Trichomonas gallinae Flashcards
1
Q
DH
A
avian species
2
Q
IH
A
none (pigeons may be a reservoir host)
3
Q
______ life cycle (direct or indirect)
A
direct
4
Q
Stages in life cycle
A
Trophozoite (motile)
5
Q
Trophozoite features
A
four anterior flagella, undulating membrane, axostyle, single nucleus
**axostyle is a sheet of microtubules found in certain protists
6
Q
Two ways to Dz are
A
direct smear and looking at gross lesions
7
Q
Are they cyst stages?
A
No
8
Q
State of infection
A
primarily upper GI tract, extraintestinal liver
9
Q
routes of infection
A
Oral (mother to offspring, regurgitation, water and feed contamination, courtsheip, and predator/prey
10
Q
PPP
A
N/A
11
Q
Clinical signs
A
“Cranker”, roup, frounce (raptors), Upper GI tract (invasion of the mucosal surface), caseous lesions and secondary infections
