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Parasitology

Mickenzie Malone Veterinary Medicine English 70 cards

Parasitology

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  1. 1Canine or Feline FecesToxocara canis or cati
    Roundworm
    Zoonotic
    Corticated
    Causes ocular larval migrans
    Direct life cycle    Canine or Feline Feces
  2. 2Canine FecesAncylostoma Caninum
    Hookworm
    Causes cutaneous larval migrans
    Indistinguishable from Strongyles
    Direct life cycle
    Manifests itself as an iron deficiency anemia    Canine Feces
  3. 3Canine or Feline FecesDipylidium caninum
    Flea Tapeworm
    Large packet of eggs
    IH: Flea    Canine or Feline Feces
  4. 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    Canine or Feline Feces
  5. 5Canine or Feline Feces Identify the life stageGiardia CystCanine or Feline Feces Identify the life stage
  6. 6Canine or Feline FecesGiardia Motile Trophozoite
    Lives in intestinal tract    Canine or Feline Feces
  7. 7Canine or Feline Feces Identify the life stageCystoisospora canis or cati
    Coccidia
    (Could have a split nucleus, sporulated)    Canine or Feline Feces Identify the life stage
  8. 8Canine FecesTaenia saginata scolex
    IH: Rabbits or Rodents    Canine Feces
  9. 9Canine or Feline FecesDiphyllobothrium Latum
    Broad Fish Tapeworm
    IH: Pacific Salmon    Canine or Feline Feces
  10. 10Canine or Feline Feces Name the intermediate hostsParagonimus kellicoti
    Lung Fluke
    IH: Snails then slugs    Canine or Feline Feces Name the intermediate hosts
  11. 11Canine Feces 1000x oil immersionCryptosporidium
    Coccidia
    Typically asymptomatic unless immunocompromised    Canine Feces 1000x oil immersion
  12. 12Canine Knott's TestPositive for microfilaria
    Dirofilaria immitus
    Heartworm Disease
    Transmitted by mosquitoes    Canine Knott's Test
  13. 13Canine Blood SmearDirofilaria immitus
    Blood smear
    Heartworm
    IH: Mosquito    Canine Blood Smear
  14. 14Canine FecesTrichuris vulpis
    Whipworm
    Very resistant to the environment
    Direct life cycle    Canine Feces
  15. 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    Canine or Feline Feces
  16. 16Canine or Feline UrinePearsonema plica or
    Pearsonema feliscati
    Bladderworm
    Indirect life cycle
    IH: Earthworms
    Non-pathogenic    Canine or Feline Urine
  17. 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    Canine or Feline Urine
  18. 18Canine Knott's TestAcanthocheilonema reconditum
    Indistinguishable from Dirofilaria immitus on filtration
    Not pathogenic    Canine Knott's Test
  19. 19Canine or Feline FecesToxascaris leonina
    Roundworm
    Direct life cycle but paratenic hosts are common
    Decorticated    Canine or Feline Feces
  20. 20Canine External ParasiteAmblyomma americanum
    Lone Star Tick
    3 host tick    Canine External Parasite
  21. 21Canine External ParasiteRhipicephalus sanguineus
    Brown Dog Tick or
    Kennel Tick
    IH: 3 dogs    Canine External Parasite
  22. 22Canine External ParasiteDermacentor variabilis
    American Dog Tick
    IH: small mammals as larvae and nymph, dog as adult    Canine External Parasite
  23. 23Canine External ParasiteIxodes scapularis
    Deer tick, Lyme tick, Black-legged tick
    IH: mice and birds as larvae and nymph, deer and dogs as adults    Canine External Parasite
  24. 24Canine External ParasiteDemodex canis
    Red mange mite
    Life stages: ova, nymph (6), adult (8)    Canine External Parasite
  25. 25Canine or Feline External Parasite Ear SwabOtodectes cyanotis
    Ear mite    Canine or Feline External Parasite Ear Swab
  26. 26Canine External ParasiteSarcoptes scabiei var canis
    Itch mite or scabies
    (var suis)    Canine External Parasite
  27. 27Rabbit External ParasitePsoroptes cuniculi
    Rabbit Ear Mite
    Dog Foot Mite
    (Species + location)    Rabbit External Parasite
  28. 28Feline External ParasiteCtenocephalides felis
    Cat Flea
    Life stages: ova, larvae, pupae, nymph, adult    Feline External Parasite
  29. 29Fowl External ParasiteArgas persicus
    Fowl Tick or Poultry Tick
    Soft bodied    Fowl External Parasite
  30. 30Canine External ParasiteLinognathus setosus
    Sucking louse    Canine External Parasite
  31. 31Canine External ParasiteTrichodectes canis
    Biting or Chewing Louse    Canine External Parasite
  32. 32Canine or Feline External ParasiteOtobius meningi
    Spinose Ear Tick
    IH: one host, people, pets, livestock    Canine or Feline External Parasite
  33. 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    Equine internal parasite Name the intermediate host(s)
  34. 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    Bovine internal parasite Name the intermediate host(s)
  35. 35Equine oocystEimeria leukarti
    Equine Coccidia
    Watermelon seed appearance
    Typically asymptomatic and found in young horses
    Best identified using sedimentation    Equine oocyst
