strongyloidea Flashcards
strongyloidea taxonomy
kingdom- Animalia phylum-Nematoda -bursate class- secernentea order- strongylida family- strongyloidea
strongyloidea affect who
- horses: small and large strongyles
- Ruminants and primates
- Pigs 9kindyes)
strongyloidea id
- big mouths and bursa
- front end w/ crowns (corona radiata)
strongyloidea organ/ cell effected
cecum and colon
large strongyles taxonomy
kingdom- Animalia phylum-Nematoda-bursate class- secernentea order- strongylida family- strongyloidea subgroup- large strongyles
large strongyles life cycle
- egg -> L1 -> L2-> L3 (infective)
- spend 6 months to 1 year just crawling around before multiplication
large strongyles in resistantce
3rd stage resistant to desiccation and temp extreems
large strongyles infectious when
only larvae infectious not eggs
strongylus vulgaris taxonomy
kingdom- Animalia phylum-Nematoda -bursate class- secernentea order- strongylida family- strongyloidea subgroup- large strongyles
strongylus vulgaris host
horse
strongylus vulgaris lifecycle
Enters wall of cecum & ventral colon & penetrates to submucosa -> Molts to L4-> Penetrates adjacent small arterioles -> Migrates to anterior mesenteric artery -> Finally enters lumen & carried by blood to arteries in intestinal wall -> Enter surrounding tissue & form nodule where they molt into adult -> Enter lumen of cecum & colon
strongylus vulgaris dx
- L4 occludes arteries and causes inflame thrombosis and destroys intestinal wall
- emboli can -> posterior paralysis kidney infection intestinal infarction, impacted intestinal segment
- verminous enteritis
- aneruisms
strongylus vulgaris recovery
lesions heal well and fast once worms are gone
strongylus edentates taxonomy
kingdom- Animalia phylum-Nematoda -bursate class- secernentea order- strongylida family- strongyloidea subgroup- large strongyles
strongylus edentates host
horses
strongylus edentates id
no teeth
storngylus edentates life cycle
- L3 burrow into wall of lg intestine & reach liver via portal veins
- Molt to L4 in liver
- L4 migrates through liver & pancreas
- Leave liver & migrate through peritoneum back to large intestine
- Molt & penetrate intestinal lumen
strongylus edentates dx
- liver damage bc migrations
- possible peritonitis
- large edematous lesions in bowel wall
- lungs
large strongyles includes what
- strongylus edentates
- strongylus vulgaris
small strongyles taxonomy
kingdom- Animalia phylum-Nematoda -bursate class- secernentea order- strongylida family- strongyloidea subgroup- small strongyles
small strongyles include
- sephanurus dentatus
- syngamus trachea (“married together”)
small strongyles host
- horses
small strongyles lifecycle
- non-mingartory in mucosa
- develop nodules in mucosa
- may overwinter in L4 in submucosal nodules
small strongyles organ effected
adults in cecum and colon
small strongyles dx
- often large #s in relatively healthy animals
- emergence large # larvae from bowel wall in late winter/ early spring can -> d+
sephanurus dentatus taxonomy
kingdom- Animalia phylum-Nematoda -bursate class- secernentea order- strongylida family- strongyloidea subgroup- small strongyles
sephanurus dentatus host
- swine
- can have earthworm as paratenic host
sephanurus dentatus lifecycle
- larvae migrate in liver, kidney, peritoenum, muscles for 4-9 months
sephanurus dentatus transmission
- strongylid eggs passed in urine
sephanurus dentatus organ effected
kidney live in peri-renal fat
sephanurus dentatus dx
minimal dx
sephanurus dentates location
SE US
syngamus trachea means what
married together
syngamus trachea taxonomy
kingdom- Animalia phylum-Nematoda -bursate class- secernentea order- strongylida family- strongyloidea subgroup- small strongyles
syngamus trachea host
birds
syngamus trachea affects what organ
trachea
ancilostomatoidea alt name
hookworms
ancilostomatoidea taxonomy
kingdom- Animalia
phylum-Nematoda -bursate
order-strongylida
family- ancilostomatoidea
strongylida includes what
- large strongyles
- small strongyles
- ancilostaomatoidea
- metastrongyloidea
ancilostaomatoidea id
- stood body
- head flexed dorsally (seem like they’re looking backward)
- large out w/ teeth
ancilostaomatoidea organ effected
small intestine
ancylostoma caninum taxonomy
kingdom- Animalia
phylum-Nematoda -bursate
order-strongylida
family- ancilostomatoidea
ancylostoma caninum host
- final: dogs
- paratenic: rats and other rodents (larva arrest)
