Karteikarten
Parasitology

Karten in diesem Stapel (70)
- 1Canine or Feline FecesToxocara canis or cati
Roundworm
Zoonotic
Corticated
Causes ocular larval migrans
Direct life cycle
- 2Canine FecesAncylostoma Caninum
Hookworm
Causes cutaneous larval migrans
Indistinguishable from Strongyles
Direct life cycle
Manifests itself as an iron deficiency anemia
- 3Canine or Feline FecesDipylidium caninum
Flea Tapeworm
Large packet of eggs
IH: Flea
- 4Canine or Feline FecesTaenia pisiformis - Rabbit Tapeworm
or
Taenia taeniaformis - Rodent Tapeworm
*Note the hooks*
Looks similar to Toxocara but is not corticated and is smaller
- 5Canine or Feline Feces Identify the life stageGiardia Cyst

- 6Canine or Feline FecesGiardia Motile Trophozoite
Lives in intestinal tract
- 7Canine or Feline Feces Identify the life stageCystoisospora canis or cati
Coccidia
(Could have a split nucleus, sporulated)
- 8Canine FecesTaenia saginata scolex
IH: Rabbits or Rodents
- 9Canine or Feline FecesDiphyllobothrium Latum
Broad Fish Tapeworm
IH: Pacific Salmon
- 10Canine or Feline Feces Name the intermediate hostsParagonimus kellicoti
Lung Fluke
IH: Snails then slugs
- 11Canine Feces 1000x oil immersionCryptosporidium
Coccidia
Typically asymptomatic unless immunocompromised
- 12Canine Knott's TestPositive for microfilaria
Dirofilaria immitus
Heartworm Disease
Transmitted by mosquitoes
- 13Canine Blood SmearDirofilaria immitus
Blood smear
Heartworm
IH: Mosquito
- 14Canine FecesTrichuris vulpis
Whipworm
Very resistant to the environment
Direct life cycle
- 15Canine or Feline FecesEucoleus aerophila
Lungworm
Asymmetrical
Found in feces, bronchial secretions, or nasal secretions
Clinical symptoms in dogs and cats are rare
Direct life cycle
- 16Canine or Feline UrinePearsonema plica or
Pearsonema feliscati
Bladderworm
Indirect life cycle
IH: Earthworms
Non-pathogenic
- 17Canine or Feline UrineDioctophyma renale
Giant Kidney Worm
Largest nematode
Found in the kidneys
Minks are primary direct host
Indirect life cycle
asymptomatic to nervousness, emaciation, urine retention and death
- 18Canine Knott's TestAcanthocheilonema reconditum
Indistinguishable from Dirofilaria immitus on filtration
Not pathogenic
- 19Canine or Feline FecesToxascaris leonina
Roundworm
Direct life cycle but paratenic hosts are common
Decorticated
- 20Canine External ParasiteAmblyomma americanum
Lone Star Tick
3 host tick
- 21Canine External ParasiteRhipicephalus sanguineus
Brown Dog Tick or
Kennel Tick
IH: 3 dogs
- 22Canine External ParasiteDermacentor variabilis
American Dog Tick
IH: small mammals as larvae and nymph, dog as adult
- 23Canine External ParasiteIxodes scapularis
Deer tick, Lyme tick, Black-legged tick
IH: mice and birds as larvae and nymph, deer and dogs as adults
- 24Canine External ParasiteDemodex canis
Red mange mite
Life stages: ova, nymph (6), adult (8)
- 25Canine or Feline External Parasite Ear SwabOtodectes cyanotis
Ear mite
- 26Canine External ParasiteSarcoptes scabiei var canis
Itch mite or scabies
(var suis)
- 27Rabbit External ParasitePsoroptes cuniculi
Rabbit Ear Mite
Dog Foot Mite
(Species + location)
- 28Feline External ParasiteCtenocephalides felis
Cat Flea
Life stages: ova, larvae, pupae, nymph, adult
- 29Fowl External ParasiteArgas persicus
Fowl Tick or Poultry Tick
Soft bodied
- 30Canine External ParasiteLinognathus setosus
Sucking louse
- 31Canine External ParasiteTrichodectes canis
Biting or Chewing Louse
- 32Canine or Feline External ParasiteOtobius meningi
Spinose Ear Tick
IH: one host, people, pets, livestock
- 33Equine internal parasite Name the intermediate host(s)Anoplocephala magna
Equine Tapeworm
IH: Orbitid Grain Mite
Common in the ileocecal-colic junction of the intestine
Indirect Life Cycle
- 34Bovine internal parasite Name the intermediate host(s)Fasciola hepatica - Liver Fluke
IH: Two swamp creatures, then snails
(Resembles Paragonimus kellcotti)
Indirect Life Cycle
Adults live in the bile duct
More common in cattle
May present as anemia and show signs of hepatitis
- 35Equine oocystEimeria leukarti
Equine Coccidia
Watermelon seed appearance
Typically asymptomatic and found in young horses
Best identified using sedimentation
- 36Ruminant oocystEimeria bovis - Goat Coccidia
May or may not have micropyle
Causes diarrhea
Can be life threatening
Prevention is more important than treatment
