Parasitology

Otodectes cynotis

ear mite

Demodex

burrowing mite, can cause red mange

How do you confirm burrowing mites?

Deep skin scrape

Are mites zoonotic?

True

Sarcoptes scabiei

burrowing mite (Sarcoptic mange)

In what animals are sarcoptes scabiei seen in?

dogs and pigs

Ascariasis

infestation of mites or ticks

Ixodidae

hard ticks

Argasidae

soft ticks

What is something that could be caused from a blood sucking tick

Paralysis

Louse Infestation

pediculosis

What are some treatments for lice infestation

flea preventative (some), shampoos, injections (ivermectin)

What are lice eggs called

Nits

How can you identify lice

Thumb forceps and a drop of mineral oil

Mallophaga

biting/chewing lice

what color is Mallophaga usually

Yellow in color

Anoplura

sucking lice

What color is Anoplura usually

red to gray in color

which type of lice is larger

Anoplura

Ctenocephalides felis

cat flea

ctenocephalides canis

dog flea

What is the intermediate host for the tapeworm Dipylidium Caninum

flea

what are some things that could be caused from fleas

hair loss, irritation around the tail, anemia, tapeworms, allergies

How many species of ticks are there

more than 2000

What are the ecto-parasites

Fleas, ticks, lice, mites, and biting flies

What is a direct HW test?

You place a drop of whole blood on slide then coverslip it and look for microfilariae

Acanthocheilonema (Dipetalonema) reconditum

Blood parasite that looks like microfilaria (nonpathogenic)

How do I tell the difference between acanthocheilonema recondite and microfilaria

head-blunt, tail shape- hook on end, Movement- usually move across the field while HW swirl around, and have a smaller curve to their body

Dirofilaria immitis

Canine HW

Where are adult HW's found

They are found in the right ventricle pulmonary artery and sometimes the branches of the artery

Dioctophyma renale

Giant kidney worm

What is the giant kidney worm

The largest parasitic nematode and effects only the right kiidney

What does the Giant kidney worm do to the kidney

It eats out the inside of the kidney

Metastrongyloidea

Lungworms

Filaroides (Oslerus) osleri

canine lungworm

Filaroides Hirthi

canine lungworm

Filaroides milks

canine lungworm

Aelurostrongylus abstrusus

feline lungworm

Dictyocaulus viviparous

cattle lungworm

Dictyocaulus filaria

lungworm of sheep and goats

Dictyocaulus arnfieldi

Equine lungworm

Where might you find lungworms in equine patients

in the bronchi and bronchioles

What are the common stains used for direct fecal smears

Lugols iodine and new methylene blue

Fecal slide can be tired and stained with what

Diff-Quik, Wrights, or Geimsa stain

What type of floatation recovers more eggs and cysts from a fecal sample than a standard floatation

Centrifugal Floatation

What are the common flotation solutions to use for a fecal float

Sugar, sodium chloride, sodium nitrate Fecasol, magnesium sulfate, and zinc sulfate

What are some things that need to be noted if seen in fecal

blood, mucus, odor, foreign bodies, proglottids

Toxoplasma Gondii

Intestinal coccidian in cats that can be harmful to pregnant women

Cryptosporidium

seen in dogs, cats and young calves which effects the SI and is seen commonly with dairy cattle, zoonotic

Trichostrongyloidea

Trichostrongyles of ruminants (mostly), large problem in bovine

Hyostrongylus rubidus

Red stomach worm of swine

Ollulanus tricuspis

Feline trichostrongyle

Where might you find a hyostrongylus rebids

In then feces of a pig

Where might you find ollulanus tricuspid

in the vomit of an infected cat

Visceral larva migrans

Dog and cat Roundworms, are effective at stage L2 and can be seen in the eye

When does toxoplasmosis become a zoonotic problem

After 24 hours of being excreted into the environment

Cutaneous larva migrans

Dog and cat hookworms, are effective at stage L3 and can be found under the skin

Cestodiasis

Tapeworms in dogs, cats, and people

Cryptosporidiosis

Cryptosporidium parvum, scours commonly seen in cattle or small calves, can be given to humans

Strongid-T

Pyrantal pamoate, for rounds and hooks, commonly used for puppies and kittens, can start at 2 weeks of age

Panacur

Fenbendazole, rounds, hooks, and whips, can give 3-5 days in a row

Albon

Sulfadimethoxine

Treats coccidia (usually a 7-10 day treatment given with a loading dose)

Praziquantel

Tapeworm treatment

Interceptor Plus

Labeled to treat tapes you are supposed to give 2 doses either 2 weeks or a month apart, can also treat rounds hooks and whips

Heartguard

hooks and rounds

Giardia Species

flagellated protozoans

What stain do we use to be able to see the internal structure of Giardia

Lugols Iodine

Coccidia is what?

Species Specific

What is the most commonly diagnosed protozoal disease in puppies and kittens

coccidiosis

What is a protozoan

Single cell organism with DNA

Cystoisospora canis

Canine coccidia

Cystoisospora ohioensis

canine coccidia

Cystoisospora wallacei

canine coccidia

What is the prepatent period of canine coccidia

7-14 days

Cystoisospora felis

Feline coccidia

Cystoisospora rivolta

Feline coccidia

What is the prepatent period for feline coccidia

7-14 days

Isospora suis

Swine coccidia

what is the PPP for swine coccidia

4-8 days

Hemoprotazoa

Blood protozoa, ticks are the intermediate host

Which type of tape worm is seen most commonly

Dipylidium caninum

Taenia Tarniaeformis

Feline tapeworm (Not common)

Hydatigera taeniaeformis

feline tapeworm

What is the intermediate host for feline tapeworms

mice and rats

Anoplocephala perfoliata

equine tapeworm

Anoplocephala magna

equine tapeworm

Paranoplocephala mamillana

equine tapeworm

Where will you find tapeworms in a horse

The cecum

Moniezia Species

Tapeworms forund in cattle, sheep and goats

What is the PPP for equine tapeworms

40 days

Eucestoda

True tapeworms

Dipylidium caninum

most common tapeworm in dogs and cats

What causes tapeworms in dogs and cats and where are they found

By ingesting a flea, found in the SI

Taenia pisiformis

dog tapeworm

What is the intermediate host for canine tapeworm

rabbit

Oxyuris equi

Equine pinworm

What are the animals that pinworms effect

omnivores and herbivores

What is the PPP for equine pinworms

4-5 months

Capillaria aerophila

lungoworm, found in the trachea and bronchi in cats and dogs, can be confused with whipworms

Pearsonema (Capillaria) plica

bladder worm