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VT 255: Mid
Week 2 Mid
150
Veterinary Medicine
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03/18/2015

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Term
Exoparasite
Definition
Resides on the surface of the host
Term
What parasite would be considered Insects
Definition
Fleas, Lice, and Flies
Term
What parasites would be considered Arachnids/Acarines?
Definition
Ticks and Mites
Term
Hirundiniasis
Definition
Infected by leeches
Term
What is the procedure called when using leeches for medical reasons
Definition
Hirudo Medicinalis
Term
What are the characteristics of an Insect
Definition
3 pairs of legs
3 distinct body regions
1 pair of antennae
Term
What are the characteristics of an Arachnid
Definition
4 pairs of legs
2 body regions
no antennae
Term
What is a Pentastomids
Definition
Tongueworm
Term
What is the characteristics of a Pentastomids
Definition
2 pairs of curved retractile hooklets
Term
Metamorphosis
Definition
Change forms
Term
Basis Capituli
Definition
Arachnids mouth part that's born on the stucture
Term
Palps
Definition
sensory sturctures
Term
Hypostome
Definition
re-curved teeth that maintains attachment to the host
Term
What bug serve as a intermediate host for Trypanosoma Cruzi
Definition
Reduviid (Kissing Bug)
Term
Anoplura
Definition
Sucking Lice
Term
Mallophage
Definition
Chewing/Biting Lice
Term
Pediculosis
Definition
Infected w/ Lice
Term
Are bedbugs capable transmitting diseases?
Definition
No
Term
What color can a Anoplura change into?
Definition
Red -> Grey depends on the amount of blood
Term
Myiasis
Definition
Inducing/Infestation of flies
Term
Will lice die within 7 days if there is no host for them to be attached too?
Definition
Yes
Term
Nits
Definition
Lice Eggs
Term
What is the most common Chewing/ Biting Lice under MicroScope
Definition
Trichodectes Canis
Term
Chrysops
Definition
Deer Fly
Term
Tabanus
Definition
Horse Fly
Term
Stomoxys Calcitrans
Definition
Stable Fly/ Biting Horsefly
Term
What are the host of the Stomoxys Calcitran
Definition
Horse, Cattle, Dog
Term
Where on the body can Stomoxy Calcitran be found
Definition
Stomach
Term
Haematobia Irritans
Definition
Horn Fly
Term
What is the Haematobia Irritan host
Definition
Cattle
Term
Where on the body can Haematobia Irritan be found
Definition
On the Back
Term
Melophagus Ovinus
Definition
Sheep Ked
Term
What is the Melophagus Ovinus host
Definition
sheep and goats
Term
Where can Melophagus be found on the body
Definition
in the wool/hiar
Term
Mucosa Autumnalis
Definition
Face Fly
Term
Moraxella Bovis
Definition
Causes Pink eye/ infectious keratoconjunctivitis
Term
Myiasis
Definition
Larvae of FLies
Term
Which type of flies is the most common in cats
Definition
Callitroga Hominivorax
Term
What is the Sci. Name of the flesh fly
Definition
Sarcophaga
Term
Where are Myiasis most often seen?
Definition
Kennels
Term
Myiasis infestations are called
Definition
Fly Strike/ Strike
Term
Cuterebrea Spp
Definition
Botfly
Term
What are the common host of Botflies
Definition
Dogs Cats Rabbits Cows
Term
Why do you not crush the Larvae
Definition
Anaphylaxis
Term
Cuterebra
Definition
Warbles
Term
Horse Botflies
Definition
Gasterophilus Intestnalis
G. Nasalis
G. Hemerrhoidalis
Term
The most common horse botfly is what?