ancylostoma caninum life cycle
- 3rd stage larvae (infectious) in soil
ancylostoma caninum transmission
Eggs passed in feces
- Larvae penetrate skin then C up and swallow or swallowed directly & go to mucosa of small intestine
- Trans- mammary transmission to pups from arrested larvae
ancylostoma caninum organ effected
- small intestine
ancylostoma caninum dx
- peracute
- acute
- chronic
ancylostoma caninum peracute dx
transmit infected pups, anemia, deteriorate rapidly
ancylostoma caninum acute
older dogs, anemia, tarry tool, many eggs
ancylostoma caninum chornic
no symptoms w/ eggs in feces
ancylostoma caninum location
- warmer climates
ancylostoma caninum humans
- large bowel dx (colitis) in humans w/ single worm present in intestines
ancylastoma tubaeforme taxonomy
kingdom- Animalia
phylum-Nematoda -bursate
order-strongylida
family- ancilostomatoidea
ancylastoma tubaeforme host
- cats final
- mammal paratenic
ancylastoma tubaeforme transmission
- skin penetration
- oral ingestion
- ingestion of paratenic
- no trans mammary
ancylastoma tubaeforme location
- world wide where cats present
ancylostoma braziliensis taxonomy
kingdom- Animalia
phylum-Nematoda -bursate
order-strongylida
family- ancilostomatoidea
ancylostoma braziliensis host
- cats
- dogs
ancylostoma braziliensis dx
- larva migrate cutaneously (puritic tracks)
ancylostoma braziliensis geography
- tropics
- texas
- caribbean
- coastal SA
- Australia
- SE asia
uncinaria stenocephala taxonomy
kingdom- Animalia
phylum-Nematoda -bursate
order-strongylida
family- ancilostomatoidea
uncinaria stenocephala id
suck less blood
uncinaria stenocephala dx
least pathogenic
uncinaria stenocephala geography
cooler climate
bunostomum phlebotomum taxnomy
kingdom- Animalia
phylum-Nematoda -bursate
order-strongylida
family- ancilostomatoidea
bunostomum phlebotomum host
cattle
bunostomum phlebotomum transmission
- skin penetration
- no transmission
bunostomum phlebotomum dx
serious dx in young animals
globocephalus taxnomy
kingdom- Animalia
phylum-Nematoda -bursate
order-strongylida
family- ancilostomatoidea
globocephalus host
pigs
globocephalus tranmission
- skin
- trans mammary
metastrongyloidea alt name
lungworms
metastrongyloidea taxonomy
kingdom- Animalia
phylum-Nematoda -bursate
order-strongylida
family- metastrongyloidea
metastrongyloidea host
- carnivore final
- gastropods (snails) as intermediate
- use paratenic
metastrongyloidea id
eggs not like other worms, either larvated when passed or larvae passed in feces
metastrongyloidea 3rd stage larvae
- in slugs or snails mainly
metastrongyloidea organ
- lungs, bronchi, trachea as adults
metastrongylus apri taxonomy
kingdom- Animalia
phylum-Nematoda -bursate
order-strongylida
family- metastrongyloidea
metastrongylus apri host
- pigs final
- earthworm intermediate
metastrongylus apri lifecycle
- Eggs eaten by earthworm -> Develop to L3->Can live there for up to 4 years ->Pigs eat earthworm -> Larva penetrate wall of intestine ->Lymphatics ->R heart-> Lungs
metastrongylus apri transmission
- eggs coughed up then swallowed
- when passed in feces has 1st stage larva
metastrongylus apri organ effected
- bronchi and bronchioles
metastrongylus apri dx
very mild pneumonia and/ or bronchitis
prostrongylus taxonomy
kingdom- Animalia
phylum-Nematoda -bursate
order-strongylida
family- metastrongyloidea
prostrongylus host
sheep
prostrongylus lifecycle
Eggs laid in lung -> Larva hatches -> C up & swallowed -> Passed as larva in feces -> Penetrate snail & develop to L3 -> Host eats snail while grazing -> Lymphatics ->R heart-> Lungs
prostrongylus organ effected
small bronchi
prostrongylus dx
pneumonia
muellerius capillaris taxonomy
kingdom- Animalia
phylum-Nematoda -bursate
order-strongylida
family- metastrongyloidea
muellerius capillaris host
- sheep
- goat
- deer
muellerius capillaris lifecycle
Eggs laid in lung -> Larva hatches -> C up & swallowed -> Passed as larva in feces -> Penetrate snail & develop to L3 -> Host eats snail while grazing -> Lymphatics ->R heart-> Lungs
muellerius capillaris organ effected
lung parenchyma
muellerius capillaris dx
minimal dx
parelaphostrongylus tenuis taxonomy
kingdom- Animalia
phylum-Nematoda -bursate
order-strongylida
family- metastrongyloidea
parelaphostrongylus tenuis host
- final: white tailed deer
- sheep, goats, mule, deer, moose, caribou, elk, llama, antelope, cow, horse, ect.
