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Flukes to Lungworms
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Veterinary Medicine
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09/24/2011

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Term
What are the Phylum, Class, and Subclass of Digenetic Flukes?
Definition
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Class: Trematoda
Subclass: Digenea
Term
What parasite is known as the "lancet fluke"?
Definition
Dicrocoelium dentriticum
Term
What are the Definitive hosts of Dicrocoelium dendriticum?
Definition
The Bile ducts of Small Ruminants
Term
What are the 1st and 2nd intermediate hosts of Dicrocoelium dendriticum?
Definition
1st= Cionella sp. snails
2nd= Formica sp. ants
Term
What are the characterisitics of Dicrocoelium dendriticum?
Definition
Operculated eggs
Hermaphroditic
Tandem testes
NO redia stage
Alters host behavior
Term
What is known as the "lizard poisoning fluke"?
Definition
Platynosomum fastosum
Term
What is the definitive host of Platynosomum fastosum?
Definition
The liver/bile ducts of cats
Term
What are the 1st and 2nd intermediate hosts of Platynosomum fastosum?
Definition
1st= land snail
2nd= Anolis sp. lizard
Term
What are the characteristics of Platynosomum fastosum?
Definition
Operculated brown eggs, hermaphroditic, horizontal testes.
Term
What is the "liver fluke of ruminants"?
Definition
Fasciola hepatica
Term
What can Fasciola hepatica cause to the liver?
Definition
Pipestem liver
Term
What are the Definitive host of Fasciola hepatica?
Definition
Liver/bile ducts of Ruminants
Term
What are the Intermediate hosts of Fasciola hepatica?
Definition
1st= aquatic snail
There is NO 2nd the cow drinks encysted metacercaria
Term
What are the characteristics of Fasciola hepatica?
Definition
Operculated eggs, hermaphroditic, spiny tegument, "conehead", shoulders, clouded internal morphology.
Term
What is known as the "liver fluke" affecting deer?
Definition
Fascioloides magna
Term
What does Fascioloides magna cause?
Definition
Fascioloidiasis
Term
What are known as the "rumen flukes" amphistomes?
Definition
Paramphistomum, Cotylophoron
Term
What is the Definitive host of Paramphistomum, Cotylphoron?
Definition
Rumen/Reticulum of Ruminants
Term
What is the intermediate host of Paramphistomum, Cotylophoron?
Definition
Aquatic snail
Term
What parasites eggs look like Rice Krispies?
Definition
Paramphistomum, Cotylophoron
Term
What is known as the "lung fluke"?
Definition
Paragonimus kellicotti
Term
What are the definitive host of Paragonimus kellicotti?
Definition
Dogs and cats
Term
What are the intermediate hosts of Pargonimus kellicotti?
Definition
1st= snail
2nd= crayfish
Term
What is the only fluke egg that will float in a fecal floatation?
Definition
Paragonimus Kellicotti
Term
What is known as the "ruminant schistosome"?
Definition
Schistosoma bovis
Term
What is the definitive host of Schistosoma bovis?
Definition
Blood Vasculature of Ruminants
Term
What is the Intermediate host?
Definition
1st= aquatic snail
NO second intermediate host
Term
What kind of Reproduction does Schistosoma bovis have?
Definition
Not hermaphroditic, gynecophoric canal.
Term
What is known as the "swimmers itch" and what is the definitive host?
Definition
Schistosome cercarial dermatitis
Wild Aquatic birds
Term
What is known as the "Canine Blood Fluke"?
Definition
Heterobilharzia americana
Term
What is the definitive host of Heterobilharzia americana?
Definition
Intestines/portal veins of Dog
Term
What is the intermediate host of Heterobilharzia americana
Definition
1st= aquatic snail
NO second host
Term
What kind of reproductive system does Heterobilharzia americana have?
Definition
NOT hermaphroditic
Term
What are the characteristics of True Tapeworms?
Definition
Scolex with 4 suckers
Armed/Unarmed
1 or 2 sets of repro organs/proglottid on lateral aspect
NON operculated eggs
ONE intermediate host
Term
What is known as the "lappeted tapeworm"?
Definition
Anoplocephala perfoliata
Term
What is the Intermediate host of Anoplocephala perfoliata?
Definition
Intestines of Horses
Term
What are the Intermediate host of Anoplocephala perfoliata, Anoplocephala magna, Paranoplocephala mamillana, Moniezia benedini, and Moniezia expansa?
Definition
Grain Mites
Term
What is known as the Metacestode stage?
