Unit 3 - Capillarids, Lungworms, Hookworms Flashcards
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All lay eggs with 2 polar plugs except Trichinella spp. in which females are larviporus:
Superfamily Trichinelloidea
What is the characteristic of the superfamily Trichinelloidea?
stichosome esophagus surrounded by stichocytes
T suis host:
swine
T. discolor host:
ruminants
T. krjabini host:
ruminants
T. ovis:
ruminants
Trichuris vulpis host:
canids
T. campanula and T. serrata host:
felids (rare)
What is the route of infection for all Trichuris spp.?
preoral
What stage of Trichuris spp. is passed in the feces?
eggs
What is the location of the adult Trichuris spp.?
attach to mucosa of cecum
What pathogenesis is associated with adult Trichuris suis?
hematophagous
Trichuris spp. clinical signs in cats:
rare, asymptomatic
Trichuris spp. clinical signs in ruminants:
- usually subclinical
- inappetence
- bloody diarrhea
What are some of the clinical signs associated with Trichuris suis in pigs?
- catarrhal enteritis
- mucosal necrosis
- hemorrhage
Where does the L1 of Trichuris vulpis develop?
in egg (infective)
How long do the infective eggs are T. vulpis remain viable?
years
What is the location of T. vulpis adults in the host?
mucosa of cecum (attached)
What stage of T. vulpis is passed in the feces?
unembryonated eggs
Which life cycle stage of T. vulpis has no disease association?
developing larvae
When T. vulpis is severe, it causes:
- hemorrhagic typhlitis or colitis
- diarrhea with mucus and fresh blood
Rarely, T. vulpis can cause the following clinical signs:
- bloody diarrhea
- weight loss
- dehydration
- anemia
- death
What are two major ways to diagnose Trichuris spp.?
- eggs (fecal float- technique of choice)
- adults (necropsy - whip-like)
What is host species for Eucoleus aerophilus (bronchial capillarid)?
cats, dogs, carnivores