small animal parasites

what parasite is this?

is it zoonotic?

whats its scientific name?

Coccidia

Not zoonotic

Isospora

(common in puppies and kittens)

what parasite is this?

is it zoonotic?

whats its scientific name?

Hookworm

Zoonotic

Ancylostoma & Uncinaria

(cause of cutaneous larva margins in humans, who are exposed via skin contact in contaminated soil)

what parasite is this?

what kind of parasite is this?

is it zoonotic?

Giardia

flagellated parasite (this is the trophozoite form seen on a fecal wet mount)

zoonotic

(may also see the cyst form in a fecal float, causes watery diarrhea, common in puppies and kittens)

what parasite is this?

what stage is this parasite in?

whats the scientific name?

Heartworm

the first stage in development of heartworm

Dirofilariaimmitis microfilaria

(transmitted via mosquito which introduces the microfilaria)

what parasite is this?

where is it primarily found?

Dirofilaria immitis (heartworms)

primarily found in the pulmonary arteries

what parasite is this?

whats the scientific name?

what kind of parasite is it?

roundworms

Toxocara

Nematode (cause of ocular larva margins)

(common in puppies and kittens)

what parasite is this?

whats the scientific name?

whipworm

trichuris vulpis

(bipolar plugs seen on the eggs)

what parasite is this?

tapeworms (segments)

these are proglottids (segments from the tapeworm) that contain the eggs

(look like grains of rice)

what parasite is this?

whats the scientific name?

tapeworm

Taenia

(similar to roundworm but much smaller)

(stripes inside the embryo)

(shell of the roundworm will not have uniform striations, while the taeniid eggshell does have striations)

what parasite is this?

what kind of parasite is this?

whats the scientific name?

eyeworm

nematode

Thelazia

(found in the eyelids, tear glands, & ducts, under the third-eyelid or on conjunctiva)

(transmitted by diptera flies that feed on tears)

(ma be found in both small and large animals)