Definition
Cysticercoid- NOT invaginated scolex in tiny fluid filled bladder
Term
What is on the Anoplocephala perfoliata, Anoplocephala magna, Paranoplocephala mamillana, Moniezia benedini, and Moniezia expansa eggs?
Definition
Pyriform apparatus
Term
What is known as the "large scolex tapeworm"?
Definition
Anoplocephala magna
Term
What is the definitive host of Anoplocephala magna?
Definition
Small Intestine of Horses
Term
What is known as the "dwarf tapeworm"?
Definition
Paranoplocephala mamillana
Term
What is kown as the "ruminant tapeworm" with sheep, goats and cattle as definitive host?
Definition
Moniezia benedini
Term
What is known as the "ruminant tapeworm" with definitive host as only cattle?
Definition
Moniezia expansa
Term
What is known as the "fringed tapeworm"?
Definition
Thysanosoma actinoides
Term
What is the definitive host of Thysanosoma acinoides?
Definition
Bile/pancreatic duct, Small Intestine of Ruminants
Term
What does Thysanosoma acinoides lack in the egg that other true tapeworms have?
Definition
Pyriform apparatus
Term
What is known as the "double-pored" "cucumeber seed tapeworm"?
Definition
Diplylidium caninum
Term
What is the definitive hosts of Diplyidium caninum?
Definition
Small Intestine of Dogs, cats, Humans.
Term
What is the intermediate host of Dipylidium caninum?
Definition
Larval fleas, chewing louse
Term
What kind of scolex does Dipylidium caninum have?
Definition
ARMED scolex
Term
What of the True Tapeworm is zoonotic?
Definition
Dipylidium caninum
Term
What are the characteristics of Taeniid-type Tapeworms?
Definition
Large size, "Slim Jim" proglottids
Armed rostellum
Single pored
Metacestode stage more pathogenic then adult
Term
What kind of scolex does Diplydium caninum have?
Definition
Armed with 3-4 rows of hooks.
Term
What kind of eggs are Diplydium caninum?
Definition
Egg Packets
Term
Is Diplydium Caninum Zoonotic?
Definition
YES
Term
What is known as the Metacestode stage that has single, invaginated scolex with large fluid-filled bladder?
Definition
Cysticercus
Term
What is known as the "beef tapeworm"?
Definition
Taenia Saginata
Term
What does Taenia saginata cause?
Definition
"measly beef"
Term
What is that Definitive host of Taenia Saginata?
Definition
Small Intesting of Humans
Term
What is the intermediate host of Taenia Saginata?
Definition
Skeletal/cardiac muscle of cattle.
Term
What is the only Cysticerus Tapeworm that Lacks Rostellum and is Unarmed?
Definition
Taenia Saginata
Term
What is the Metacestode stage of Taenia saginata?
Definition
Cysticercus bovis
Term
What are the zoonotic cysticercus tapeworms?
Definition
Taenia saginata- cysticercus bovis
Taenia solium- cysticercus cellulosae
Term
What is known as the "pork tapeworm"?
Definition
Taenia solium
Term
What does Taenia solium metacestode stage cause?
Definition
"Measly pork"
Term
What is the metacestode stage of Taenia solium?
Definition
Cysticercus cellulosae
Term
What is the definitive host of Taenia solium?
Definition
Small intestine of Humans
Term
What is the intermediate host of taenia solium?
Definition
skeletal/cardiac muscle/brain of Pigs.
Term
What is known as the "mutton tapeworm"?
Definition
Taenia ovis
Term
What is the metacestode stage of Taenia ovis?
Definition
Cysticercus ovis
Term
What does Taenia ovis called?
Definition
"measly mutton"
Term
What is the definitive host of Taenia ovis?
Definition
Small intestine of dog
Term
hat is the Intermeidate host of Taenia ovis?
Definition
skeletal/cardiac muscle of Small ruminants
Term
What is known as the "ruminant tapeworm" or "abdominal bladderworm"?
Definition
Taenia hydatigena
Term
What is the Metacestode stage of Taenia hydatigena?
Definition
Cysticercus tenuicollis
Term
What is the definitive host of Taenia hydatigena?
Definition
Small intestine of dogs
Term
What is the intermediate host of Taenia hydatigena?
Definition
Peritoneal cavity of Domestic ruminants
Term
What size of cysticercus is the Taenia hydatigena?
Definition
Ping Pong ball size
Term
What is known as the "rabbit tapeworm" or "abdominal bladderworm"?
Definition
Taenia pisiformis
Term
Waht is the metacestode stage of Taenia pisiformis?
Definition
Cysticercus pisiformis
Term
What is the definitive host of Taeina pisiformis?
