insignis taxonomy

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kingdom- Animalia
phylum-Nematoda- non-bursate
order- spirurida
transmission- ingestion of arthropod

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dracunculus insignis host

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  • dogs and cats
  • raccoons and minks
  • ppl
  • can use tadpoles as peratinic host
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dracunculus insignis id

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female up to a meter or longer

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dracunculus lifecycle

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  • Female protrudes through skin ulcer usually on lower extremity -> Release larvae into environ -> Larvae eaten by copepod -> Final host ingests copepods
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dracunculus organ effected

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sq tissue

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dracunculus insignis dx

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  • painful lesion at booster site

- scar tissue and loss of mobility from repeated infections

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dracunculus insignis location

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us

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dracunculus medinensis taxonomy

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kingdom- Animalia
phylum-Nematoda- non-bursate
order- spirurida
transmission- ingestion of arthropod

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dracunculus medinensis host

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  • humans

- recently shown up in dogs

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dracunculus medinensis location

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north africa

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dracunculus medinensis in ppl

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almost irradiated

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physaloptera taxonomy

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kingdom- Animalia
phylum-Nematoda- non-bursate
order- spirurida
transmission- ingestion of arthropod

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physaloptera transmission

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ingestion of arthropod

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dracunuculus medineneis transmission

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ingestion of arthropod

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physaloptera host

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  • dogs, cats

- beetle, cricket, reptile ect. intermediate

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physaloptera lifecycle

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thick shelled egg containing larvae passed in feces -> eaten by beetle, cricket, reptile ect. -> eaten by final host

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physaloptera organ effected

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stomach (head attached to stomach mucosa)

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physaloptera dx

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v+

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thelazia taxonomy

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kingdom- Animalia
phylum-Nematoda- non-bursate
order- spirurida
transmission- ingestion of arthropod

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thelazia transmission

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ingestion of arthropod

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thelazia host

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  • cattle

- horse

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thelazia life cycle

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worms give brith to larvae -> ingested by fly -> leave mouthpart when fly feeds

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thelazia organ effected

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conjunctival sac and lacrimal ducts

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thelazia dx

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  • usually none

- can cause conjunctivitis

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29
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gongylonema alt name

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esophageal worm

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gongylonema taxonomy

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kingdom- Animalia
phylum-Nematoda- non-bursate
order- spirurida
transmission- ingestion of arthropod

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gongylonema transmission

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ingestion of arthrpod

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gongylonema host

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  • domestic animals

- cockroach or beetle intermediate

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gongylonema id

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  • small thick shelled eggs in feces

- looks like Christmas ribbon candy

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gongylonema organ effected

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esophagus or rumen

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gongylonema dx

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sinusoidal tracts, mainly non pathogenic but can cause irritation

36
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spirocerca lupi taxonomy

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kingdom- Animalia
phylum-Nematoda- non-bursate
order- spirurida
transmission- ingestion of arthropod

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spirocerca lupi transmission

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ingestion of arthropod

38
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spirocerca lupi host

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  • beetle intermediate

- lizards, chicken, mice, = paratenic

39
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spirocerca lupi lifecycle

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Eggs in feces -> Eaten by beetle -> Larvae migrate through vessel walls to visceral arteries & aorta then to esophagus

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spirocera lupi organ effected

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  • nodules at base of esophagus / beginning of stomach
41
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spirocerca lupi dx

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nodules

  • damage to aorta and other vessels they migrate
  • one of few parasites that can induce carcinoma in host
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habronema taxonomy

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kingdom- Animalia
phylum-Nematoda- non-bursate
order- spirurida
transmission- ingestion of arthropod

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habronema host

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  • equids

- musca and stomoxys intermediates

44
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habronema life cycle

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Eggs containing larvae hatch before leaving horse -> Eaten by maggots of Musca & Stomoxys -> Infective larvae migrate to mouthparts

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habronema transmission

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horse infected by eating fly or larvae posited near mouth (ingestion of arthropod)

