Parasites

fecal-oral, transplacental, transmammary, pot-belly appearance

roundworms

toxocara and toxascaris

roundworms

skin penetration, ingestion, milk, anemia

hookworms

ancylostoma

hookworm

cecum, colon, diarrhea, colon irritation

whipworms

trichuris vulpis

whipworm

flea ingestion, rice like segments

tapeworms

dipylidium and taenia

tapeworms

seen in young stressed animals, watery diarrhea

coccidia

isospora

coccidia

transmitted through contaminated water, greasy, foul smelling

Giardia

fleas are a type of

tapeworm

intense itching, zoonotic

sarcoptes

hair loss, non-itchy

demodex

dark ear debris

otodectes

bipolar plugs

whipworms

thick shell round eggs

roundworms

thin shell oval eggs

hookworms

life stages of ticks

egg, larva, nymph, adult

hard ticks are known as

ixodidae

Lyme disease is caused by

ixodes (deer tick)

Signs of Lyme disease

lameness, fever, joint swelling

soft ticks are known as

argasidae

rhipicephalus sanguineus is what tick

brown dog tick

amblyomma americanum is what tick

lone star tick

dermacentor variabilis is what tick

American dog tick

what tick causes Rocky Mountain fever

American dog tick

what tick causes ehrlichiosis

brown dog tick

Common drug used as a dewormer, used to treat roundworms, hookworms, whipworms, and giardia

fenbendazole (Panacur)

Drug commonly used to treat ascarids, roundworms/hookworms

pyrantel pamote

Drug used for heartworm prevention, sarcoptes, and demodex (should be used with caution in herding breeds)

ivermectin

Topical drug for fleas, ear mites, sarcoptes, hookworms, and roundworms

selamectin (revolution)

Drug used to treat heartworm and other intestinal parasites

Moxidectin (Proheart/Quest)

what is the treatment drug of choice for dipylidium caninum (tapeworms)

Praziquantel (Droncrit)

Drugs commonly used to treat fleas and ticks

Afoxoloner (nextgaurd), Fluralaner (Bravecto), Sarolaner (simparica)

Drug that kills adult fleas fast

Nitenpyram (capstar)

Drug used in dogs to treat sarcastic mange and ticks

Amitraz (Mitaban)

Drug to treat coccidia

Sulfadimethoxine (Albon)

Drug used to treat Giardia

Metronidazole (Flagyl) and Fenbendazole

Drug used to kill babesia

Imidocarb

What drug can cause toxicity in collie breeds

ivermectin

Drug that is contradiction in cats

Amitraz

What does pyrantel pamoate do to the parasite

causes paralysis

Common puppy and kitten dewormer

pyrantel pamoate

What is the drug of choice for cestodes

Praziquantel

signs of ivermectin toxicity

ataxia, blindness, tremors, and CNS depression

Nematodes are

roundworms

Types if ascarids

Toxocara canis, Cati, Leonina

Symptoms of ascarids

GI upset

Ancylostoma caninum is a

hookworm

What strongyles is found in large animals

strongylus vulgaris

Clinical signs of strongylus vulgaris in horses

colic

Barbers pole worm of sheep is

Haemonchus contortus

Metastrongyloidea is the

Lung worm

What diagnoses lung roundworm

Baermann test

Trichuris vulpis is a

whipworm

What zoonotic condition results from Ancylostoma

Cutaneous larva migrans

Cestodes are also known as

Tapeworms or flatworms

Cestodes have what type of lifestyle

indirect life cycle

Types of cestodes

Dipyliclium caninum, taenia, echinococcus

Trematodes are known as

Flukes

Types of trematodes

Fasciola hepatica, paragonimus kellicotti, nanophyetus salmincola

Protazoas are

single celled organisms that have one or more membrane bound nuclei

Types of Protazoa

Giardia, coccidia, babesia canis

Pediculosis is an infestation of

lice

Which mite is known as the hair follicle mite

Demodex spp

Equine pinworm is caused by

Oxyuris equi

Which parasite is not considered zoonotic

Chorioptes

Fasciola hepatica is a

Trematode

Sucking lice have what characteristic

Narrower head than the thorax

The prepotent period of dirofilaria immitis is

6 to 8 months

Psoroptes spp inhabit the following hosts

Horses and rabbits

Trichuris vulpis produces the following egg type

Bipolar

Which external parasite can live in the stomach

Bots

Which best describes the physical characteristics of Eucoleus aerophila ova

Oval with asymmetrical bipolar plugs

Which parasite causeds hydatidosis

Echinococcus multilocularis

Borrelia burgdorferi is transmitted by

Ixodes spp

What parasite is a nematode

thelazia spp

The prepatent period for Ancylostoma canine is

2 to 3 weeks

What parasite requires a slug or snail as an intermediate host to complete its life style

Protostrongylus spp

Cellophone tape is used to detect

Cheyletiella spp

Which is not associated with zoonotic toxocariasis

Cutaneous larva migrans

Taenia spp. ova resembles

Echinococcus spp