Definition
Small intestine of Dogs
Term
What is the intermidiate host of Taenia pisiformis?
Definition
Peritoneal cavity of Rabbits
Term
What is known as the "feline Taeniid"?
Definition
Taenia taeniaformis
Term
What is the metacestode stage of Taenia taeniaformis?
Definition
Cysticercus fasciolaris
Term
What are the definitive host of taenia taeniaformis?
Definition
Small Intestine of Cats
Term
What is the intermediate host of taenia taeniaformis?
Definition
Liver or peritoneal cavity of Small rodents
Term
What is on the Metacestode stage of Taenia taeniaformis that is a single scolex that is not invaginated, attached to bladder by long segmented strobila?
Definition
Strobilocercus
Term
What are the zoonotic psuedotapeworms?
Definition
Diphyllobothrium latum and Spirometra mansonoides
Term
What is the Metacestode stage that is a large, fluid-filled cavity with BROOD CAPSULES inside it that contain protoscolices?
Definition
Hydatid cyst
Term
What are the zoonotic tapeworms that have Hydatid cyst?
Definition
Echinococcus granulosus and Echinococcus multilocularis
Term
What is known as the "unilocular hydatid cyst-producing tapeworm"?
Definition
Echinococcus granulosus
Term
What is the Definitive host of Echinococcus granulosus?
Definition
Small intestine of Dogs
Term
What is the intermediate host of Echinococcus granulosus?
Definition
Sheep, cattle, (also pigs, horses, and humans)
Term
What does is mean when a hydatid cyst has a single compartment, multilayered outer wall and thin germinal membrane from which brood caps bud off?
Definition
Unilocular
Term
What is known as the "multilocular hydatid cyst-producing tapeworm"?
Definition
Echinococcus multilocularis
Term
What is the definitive host of Echinococcus multilocularis?
Definition
Small intestine of Carnivores- foxes, cats, dogs
Term
What is the intermediate host of Echinococcus multilocularis?
Definition
Microtine rodents
Term
What is known as the Tinest tapeworm?
Definition
Echinococcus mulilocularis
Term
What is on Psuedotapeworms that is 2 narrow, deep, muscular grooves on scolex?
Definition
Bothria
Term
What has a hexicanth embryo released by operuculated eggs?
Definition
Pseudotapeworms.
Term
What is known as the "broad fish tapeworm"?
Definition
Diphyllobothrium latum
Term
What is the definitive host of Diphyllobothrium latum?
Definition
Small intestine of fish eating mammals
Term
What is the FIRST intermeidate host of Diphyllobothrium latum?
Definition
Crustacean
Term
What is the SECOND intermediate host of Diphyllobothrium latum?
Definition
Freshwater fish.
Term
What is it called when the proglottids have dark central markings caused by egg- filled uterus?
Definition
Rosette eggect
Term
What is known as the "zipper tapeworm"?
Definition
Spirometra mansonoides
Term
What is the definitive host of Spirometra Mansonoides?
Definition
Small intestine of Dogs and Cats
Term
What is the 1st intermediate host of Spirometra mansonoides?
Definition
Crustacean
Term
What is the SECOND intermediate host of Spirometra mansonoides?
Definition
Frog, rat, water snake
Term
What does the Spirometra mansonoides that causes encysted/coiled in muscle- appear as white masses in uncooked meat?
Definition
SPARGANUM
Term
What Phylum is known as having a body cavity with digestive "tube within a tube" and a reproductive systems (seperate sexes)?
Definition
Nematodes
Term
What is known as the Esophageal worm?
Definition
Spirocerca lupi
Term
What is the definitive host of Spirocerca lupi?
Definition
Esophagus, aorta of Dog
Term
What is the INtermediate host of Spirocerca lupi?
Definition
Dung Beetle
Term
What has the Paperclip-shaped eggs?
Definition
Spirocerca lupi
Term
What is known as the "stomach worm"?
Definition
Physaloptera sp.
Term
What is the definitive host of Physaloptera sp.?
Definition
Stomach of Dogs and cats
Term
What are the intermediate host of Physaloptera sp.?
Definition
Roach, beetle
Term
How do Physaloptera sp. harm hosts?
Definition
SUCK BLOOD cause melanous stool
Term
What isknown as the "canine ascarid/roundworm"?
Definition
Toxocara canis
Term
What is the definitive host of Toxocara canis?
Definition
Small intestine of dogs
Term
What are the paratenic hosts of Toxocara canis?
Definition
Rodents and children
Term
What are the five routes of transmission of Toxocara canis?