parelaphostrongylus tenuis lifecycle
Eggs laid in lung -> Larva hatches -> C up & swallowed -> Passed as larva in feces -> Penetrate snail & develop to L3 -> Host eats snail while grazing -> migrates through or along spinal cord ->brain
parelaphostrongylus tenuis transmisison
deer cough up eggs that are ingested by snails then snail ingested by other animal
parelaphostrongylus tenuis organ effected
meninges
parelaphostrongylus tenuis dx
- non pathogenic deer
- hind limb paralysis and circling dx in all other animals
filaroides hirthi taxonomy
kingdom- Animalia
phylum-Nematoda -bursate
order-strongylida
family- metastrongyloidea
filaroides hirthi host
- dog: final
- no intermediate!
filaroides hirthi lifecycle
- direct life cycle w/ 1st stage larva in sputum or feces
- after ingestion, larva go to lungs via hepatic and portal or mesenteric lymph
filaroides hirthi transmission
- larva in feces of infected dog
filaroides hirthi organ effected
deeply buried in lung parenchyma
filaroides hirthi dx
- light infection: non productive c+
- small granulomatous rxn to tumor like lesions in lung
oslerus osleri taxonomy
kingdom- Animalia
phylum-Nematoda -bursate
order-strongylida
family- metastrongyloidea
oslerus osleri host
- dogs
- other canids
oslerus osleri lifecycle
- direct life cycle
oslerus osleri organ effected
- nodules in trachea and bronchi
oslerus osleri dx
- dry c+ worsened by exercise that can’t be elected by tracheal massage
crenosoma vulpis taxonomy
kingdom- Animalia
phylum-Nematoda -bursate
order-strongylida
family- metastrongyloidea
crenosoma vulpis host
- dogs
- snail= intermediate
crenosoma vulpis id
- crenated cuticle thrown into folds
crenosoma vulpis lifecycle
- eggs develop and hatch in resp tract
- larvae coughed up then swallowed and passed in feces
crenosoma vulpis transmission
ingestion of snail
crenosoma vulpis dx
dry non productive cough elicited by tracheal massage
crenosoma vulpis geography
North America
angiostrongylus vasorum alt name
French heartworm
angiostrongylus vasorum taxonomy
kingdom- Animalia
phylum-Nematoda -bursate
order-strongylida
family- metastrongyloidea
angiostrongylus vasorum host
- dogs
- snail = intermediate
- frogs and rodents can be paratenic host
angiostrongylus vasorum transmission
larva passed in feces
angiostrongylus vasorum organ effected
pulmonary arteries
angiostrongylus vasorum recovery
- dogs maintain infection for life
angiostrongylus vasorum dx
- chronic infection progressive pulmonary dx, cardiac failure, depression, stunted growth, weight loss, exercise intolerance, cough, dyspnea
angiostrongylus vasorum location
- Southern Europe
- eastern Canada
angiostrongylus cantonensis alt name
rat lungworm
angiostrongylus cantonensis taxonomy
kingdom- Animalia
phylum-Nematoda -bursate
order-strongylida
family- metastrongyloidea
angiostrongylus cantonensis host
- dog and zoo animals
- ZOONOTIC
angiostrongylus cantonensis dx
- hind limb paresis
- ataxia
aelurostrongylus abstrusus alt name
feline lungworm
aelurostrongylus abstrusus taxonomy
kingdom- Animalia
phylum-Nematoda-bursate
order-strongylida
family- metastrongyloidea
aelurostrongylus abstrusus host
- cats
- snail= intermediate
- bird or rodent = paratenic
aelurostrongylus abstrusus transmission
ingest paratenic host
aelurostrongylus abstrusus organ effected
bronchioles and alveolar ducts
aelurostrongylus abstrusus dx
bronchopneumonia
aelurostrongulus abstrusus tx
panacur
bursate nematodes
strongylida
- ancylomstomatoidea
- trichostrongyloidea
- strongyloidea
- metastrongyloidea