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Ascaris suum "roundworm"
Nematode
Ascarid more oval but similar to SA ascarids |
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Trichuris suis "whipworm"
Nematode
very similar to SA trichuris |
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Trichinella spiralis
Nematode
Adults live in: Small intestine
ZOONOTIC: Trichinosis (undercooked pork)
larvae encysts in muscle |
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Definition
Stephanurus dentatus "kidney worm"
Nematode
Strongyle type eggs found in urine |
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Balatidium coli
Protozoan
ciliated trophozoites and cysts
ZOONOTIC: "dysentery" bloody diarrhea in humans; not pathogenic in swine |
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Cryptosporidium
Protozoan
ZOONOTIC
similar to SA cryptosporidium |
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Isospora suis "coccidia"
A protozoan coccidia
Adult live in: Small intestine of piglets
Oocysts ovoid 18-21um
similar to SA coccidia |
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Taenia solium "tapeworms"
Cestode
ZOONOTIC: Swine intermediate hosts. Humans eat undercooked pork.
Larvae in swine muscles "measley pork" |
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Macracanthorhynchus hirudinaceus
"thorny headed worm"
Acanthocephalan
Adults live in: Small intestine, up to 70cm long
Intermediate host: Dung beetle
Clinical signs: Diarrhea and abdominal pain
oval 40-65um X 67-110um brown 3 layered shell like oncicola canis |
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