Definition
Direct- egg ingested under 3 mos. TRACHEAL
Direct- egg ingested over 3 mos. SOMATIC
Prenatal (transuterine) tracheal in puppies
Colostral (lactogenic) No migration in puppies
Ingestion of Paratenic host- NO migration in puppies
Term
What is known as the "feline ascarid/roundworm"?
Definition
Toxocara cati
Term
What is the definitive host of Toxocara cati?
Definition
Small intestine of Cats
Term
What are the paratenic hosts of Toxocara cati?
Definition
Rodents
Term
What routes of transmission doe Toxocara cati have?
Definition
3 routes of transmission- NO PRENATAL
Term
What does Toxocara canis cause?
Definition
Visceral Larval Migrans/ Ocular Larval Migrans
Term
What is known as the "ascarid of Cats AND dogs"?
Definition
Toxascaris leonine
Term
What is the definitive host of Toxascaris leonine?
Definition
Small intestine of Dog and cat
Term
Which egg out of these three has a SPECIFICALLY different shape than the others: Toxocara canis, Toxocara cati, Toxascaris leonine?
Definition
Toxascaris leonine
Term
What is known as the "raccoon ascarid"?
Definition
Baylisascaris procyonis
Term
What is the definitive host of Baylisascaris procyonis?
Definition
Raccoon
Term
What does the Baylisascaris procyonis cause in humans?
Definition
Neurologic larva migrans
Term
What are the zoonotic roundworms?
Definition
Toxocara canis, Toxocara cati, Toxascaris leonine, Baylisascaris procyonis
Term
What is known as the "hookworm of Dog"?
Definition
Ancylostoma caninum
Term
What is the Definitive host of Ancylostoma caninum?
Definition
Small intestine of dog
Term
What does Ancylostoma caninum cause to humans?
Definition
Cutaneous Larval Migrans
Term
What are the developmental pathways for Ancylostoma species?
Definition
Oral- NOT NATURAL
Skin penetration- Less than 3 mos. Tracheal. Older than 3 mos. Somatic
Prenatal vis Uterine transmission- RARE
Lactogenic- From dominate muscle larvae NO migration
Ingestion of Paratenic host (RODENTS)- No migration
Term
What is known as the "Hookworm of cat"?
Definition
Ancylostoma tubaeforme
Term
What is the definitive host of Ancylostoma tubaeforme?
Definition
Small intestine of cat
Term
How does the Ancylostoma species hurt the host?
Definition
SUCKING BLOOD
Term
What is known as the "Hookworm of dog and cat"?
Definition
Ancylostoma braziliense
Term
What is the definitive host of Ancylostoma braziliense?
Definition
Small intestine of Dog/Cat
Term
How many pairs of teeth does Ancylostoma braziliense have?
Definition
2 PAIRS of Teeth
Term
What is known as the "northern hookworm of dog"?
Definition
Uncinaria stenocephala
Term
What is the definitive host of Uncinaria stenocephala?
Definition
Small intestine of dog
Term
What does the deep buccal cavity have on the Uncinaria stenocephala?
Definition
Chitinous cutting plate
Term
What is known as the "threadworm of dogs"?
Definition
Strongyloides stercoralis
Term
What is the intermediate host of Strongyloides stercoralis?
Definition
Small intestine of dogs
Term
What is special about the Strongyloides stercoralis and Strongyloides tumefaciens?
Definition
NO PARASITICE MALES
Term
What is it called when the Female has eggs without the male?
Definition
Parthenogenesis
Term
What are the zoonotic Nematodes of GI TRACT?
Definition
Toxocara canis
Toxocara cati
Toxascaris leonine
Baylisascaris procyonis
Ancylostoma caninum
Ancylostoma tubaeformae
Ancylostoma braziliense
Uncinaria stenocephala
Strongyloides stercoralis (human vs. animal strain)
Strongyloides tumefaciens. (human vs. animal strain)
trichuris vulpis (POSSIBLE)
Term
What are the INDIRECT life cycle Parasites?
Definition
Toxascaris leonine
Baylisascaris procyoneis
Ancylostoma tubaeforme
Ancylostoma caninum (rodents can be paratenic)
Ancylostoma braziliense
Uncinaria stenoscephala
Strongyloides stercoralis
Strongyloides tumefaciens
Trichuris vulpis
Trichuis campanula/serrata
Enterobius vermicularis (pseudoparasite of dogs/cats)
Pelodera strongyloides
Capillaria aerophila
Filaroides osleri
Filaroides milksi, hirthi
Aelurostrongylus abstrusus (land snails/slugs are transport
parentic- rodents, frogs etc.
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