Coccidiostats are added to milk and feed for prevention
- 37Equine or Bovine internal parasiteStrongyles
(some farmers will refer to as roundworms)
Many species, indistinguishable from Ancylostoma and each other
- 38Large StrongylesStrongylus vulgaris, Strongylus equinus, and Strongylus edentatus
Blood Worms
S. vulgaris is the most pathogenic
attach to the mucosal lining of cecum and large intestine and suck blood
- 39Equine internal parasiteStrongyloides westeri
Threadworm
Identify by finding a small embryonated strongyle ova in fresh feces
Found in foals up to six months old
Only equine parasite capable of transcolostral transmission
- 40Equine internal parasiteParascaris equorum
Equine Ascarid
Adults found in small intestine
Very resistant to environment
usually asymptomatic, but can see unthriftyness, pot-belly, respiratory signs, and rarely, blockage and rupture of the small intestine
may be sporulated
- 41Equine internal parasiteOxyuris equi
Pinworm
Adults usually found in young horses
Eggs laid on perineal area
Causes tail rubbing
- 42Raccoon internal parasiteBaylisascaria procyonis
Raccon Roundworm
Causes ocular larval migrans
Direct life cycle
Zoonotic
- 43Feline internal parasiteAelurostrongylus abstrusus
Feline Lungworm
Found using Baermann Technique
Indirect life cycle
Usually a symptomatic
Can cause coughing, dyspnea and polypnea (panting) and possibly death.
- 44Canine internal parasiteFilaroides Osleri
Canine Lungworm
Direct life cycle
Persistent harsh dry cough in the usual chronic infection to dypsnea and death
Uncommon in the U.S.
- 45Feline internal parasiteAncylostoma tubaeforme
Cat Hookworm
Warmer climates
- 46Canine and Feline internal parasiteAncylostoma braziliense
Dog / Cat Hookworm
Common in warmer climates
- 47Canine or Feline internal parasiteUncinaria stenocephala
Hookworm
More common in the Northern U.S. and Canada
Slightly larger than A. caninum
- 48Bovine (calf) Oil immersion Identify the oocystCryptosporidium
Extremely small protozoan
Commonly found in water sources
- 49Identify the equine internal parasite (leg) Identify the intermediate hostGasterophilus spp.
G. haemorrhoidalis or G. intestinalis
Bot Nit
IH: Horse
- 50Identify the oocyst Llamas & AlpacasEimeria macusanienis
“E. mac”
Coccidia
- 51Ruminant internal parasite Identify the intermediate hostsMoniezia expansa
Tapeworms
IH: Orbatid Grain Mite
- 52Caprine internal parasiteTrichuris ovis
Ruminant Whipworm
Causes mucoid and bloody diarrhea
- 53Canine internal parasiteHeterobilharzia americana
Canine Blood Fluke
Adults live in mesenteric and hepatic veins
- 54Canine/Feline internal parasiteNanophyetus salincola
Salmon Poisoning Fluke
Obtain by eating infected fish
Present with diarrhea and fever
- 55Canine/Feline internal parasiteSpirometra mansonoides
Zipper Tapeworm
Cats effected more often than dogs
- 56Canine internal parasiteAlaria canis
Intestinal Fluke
Obtained by eating amphibian or mammalian hosts
Asymptomatic
- 57Canine internal parasitePhysaloptera rara
Canine Stomach Worm
IH: Coprophagous beetles
Vomiting
- 58Canine internal parasiteSpirocerca lupi
Esophageal Worm
Obtained from rodents, beetles, or chickens
Dysphagia and vomiting
- 59Feline internal parasitePlatynosomum concinnum
Feline Liver Fluke
Obtained from lizards or amphibians
Bile duct obstruction
- 60Feline oocystToxoplasma gondii
Toxoplamosis
Zoonotic
Usually asymptomatic in cats
- 61Bovine External Parasite Name the intermediate hostsRipicephalus annulatus
Texas Cattle Tick
3 hosts: cattle
- 62Bovine External ParasiteDamolina bovis
Biting Louse
- 63Ovine Internal ParasiteNematodirus spathiger
Thread-necked Strongyle
- 64Porcine External ParasiteHematopinus suis
Sucking Louse of the Pig
- 65Porcine Internal ParasiteAscaris suum
Swine Ascarid
- 66Bovine External ParasiteChorioptes bovis
Leg Mange Mite
- 67Bovine External Parasite Name the intermediate host and life stageHypoderma bovis
Cattle Warble
IH: Bovine
Life Stage: Larvae
- 68Ovine External ParasitePsoroptes ovis
Body Mange Scab Mite
- 69Equine External ParasiteHematopinus asini
Sucking Louse of the Horse
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- Veterinary Medicine Karteikarten am Parasitology, erstellt von Mickenzie Malone am 06/10/2021.
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