tritrichomonas Flashcards
Tritrichomonas is found in __________ (organ)
digestive tract
genital organ
they have ______ anterior flagella & a _______ posterior flagella
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1
disease caused by Tritrichomonas foetus
bovine trichomonosis
bovine trichomonad abortion
tritrichomonas foetus is pathogenic only in _______
cattle
Tritrichomonas fetus is transmitted by ________
coitus
______ remains permanent source of infection in bovine trichomonosis
bull
Trichomonosis is self limiting in __________
cows
in tritrichomonosis, organisms are primarily found in ______ of cow
vagina
they cause vaginitis by _____ day & organisms aren numerous in vagina by ______ day post- infection
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14-18
in bovine trichomonosis, abortion occurs in ______ trimester
1st(2-3 months)
the most common site of predilection of trichomonads in bull is ____________
preputial cavity
following abortion the organisms dissappear in ____ hours
48
atleast ______ negative tests & ______ normal estrus periods can indicate absence of infection in a cow
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2
following 3 types of antibodies are produced in T. foetus
- circulating humoral antibodies
- uterine antibodies
- vaginal antibodies
___________ is used to relax the retractor penis muscle
pudendal anaesthesia
the penis is washed with weak solution of _________
detergent
_________ is then applied in preputial cavity & massaged for _____ minutes
flavin ointment
15-20 minutes
less than 1% solution of ________ is injected into prepuce
acriflavin
preputial washing with 3 % ________ is also partially effective
hydrogen peroxide
briefly name treatment for Trichomonosis
pudendal anaestheia flavin ointment acriflavin hydrogen peroxide dimetridazole
Tritrichomonas suis is also known as
large pig trichomonad
pig nasal trichomonad