Definition
G. Intestinalis
Term
Heel Flies
Definition
Hypoderma Lineatum
H. Bovis
Term
Hypoderma is located where in the body
Definition
Esophogus
Term
H. Bovis is located where in the cattles body
Definition
spinal cord and epidural fat for 2mo
Term
Sheep Nasal Botflies
Definition
Oestrus Ovis
Term
Cochilomyia Hominivorax
Definition
Screwworm fly (Obligatory Myiasis)
Term
What does a screwworm larvae look like
Definition
Wood Screw Shaped
Term
Simulium
Definition
Black Fly/ Buffalo Gnat
Term
Simulium's intermediate host for what diseases
Definition
Leukocytozoon
Term
Lutzomyia
Definition
New World Sand Fly
Term
Hippelates
Definition
Eye Gnat
Dog Penis Gnat
Term
What flies is also known as the Queensland Itch, Sweat Fly, Sweet Itch, Summer Dermatitis
Definition
Culicoides
Term
Culicoides serve as intermediate host for what
Definition
Onchocerca Cervicalis
Term
What drug is used to treat sarcosistic Neurona
Definition
Ponzuril
Term
The Adult HW lives in what area of the heart
Definition
RV
Term
Otodecdus synosis is most common in what species
Definition
Cats Ferrets Dogs
Term
What parasite is hard to treat but easy to find
Definition
Demodex
Term
What is the name of the horse pinworm
Definition
Oxyuris Equi
Term
How many months can it take for a flea to complete its life cycle
Definition
12mo
Term
What is the most encountered parasite in pigs
Definition
ascaris suum
Term
What is the most common sucking louse in dogs
Definition
linognathus piliferus
Term
Which type of fly is responsible for crusty bloody are tips
Definition
stable fly (stomoxys calcitran)
Term
What type of fly is the largest of the dipteran order
Definition
Tabanus
Term
What is the Sci. Name for the spinosa ear tick
Definition
otonius megnini
Term
What tick causes paralysis in dogs
Definition
American dog tick (Dermacentor variabilis)
Term
Severe itching, hair loss, and thick scaly skin
Definition
sarcoptes mange
Term
Cheyletiella
Definition
Walking Dandruff/ Fur mite
Term
What is the most common mite found in rabbits and large animals
Definition
ceropters caniculi
Term
What tick is the vector for lymes diseases
Definition
Ixodes scapularis(Deer Tick)
Term
What ticks are of veterinary importance
Definition
Hard Ticks
Term
What type of parasites are flies especially body sucking flies
Definition
Periodic parasites
Term
What parasite causes the greatest econ. loss in the US for cattle
Definition
Haematobia irritan (Horn Fly)
Term
What is the life cycle of an arachnid
Definition
egg larva nymph adult
Term
What is instar
Definition
Development stage arthropod betw. molts
Term
What transmits Moraxella Bovis
Definition
Mucosa Autumnalis (Face Fly)
Term
What is the Sci name for the Lone Star Tick
Definition
Amblyomma Americanum
Term
What is the sci name for the gulf coast tick
Definition
amblyomma maculatum
Term
Otodectus Synotus is a common cause of what
Definition
Otitis Externa
Term
Most common larvae found in a fresh wound
Definition
Cochilomyia Hominicorax
Term
What is the Sci name for feline scabies
Definition
notoedres cati
Term
What is the Sci name for Lyme disease
Definition
Borrelia Burgdorferi
Term
What is the name of the human flea
Definition
Pulex irritan
Term
Facultative
Definition
Exist as free living/ on host (Flea and Ticks)
Term
Obligatory
Definition
has to have a host to live (Must-live as parasite)
Term
Incidental
Definition
Accidental parasite [Heartworm]
(found in an animal other then the natural host)
Term
Temporary/ Intermittent
Definition
Visits than leaves (geardia and toxidia)
Term
Endoparasite
Definition
Lives inside the host
Term
Ectoparasite
Definition
Lives outside the host
Term
What are some sources of parasite infections?
Definition
Soil
Food
Contaminated Water
Feces
Ingestion
Term
Definite/ Primary
Definition
Harbors adult parasite
Term
Intermediate/ Secondary
Definition
Supports the asexual state of the parasite
Term
Reservoir
Definition
Harbors parasite but not affected by the parasite
Term
What do you look for when doing a Gross Exam?