  36. 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    Ruminant oocyst
  37. 37Equine or Bovine internal parasiteStrongyles
    (some farmers will refer to as roundworms)
    Many species, indistinguishable from Ancylostoma and each other    Equine or Bovine internal parasite
  38. 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    Large Strongyles
  39. 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    Equine internal parasite
  40. 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    Equine internal parasite
  41. 41Equine internal parasiteOxyuris equi
    Pinworm
    Adults usually found in young horses
    Eggs laid on perineal area
    Causes tail rubbing    Equine internal parasite
  42. 42Raccoon internal parasiteBaylisascaria procyonis
    Raccon Roundworm
    Causes ocular larval migrans
    Direct life cycle
    Zoonotic    Raccoon internal parasite
  43. 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.    Feline internal parasite
  44. 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.    Canine internal parasite
  45. 45Feline internal parasiteAncylostoma tubaeforme
    Cat Hookworm
    Warmer climates    Feline internal parasite
  46. 46Canine and Feline internal parasiteAncylostoma braziliense
    Dog / Cat Hookworm
    Common in warmer climates    Canine and Feline internal parasite
  47. 47Canine or Feline internal parasiteUncinaria stenocephala
    Hookworm
    More common in the Northern U.S. and Canada
    Slightly larger than A. caninum    Canine or Feline internal parasite
  48. 48Bovine (calf) Oil immersion Identify the oocystCryptosporidium
    Extremely small protozoan
    Commonly found in water sources    Bovine (calf) Oil immersion Identify the oocyst
  49. 49Identify the equine internal parasite (leg) Identify the intermediate hostGasterophilus spp.
    G. haemorrhoidalis or G. intestinalis
    Bot Nit
    IH: Horse    Identify the equine internal parasite (leg) Identify the intermediate host
  50. 50Identify the oocyst Llamas & AlpacasEimeria macusanienis
    “E. mac”
    Coccidia    Identify the oocyst Llamas & Alpacas
  51. 51Ruminant internal parasite Identify the intermediate hostsMoniezia expansa
    Tapeworms
    IH: Orbatid Grain Mite    Ruminant internal parasite Identify the intermediate hosts
  52. 52Caprine internal parasiteTrichuris ovis
    Ruminant Whipworm
    Causes mucoid and bloody diarrhea    Caprine internal parasite
  53. 53Canine internal parasiteHeterobilharzia americana
    Canine Blood Fluke
    Adults live in mesenteric and hepatic veins    Canine internal parasite
  54. 54Canine/Feline internal parasiteNanophyetus salincola
    Salmon Poisoning Fluke
    Obtain by eating infected fish
    Present with diarrhea and fever    Canine/Feline internal parasite
  55. 55Canine/Feline internal parasiteSpirometra mansonoides
    Zipper Tapeworm
    Cats effected more often than dogs    Canine/Feline internal parasite
  56. 56Canine internal parasiteAlaria canis
    Intestinal Fluke
    Obtained by eating amphibian or mammalian hosts
    Asymptomatic    Canine internal parasite
  57. 57Canine internal parasitePhysaloptera rara
    Canine Stomach Worm
    IH: Coprophagous beetles
    Vomiting    Canine internal parasite
  58. 58Canine internal parasiteSpirocerca lupi
    Esophageal Worm
    Obtained from rodents, beetles, or chickens
    Dysphagia and vomiting    Canine internal parasite
  59. 59Feline internal parasitePlatynosomum concinnum
    Feline Liver Fluke
    Obtained from lizards or amphibians
    Bile duct obstruction    Feline internal parasite
  60. 60Feline oocystToxoplasma gondii
    Toxoplamosis
    Zoonotic
    Usually asymptomatic in cats    Feline oocyst
  61. 61Bovine External Parasite Name the intermediate hostsRipicephalus annulatus
    Texas Cattle Tick
    3 hosts: cattle    Bovine External Parasite Name the intermediate hosts
  62. 62Bovine External ParasiteDamolina bovis
    Biting Louse    Bovine External Parasite
  63. 63Ovine Internal ParasiteNematodirus spathiger
    Thread-necked Strongyle    Ovine Internal Parasite
  64. 64Porcine External ParasiteHematopinus suis
    Sucking Louse of the Pig    Porcine External Parasite
  65. 65Porcine Internal ParasiteAscaris suum
    Swine Ascarid    Porcine Internal Parasite
  66. 66Bovine External ParasiteChorioptes bovis
    Leg Mange Mite    Bovine External Parasite
  67. 67Bovine External Parasite Name the intermediate host and life stageHypoderma bovis
    Cattle Warble
    IH: Bovine
    Life Stage: Larvae    Bovine External Parasite Name the intermediate host and life stage
  68. 68Ovine External ParasitePsoroptes ovis
    Body Mange Scab Mite    Ovine External Parasite
  69. 69Equine External ParasiteHematopinus asini
    Sucking Louse of the Horse    Equine External Parasite
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Veterinary Medicine Flashcards on Parasitology, created by Mickenzie Malone on 06/10/2021.
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