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Parasitology Quiz 4
Quiz 4 - protozoans
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Microbiology
Professional
04/17/2011

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Term
Large animal coccidiosis
Definition
Eimeria spp
Term
Eimeria DH
Definition
Rodents, lagomorphs, ruminants, pig, bird, horse
Term
Eimeria PPP
Definition
4-30 days
Term
Eimeria stages
Definition
sporozoite --> merozoite --> gamates --> zygote --> oocysts
Term
Eimeria path, biggest problem?
Definition
calves, young sheep/goats, Chickens major problem
Term
Small animal coccidiosis
Definition
Cystoisospora spp.
Term
Cystoisospora spp. with DH (5)
Definition
canis - dogs, ohioensis - dog, felis/rivolta - cat, suis - pigs
Term
Cystoisospora spp. PPP
Definition
4-11 days
Term
Cystoisospora PH
Definition
mice or birds - eat oocyst migrate and make hypnozoite
Term
Cystoisospora - pathology
Definition
carnivores - often inapparent/diarrhea. Pigs - neonatal porcine coccidosis, high morbidity/low mortality
Term
Agent of EPM
Definition
Sarcocysitis neurona
Term
S. neurona DH
Definition
opossum
Term
S. neurona IH and abbarent host
Definition
armadillos, cat raccoon. Horse is abbarent hoste
Term
Neospora caninum hosts
Definition
DH: dog IH: dog, cattle
Term
N. caninium congenital transmission
Definition
Dog - most common mode. puppies with CNS signs. Cattle - don't ned to be infected while preg, tachyzoite infect fetus, abortion
Term
Cryptosporidium 4 spp and DH
Definition
C. andersoni (cattle, sheep camel, mouse) C. canis (dog, fox, coyote) C. felis (cat) C. parvum (calf, lamb horse, dog, mouse)
Term
Cryptosporidium PPP
Definition
3 days
Term
What species passes sporulated oocysts
Definition
Cryptosporidium spp.
Term
4 Hemoprotozoans
Definition
Cytauxzoon feilis, Hepatozoon americanum, Hepatozoon canis, Babesia spp.
Term
Parasite that causes leucopenia
Definition
Cytauxzoon felis
Term
Cytauxzoon felis DH and IH
Definition
DH - D. variablisis, A. americanum. IH Bobcats
Term
Hepatozoon americanum IH and DH
Definition
DH - A. maculatum IH - dogs, coyotes
Term
Parasite that causes neutrophilic leukocytosis
Definition
Hepatozoon americanum
Term
Hepatozoon canis IH/DH
Definition
DH: Rhipicephalus sanguineus, Amblyomma. IH - canids
Term
5 Babesia spp.
Definition
Babesia canis, gibsoni, conradae, bigemina, caballi, equi
Term
Causes of Equine piriplasmosis
Definition
Babesia caballi and B. equi
Term
B. caballi/ B.equi DH and IH
Definition
DH: primarily Amblyomma cajennense, D. variablis. occasionally R. microplus. IH: horses
Term
B. canis DH/IH
Definition
DH: Rhipicephalus sanguineus IH: dogs (think greyhounds/puppies)
Term
Babesia bigemina - disease - DH/IH
Definition
Texas cattle fever - DH: Rhipicephalus microplus. IH - cattle
Term
3 groups of flagellates
Definition
Giardia spp., Tritrichomonas foetus, Histomonas maleagridis
Term
Giardia duodenalis PPP
Definition
5-16 days, usually 4-7 d
Term
Tritrichomonas foetus DH and disease type
Definition
Cattle (veneral dz) Swine (nasal sinus) Cats (waxing/waning diarrhea)
Term
Tritrichomonas foetus - cattle transmission cycle
Definition
Cows - parasites multiple in vagina/uterus, aboortion. Bulls - inapparent inf, parasite colonizes smegma, penis, etc
Term
Tritrichomonas foetus - cats transmission cycle
Definition
fecal-oral. diarrhea. do NOT refrigerate fecal, will kill the trophozoite.
Term
Cause of black head in turkeys
Definition
Histomonas malegridis
Term
Histomonas maleagridis transmission
Definition
direct with "cloacal drinking" or indirect with Heterakis gallinarum worm. No disease in chickens, bad in turkeys.
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