Toxocara species Flashcards
dog ascarid? named by?
Toxocara canis; werner and johnston
Cat Ascarid? named by?
Toxocara cati; shrank and brumpt
Synonyms of toxocara species
Ascaris mystax/Belascaris mystax/Belascaris cati
Can infect humans and cause damage of the visceral organs
TOXOCARA SPECIES
Spaghetti & Carbonara
white worm
Host of toxocara species
infects Pregnant dogs and young puppies
female toxocara measures?
10-12cm
female toxocara color
cream to pinkish
have distinct cervial allay that is short and wide giving the ____ end of the distinct appearnce of an ____
anterior end; arrow appearance
esophagus of female toxocora is what % of the total body weight
2%-6%
female parasitw? terminant in a granular ventriculus around how long?
Toxocaram 0.3-0.5 mm long
Toxocara spicules of males ranges from?
1.7 to 1.9 mm length
the vulva of the female is ? at the what end
25-45% (??) of the body at the anterior enf
egg of toxocara measures? with what egg shell?
65-77 um with pitted egg shell
Genus of toxocara eggs
Ascaroidos
it infects most frequently pregnant nursing dogs and young puppies
toxocara spp
an eye disease that can cause blindness.
Ocular larva migrans (OLM)
__occurs when a microscopic worm enters the eye causing inflammation, lesions and
formations of scar on the___
Ocular larva migrans; retina
Each year, more than ___ people are infected permanent or partial lost of vision
700
Heavier, or repeated Toxocara infections, while rare, can cause _____, a disease that
causes swelling of the body’s organs or central nervous system
Visceral Larva migrans
can invade multiple tissue like heart, lungs, heart, brain and muscles
Visceral larva migrans (VLM)
causes fever, anorexia, weight loss, cough, whizzing, rashes, hepatosplenomegaly,
and hypereosinophilia
Visceral larva migrans (VLM):
____ Lesions: gray, elevated, circumscribed, diameter: 4 mm
Liver lesions: Visceral larva migrans (VLM):
______Lesions: eosinophils, lymphocytes, epitheloid cells and giant cells of
foreign-body type
Granulomatous lesion; visceral larva migrans