VET218 PARASITE DESCRIPTION IDENTIFICATION

I’m a parasite in the Phylum Rickettsia. I’m an intracellular RBC parasite that affects cattle and dogs. I’m carried by ticks. Who am I?

Anaplasma marginale and Anaplasma phagocytophilum

I’m a parasite in the Phylum Rickettsia. I’m a WBC inclusion body parasite that affects dogs. I’m carried by ticks. Who am I?

Ehrlichia ewingii and Ehrlichia canis

I’m a parasite in the Phylum Rickettsia. Im an extracellular blood cell parasite that affects dogs. I’m carried by ticks. Who am I?

Borrelia burgorferi (Lyme)

What are the parasites in Phylum Ricketssia?

Ehrlichia, Anaplasma, Wolbachia

What is the best way to diagnose ricketssial organisms?

Serology

I’m an intracellular RBC parasite in the Phylum Apicomplexa. I affect cattle, horses, and dogs. I’m carried by ticks, and if you see me under a microscope I look like ‘paired pears’. Who am I?

Babesia canis

I’m an intracellular RBC parasite in the Phylum Apicomplexa. I affect cats. I’m carried by ticks, and under a microscope I look like I have signet rings. Who am I?

Cytauxzoon felis

I’m a protozoal parasite in the Phylum Apicomplexa. I like to live in the large intestines and I’m known to cause mucoid diarrhea. I can affect dogs, cats, and even bearded dragons. Who am I?

Cystoisospora - Coccidia

I’m a protozoa parasite in the Phylum Apicomplexa. I’m capable of causing coccidiosis in ruminants. Who am I?

Eimeria

I’m a protozoal parasite in the Phylum Apicomplexa. I’m zoonotic in the way that I may cause abortions, birth defects, and CNS disease. I affect cats, but pregnant women need to be careful of me. I’m carried by rodents and birds. Use serology to detect me. Who am I?

Toxoplasma gondii

I’m a protozoal parasite in the Phylum Apicomplexa. I’m carried by oppossums. Sometimes I end up in horses by accident, and I cause EPM. Who am I?

Sarcocystis neurona

I’m a flagellate parasite in the Phylum Sarcomastigophora. I’m found in bodies of water. I cause chronic intestinal infection. I’m zoonotic as well. Who am I?

Giardia

Name the parasites in the Phylum Apicomplexa?

Babesia, Cytauxzoon, Cystoisospora, Sarcocystis, Toxoplasma

I’m a small animal nematode. I like to live unattached in the proximal small intesines, and I look like spaghetti noodles. I’m zoonotic, expecially to children if I infect their eyes. I affect both cats and dogs. Who am I?

Ascarids aka Roundworms

What are the different genus names for roundworms for the species of cats and dogs?

Toxocara canis = dog

Toxocara cati= cat

Toxascaris leonina = both

I’m a small animal nematode that likes to live attached in the proximal small intestines. Im zoonotic in the way that I may end up on the bottom of your foot if you step on me barefoot. I affect dogs, cats, and even southern dogs. I am also transmammary. Who am I?

Ancylostoma aka Hookworms

What are the genus names for hookworms in cats, dogs, and southern species?

Ancylostoma caninum = dog

Ancylostoma tubaeforme = cat

Ancylostoma braziliense = southern

I’m a small animal nematode that lives attached in the large intestines. I affect dogs. Who am I?

Trichuris vulpis aka whipworms

I’m a stomachworm that affects both cats and dogs. I’m carried by insects. Who am I?

Physaloptera spp

I’m a esophageal worm that affects both cats and dogs. I’m carried by beetles. Who am I?

Spirocerca spp.

I’m a threadworm that likes live in the small intestines. I also have zoonotic potential. I mainly affect dogs. Who am I?

Strongyloides stercoralis

I’m a fox lungworm that likes to live in the trachea and the bronchi. I affect both cats and dogs. Who am I?

Eucoleus aerophilus

I’m a cat lungworms that likes to live in the terminal bronchioles. I’m carried by slugs and snails and I affect cats.

Aelurostrongylus abstrusus

I’m a dog lungworm that likes to live at the bifurcation of the trachea. I affect dogs. Who am I?

Filaroides olseri

I’m a urinary bladder parasite that affects both cats and dogs. I’m carried by the earthworm.

Pearsonema plica

What is the best way for dianosis of small animal nematodes?

fecal flotations and direct fecal smears

I’m a parasitic worm that likes to live in the pulmonary arteries and the right side of the heart. I’m carried by mosquitoes. I affect dogs, cats and ferrets. When I give birth, I give birth to microfilaria. Who am I?

Dirofilaria immitus aka heartworms

I’m a parasite that likes to live in the abdominal muscles of animals. You may confuse me with heartworms because you will detect microfilaria in the animals circulation. Who am I?

Acanthocneilonema reconditum