Parasitology

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What parasite commonly found in puppies may cause death

Within one month of life?

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Toxacara canis

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What does toxacara canis inhabit? And abbherant worms?

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Sm intestine

Liver and brain

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4 ways of toxacara infection

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Transplacental

Transmammary

Investing ova in environment

Ingesting paratenic host

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Clinical signs of toxacara

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None on light infestation

Moderate to severe infection: rough,dry coat,pot belly diarrhea

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Diagnosis and treatment : toxacara

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DX: fecal

Tx: lopatrol (dogs), revolution ( both)

Every 2 weeks till 3mo.

Then once a month till 6mo.

4 x a year as adult

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5 common cestodes and their intermediate hosts

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Taenia: sm vertebrates

Echinococcus multilocularis: sm mammals ( deer mice, moles)

Echinococcus granulosa: large mammals( elk, moose)

Diphyllobothrium: crustaceans ( snail, minnow)

Dplyidium caninum: flea

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Migration of cestodes

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Somatic in intermediate host

Mucosal in definite host

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Clinical signs of cestodes

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Segments in feces

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Deworm cestodes with:

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Droncit and cestex

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What stage of tapeworm inhabits the liver or muscles of IH?

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Metacestode

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Do we distinguish between cestode ova?

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No - simply report taenid

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Special characteristics of diplydium caninum( cestode)

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IH: flea

People can be definitive host

Segments are cucumber seed shaped

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What transmits dirofilaria immitus?

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Culex nigripalpus (mosquito)

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PPP of dirofilaria immitus?

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6 1/2 months

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How long until microfilaria are seen in an infected animal?

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6-6.5 months

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How do we test for heartworm?

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Antigen tests

Microfilaria in bloodstream

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3 types of treatment for heartworm

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Adulticidal - dangerous!!!

Microfilaricidal (milbemyacin)

Prophylactic (ivermectin)

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When to medicate in Alberta?

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July 1 - nov 1

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2 types of hookworm

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Ancylostoma sp (sub tropical)

Uncinaria stenocephala ( cooler regions - Canada!)

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Ancylostoma spp methods of infection

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Transplacental

Transmammary

Paratenic host

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Which cestode has a large egg w visible operculum and smooth shell?

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Diphyllobothrium

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PPP of ancylostoma

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Tracheal: 4-5 wks

Mammary ( in neonate): 15-16 days

Mucosal: 2-3 wks

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Clinical signs

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Usually self limiting

Anemia, diarrhea in severe cases

50-100 worms may be fatal in neonate

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What species does trichuris vulpis affect?

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Dogs only!

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What in the dog does whipworm affect?

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Cecum and colon

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PPP of trichuris vulpis

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70-90 days

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DX of whipworm

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Centrifuge with sheathers

Egg is brown!

treat with panacur!

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What parasite causes coccidiosis

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Isospora

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Isospora lives in?

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Sm intestine

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When do clinical signs appear in coccidiosis?

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After 3rd gen

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Clinical signs of coccidiosis

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Diarrhea!

Weight loss anemia

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DX of isospora

Tx

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Fecal float or smear

Tx: none - sulfadimethoxine to kill oocysts

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Aelurostrongylus abstrusus common name

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Lungworm

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Where do lungworm live?

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Lung parenchyma

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Lungworm lifecycle

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Indirect - sm mammal

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C/s of lungworm

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Coughing

Dyspnea

Wheezing

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Lung worm DX and tax

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Radiographs and c/s

Tx ivermectin

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Lungworm characteristics

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Distinct s-shape

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Common name for alaria

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Intestinal fluke

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alaria PPP

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1-2wks

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Transmission of alaria

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Ingestion

Transmammary in cats

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C/s and DX of alaria

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C/s are rare

Fecal centrifuge for dx

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Capillaria affect

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Bladder of carnivores

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Life cycle of capillaria

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Indirect PPP 8WKS

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C/s of capillaria

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Usually asymptomatic

Cystitis

Hematuria

Renal failure

DX: eggs in urine

Tx : fenbendazole

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Dermacentor Anderson! How many hosts?!

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3!!

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What does Anderson transmit?

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Rocky mountain spotted fever

Tularanemia

Colorado tick fever

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Dermacentor variables

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(American dog tick)

3host!

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Filaroids (oslerus) osleri affects

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Resp system of dogs

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Osleri life cycle and problematic areas

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Direct

Found in kennels

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C/s of osleri

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Nodules

Coughing

Retching

DX: bronchoscopy

Transtracheal wash

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Types of ixodes

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Pacificus ( western black legged)

Scapular is ( deer tick)

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Treatment of ixodes

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Permethrin

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Nanophyetus salmincola

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IH fish

May transmit salmon fever

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Rhipiceohalus sanguineus

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Brown dog tick

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Giardia

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Beaver fever!

Fecal-oral

Elisa test

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Dipulidium caninum zoonosis

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Dipylidiasis

Sm children

Proglottids in stool

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How long can ctenocephalides survive without a blood meal

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3 months

Eggs can survive a year

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Treat fleas wkth

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Advantage!

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Harvest mite scientific name

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Tromicula

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Walking dandruff

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Cheyletiella spp

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Ear mites

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Otodectes cynotis

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Mange mites dx

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1 mite = positive diagnosis!

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Notoedris cati

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Face mange