Definition
Consistency
Color
Blood
Mucus
Gross parasites
(Tapeworm & Roundworm)
Term
What are Cestodes
Definition
Flatworms and Tapeworms
Term
What is the Sign. Name for Pinworm?
Definition
Enterobius Vermicularis
Term
What is the name of the segment of a tapeworm?
Definition
Proglottides
Term
What is a reddish- brown Nematode that is measured for about 5-5.5 m long
Definition
Trichostrongylus Spp.
Term
What are the only ways to identify Trichostrongylus Sup.
Definition
Fecal culture and Larval Identification
Term
What's the Sign. name for Heartworm diseases?
Definition
Dirofilaria Immitis
Term
What is the most common Coccidian protozoan that effects dogs and cats?
Definition
Isospora
Term
Which protozoan does a pregnant woman has to worry about?
Definition
Toxoplasma
Term
What causes Equine Protazoal Myeloencephalitis (EPM)
Definition
Sarcocystic Neurona
Term
What is the new drug of choice to treat Coccidia?
Definition
Marquis
Term
What is Marquis's Generic Name?
Definition
Ponazuril
Term
Why does a baby has to wait 6mo of age to be test for heartworm
Definition
Life Cycle of the Heartworm
Term
What is the most widely used fixative for preserving tissues
Definition
10% Formalin
Term
What does the "Pluck" mean
Definition
Remove a set of tissues as one
Term
What set of tissues are remove during the pluck
Definition
Tongue, larynx, trachea, esophagus, heart, and lungs
Term
When doing a avian necropsy what is an important place to take samples from?
Definition
Crop
Term
On an Equine necropsy what is important to do
Definition
All the Joint
Term
On a Ruminant Necropsy what is important to remove
Definition
the Omentum
Term
All Necropsy begin in what positions
Definition
Left Lateral Recumbency
Term
What fixative is good for preserving cell details
Definition
Bouin's
Term
In a Necropsy for a microbiology testing, what is the most important place to start
Definition
Primary site of disease
Term
For Viral Isolation, the tissues can be placed in the refrigerator or in what?
Definition
50% Buffered Glycol
Term
When submitting a necropsy sample for cytology what stain do you use
Definition
NO staining
Term
When needing a tissue sample to stay flat, what can you do before putting it into the fixer?
Definition
Pin it to the cardboard
Term
The human form of this is called "Beaver Fever"
Definition
Giardia
Term
Crytosporidium is what type of organism
Definition
Protozoan; Unicellular organism
Term
What is giardia considered to be besides a protozoan?
Definition
trophazoite
Term
What drug is used to treat heartworm
Definition
Immiticide
Term
How is Immiticide given?
Definition
Deep IM Inj.
Term
How many is Immiticide given for HW
Definition
2 Deep IM inj w/i 24hrs, then another in 1mo
Term
What's the complication in cats when receiving Immiticide
Definition
severe pulmonary Thromboembolism
Term
Trematodes are also known as what
Definition
Flukes
Term
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Definition
Roundworm
Term
[image]
Definition
Hookworm
Term
[image]
Definition
Whipworm
Term
[image]
Definition
Adult Hookworm
Term
[image]
Definition
Toxicara Leonina (Roundworm)
Term
[image]
Definition
Taenia Pisifurmia (Tapeworm)
Term
[image]
Definition
Dipylidium Caninum
Term
[image]
Definition
Toxocara Cati
Term
[image]
Definition
Giardia
Term
[image]
Definition
Coccidia
Term
[image]
Definition
Toxoplasma
Term
What is the sign. name for roundworms for dogs?
Definition
Toxicara canis
Term
What's the Sign. name for roundworms for cats
Definition
Toxicara Cati
Term
What's the Sign. name for roundworms for a non- how specific
Definition
Toxicara Leonina
Term
What's the Sign name for Hookworm
Definition
Ancylostoma Caninum
Term
What's the Sign name for tapeworm
Definition
Taenia
Term
What's the Sign name for Coccidia
Definition
Isospora
Term
What's the sign. name for whipworm
Definition
Trichuris Vulpis
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