46
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habronema organ effected

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  • stomach

- eyes and skin surrounding them

47
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habronema dx

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  • larvae cause granulomatous lesions in skin

- possible severe pruritis

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draschia taxonomy

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kingdom- Animalia
phylum-Nematoda- non-bursate
order- spirurida
transmission- ingestion of arthropod

49
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draschia host

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  • equids

- musca and stymoxiys intermediate

50
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draschia life cycle

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Eggs containing larvae hatch before leaving horse -> Eaten by maggots of Musca & Stomoxys -> Infective larvae migrate to mouthparts

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draschia transmission

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horse infected by eating fly or larvae posited near mouth (ingestion of arthropod)

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draschia organ effected

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  • stomach

- eyes and skin surrounding them

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draschia dx

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  • larvae cause granulomatous lesions in skin

- possible severe pruritis

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filarida dirofilaria immitus alt name

A

heart worm

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filarida dirofilaria immitus taxonomy

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kingdom- Animalia
phylum-Nematoda- non-bursate
order- spirurida
transmission- bite of arthropod

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filarida dirofilaria immitus host

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  • dog, cat, ferrets
57
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filarida dirofilaria immitus lifecycle

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Blood ingested by mosquito & L1-L3 inside -> Mosquito bites again & larvae enter animal -> SQ while molting to L4->SQ muscle to molt to adult -> Heart & arteries of lung

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filarida dirofilaria immitus transmission

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  • have to enter mosquito

- will not develop in dog so transfusion or trans placental infection not possible

59
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filarida diofilaria immitus majority of growth when

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when reach lung

60
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filarida diofilaria immitus organ effected

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  • pulmonary arteries

- microfilariae in bld

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filarida diofilaria immitus dx

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  • multiple system dysfunction of pulmonary circulation
  • pulmonary hypertension, r heart dx
  • thrombotic emboli
  • vena cava syndrome
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filarida diofilaria immitus location

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all over us

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filarida diofilaria immitus prepatent period

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6.5-7 months

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filarida diofilaria immitus diagnosis

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  • 20% infections occurt with no microfilariae in bld so need immune diagnostics bc wnt diagnose by bld
65
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acanthocheilonema reconditum taxonomy

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kingdom- Animalia
phylum-Nematoda- non-bursate
order- spirurida
transmission- bite of arthropod

66
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acanthocheilonema reconditum transmission

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  • flea bite (bite of arthropod)
67
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filarida diofilaria immitus transmission

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bite of arthorpod

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acanthocheilonema reconditum host

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acanthocheilonema reconditum organ effected

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connective tissue

70
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acanthocheilonema reconditum dx

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non pathogenic

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setaria taxonomy

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kingdom- Animalia
phylum-Nematoda- non-bursate
order- spirurida
transmission- bite of arthropod

72
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setaria transmission

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bite of arthropod

73
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setaria host

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  • horse and cattle

- mosquito intermediate

74
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setaria transmission

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microfilaria in bld -> ingested by mosquito -> larval development not well known

75
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setaria organ effected

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abd cavity

76
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onchocera taxonomy

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kingdom- Animalia
phylum-Nematoda- non-bursate
order- spirurida
transmission- bite of arthropod

77
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onchocera transmission

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bite of arthorpod

78
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onchocera host

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  • cattle and horses

- culicoides and blackly intermediate

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onchocera organ effected

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  • ct

- microfilaria in skin

80
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onchocera dx

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probably none

81
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elaeophora taxonomy

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kingdom- Animalia
phylum-Nematoda- non-bursate
order- spirurida
transmission- bite of arthropod

82
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elaeophora transmission

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bite of arthropod

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elaeophora host

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  • deer, elk, sheep

- tabanid intermediate

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elaephora lifecycle

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microfilaria in bld

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elaephora organ effected

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carotid arteries

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elaephora dx

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facial dermatitis in sheep that share range with elk

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