Worm Names Flashcards
Thelazia
Eye worm
Host- cat and dog
Ppp-16-21 days
-lives in conjunctival sacs and tear ducts
Diotophyme renale
Giant kidney worm
Host- cats and dogs
Ppp 5 months
- ingestion of infected earthworm
- ingestion of paratenic host (frogs, fish, crayfish)
- adults live in right kidney and peritoneal cavity
- asymptotic to hematuria and/or signs of renal dysfunction
Angiostrongylus vasorum
French heart worm
Ppp 38-57 days
- adults found in pulmonary artery and right ventricle
Crenosoma vulpis
Lung worm
Host- dog
- ingestion of intermediate host (snail)
- often mild symptoms, chronic cough
Eucoleus boehmi
Lung worm
- affects nasal and paranasal cavity
Host- dog
- asymptotic or sneezing and nasal discharge
Ancylostoma braziliense
Hook worm
Host- cat and dog
- adult live in small intestine
- anemia, diarrhea, weakness, melons, dermatitis, respiratory disease
Eucoleus (capillaria) aerophila
Lung worm
host- cat and dog
adults- live in trachea, bronchi, bronchioles
- ingestion of infected ova in sputum or poop
- ingestion of infected earthworm
-no symptoms- respiratory signs
Trichuris campanula
whipworm
host- cat
adults- live in cecum and colon
-asymptomatic
Trichuris serrata
Whipworm
host- cat
adults- live in cecum and colon
asymptomatic
Trichuris vulpis
Whipworm
host- dog
ppp- 3 months
adults- live in small intestine and cecum
ingesting infected ova
- diarrhea and anemia
- hematochezia (fresh blood in poop)
Aelurostrongylus abstrusus
Lungworm
host-cat
ppp-5-6 weeks
Adults- live in lung
ingest intermediate host (snail, slug)
ingest paratenic host (rodent, birds, frogs)
-chronic cough or asymptomatic
Baylisascaris procyonis
Raccoon round worm
-zoonotic
Toxocara canis
Round worm
host-dog
ppp- 6 weeks
adults- live in small intestine
ingest infected egg
ingest paratenic host
transmammary or transplacentally
- potbelly, under weight, vomiting, diarrhea, coughing
Toxocara cati
Round worm
host- cat
ppp- 7 weeks
adults- live in small intestine
ingest infected egg
ingest paratenic host
transmammary or transplacentally
-potbelly, under weight, vomitting, diarrhea, coughing
Toxascaris leonina
Round worm
host- cat and dog
ppp- 6-9 weeks
adults- live in small intestines
ingesting infected egg
ingesting paratenic host
- weakness, dehydration, diarrhea, poor condition with heavy worm burden
Strongyloides stercoralis
Thread worm
host- cat and dog
ppp- 8-14 days
adults- live in small intestine
skin penetration
ingesting infected larvae
-severe diarrhea, respiratory signs
only females are parasitic
Ancylostoma tubaeformae
Hook worm
host- cat
ppp- 3 weeks
adults- live in small intestines and ingest blood
ingest infected larva
ingest paratenic host
skin penetration
- anemia, diarrhea, weakness, melon, dermatitis, respiratory disease
Ancylostoma caninum
Hook worm
host- dog
ppp- 2 weeks
adults- live in small intestine and ingest blood
ingest infected larvae
ingest paratenic host
transmammary or transplacentally
skin penetration
anemia, diarrhea, weakness, dermatitis, respiratory disease
physaloptera
Stomach worm
host- cat and dog
ppp- 58-83 days
adults- ingest blood
ingesting host (beetle)
vomiting, gastritis, anorexia, anemia
Uncinaria stenocephala
hook worm
host- cats and dogs
ppp- 2 weeks
adults- live in the small intestines
ingesting larva
ingesting paratenic host
skin penetration
- often no signs
Pearsonema plica
Bladder worm
host- dog
ppp- 2 months
- lives in mucosa of urinary bladder
ingesting infected earthworm
ingesting paratenic host
soil containing macerated earthworms
Spirocerca lupi
Esophageal worm
host- dog
ppp- 5-6 months
- found in stomach and aorta walls
ingest intermediate host or paratenic host
vomiting, dysphagia, weight loss, esophageal tumors
Pearsonema feliscati
Bladder worm
host- cat
pp- 2 months
- lives in the mucosa of the urinary bladder
ingesting infected earthworm
ingesting paratenic host
soil containing macerated earthworms
