Parasitology Final

Front 1

Trichuris spp have a very long, thin anterior end (about the anterior 2/3 of the body) part of which is buried in teh mucosa and a rather stout posterior end

Back 1

True

Front 2

Trichuris spp are parasites are present in most animal species (dogs, cats, pigs)

Back 2

true

Front 3

Trichuris spp may cause acute inflammation in the small intestine of young animals

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false

- large intestine

Front 4

Trichuris spp: the eggs of this species are impossible to differentiate from the various species of Capillaria, both having bipolar plugs

Back 4

False

- Capillaria eggs do not have a smooth outside

Front 5

Trichuris vulpis infects cats as well as dogs

Back 5

False

- no cats; cats normally have capillaria.

Front 6

Trichuris species have an intermediate host

Back 6

False

- Direct life cycle with no intermediate host

Front 7

Trichuris species have what kind of eggs?

Back 7

Unlarvated in the feces

will become larvated on the ground

Transmission is by ingestion of the infective egg

Front 8

Trichuris vulpis is most common in kennels with dirt floors

Back 8

True

Front 9

Trichuris species eggs are not very resistant to environmental stress

Back 9

false

- very resistant to environmental stress

Front 10

Clinical signs of Trichuris species

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- bloody diarrhea (bld sucker)
- Diarrhea or constipation
- Belly pain
- weight loss, dehydration and vomiting
- poor hair coat
-anemia and jaundice

Front 11

Trichuris species cause a lot of problems

Back 11

False

- problem associated with moderate to massive numbers

Front 12

Trichuris species are blood feeders

Back 12

True

Front 13

Trichuris vulpis is in what animal

Back 13

dog

Front 14

Trichuris campanula is in what animal

Back 14

cat

Front 15

Trichuris serrata is in what animal

Back 15

Cat

Front 16

Trichuris suis is in what animal

Back 16

swine

Front 17

Trichuris suis with heavy infections cause profuse bloody diarrhea during the larval histotrophic phase

Back 17

true

Front 18

a clinical sign for trichuris suis is a severe diarrhea unresponsive to antibiotics

Back 18

true

Front 19

Can you treat trichuris?

Back 19

Yes

- most anthelminthics

Front 20

Trichuris ovis in what animal

Back 20

sheep

-in the caecum

Front 21

Trichuris discolor in what animal

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Cattle

- in the caecum

Front 22

One of the most important clinical signs of a whipworm infection is that of a bloody or mucoid diarrhea

Back 22

False

Front 23

Trichuris occurs commonly in cats throughout North America

Back 23

False

Front 24

Capillaria spp exclusively parasitize the caecum

Back 24

false

Front 25

Capillaria spp are rarely, if ever, found in poultry

Back 25

false

- very common in poultry

Front 26

Diactophyma renale may be diagnosed by finding characteristic eggs in the urine

Back 26

true

Front 27

Larvae of the trichinella spiralis have a predilection for diaphragm, intercostal, and masseter muscles

Back 27

true

Front 28

Trichinella spiralis can be diagnosed by finding the typical bipolar plugged egg in the feces

Back 28

false

- larvae in the tissue

Front 29

Capillarids may be found in the liver, respiratory tract or bladder of mammals

Back 29

false

- not liver, but lungs

Front 30

The avian capillarids may cause major problems in commerically raised birds

Back 30

true

Front 31

In capillaria the developmental cycle includes an earthworm in at least one of the species

Back 31

true

Front 32

Capillaria is a good example of a direct life cycle

Back 32

false

-some species need the earthworm as intermediate host

Front 33

Diactophyma renale is one of the largest parasitic nematodes of mammals

Back 33

true

- if not the largest

Front 34

Diactophyma renale has a very simple life cycle that uses flies as an intermediate host

Back 34

true

Front 35

Diactophyma renale is easily treated with ivermectin at the therapeutic dose

Back 35

false

- the only way to treat this is by surgery

Front 36

Diactophyma renale is generally found in the right kidney

Back 36

true

Front 37

Trichinella spiralis is diagnosis is possible by using a trichinoscope

Back 37

true

Front 38

Trichinella spiralis has the larvae actually invading a muscle cell and then take over the cell, creating a nurse cell

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true

Front 39

Pigs cannot become infected by trichinella spiralis by eating uncooked garbage, rats or even by tail biting

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false

- all of these things can give it to them

Front 40

Trichinella spiralis muscle cysts cannot be killed by freezing

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false

Front 41

Trichinella spiralis usually causes little clinical pathology in the pig with either the adult or larval stage

Back 41

true

Front 42

The importance of Trichinella spiralis is that this parasite resides in the possibility of humans becoming infected where the pathogenesis may be quite significant

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true

Front 43

humans will not become infected by eating poorly cooked or raw meat from an infected pig or bear

Back 43

false

Front 44

what is the anthelmintic that is approved in the US that would be good for

Haemonchus contortus

H\

Back 44

Ivermectin

Front 45

what is the anthelmintic that is approved in the US that would be good for

Toxocara canis

Back 45

pyrantel

Front 46

what is the anthelmintic that is approved in the US that would be good for

Fasciola hepatica

Back 46

Albendazole

Front 47

what is the anthelmintic that is approved in the US that would be good for

Strongylus valgaris

Back 47

fenbendazole

Front 48

what is the anthelmintic that is approved in the US that would be good for

Small strongyles in horses

Back 48

proziquantel

Front 49

what is the anthelmintic that is approved in the US that would be good for

Moniezia benedeni

Back 49

albendazole

Front 50

what is the anthelmintic that is approved in the US that would be good for

Cooperia punctata

Back 50

Albendazole

Front 51

what is the anthelmintic that is approved in the US that would be good for

Diphylidium caninum

Back 51

proziquantel

Front 52

what is the anthelmintic that is approved in the US that would be good for

Ascaridia galli

Back 52

Ivermectin

Front 53

what is the anthelmintic that is approved in the US that would be good for

Dirofilaria immitis (adult)

Back 53

immecticide

Front 54

The following adult parasites are found commonly in the intestinal tract of dogs?

Baylisascaris sp

Back 54

false

Front 55

The following adult parasites are found commonly in the intestinal tract of dogs?

toxocara canis

Back 55

true

Front 56

The following adult parasites are found commonly in the intestinal tract of dogs?

strongyloides papillosus

Back 56

false

Front 57

The following adult parasites are found commonly in the intestinal tract of dogs?

heterakis gallinarum

Back 57

false

Front 58

The following adult parasites are found commonly in the intestinal tract of dogs?

Isospora spp

Back 58

true

Front 59

The following adult parasites are found commonly in the intestinal tract of dogs?

physaloptera sp

Back 59

true

Front 60

The following adult parasites are found commonly in the intestinal tract of dogs?

Alaria canis

Back 60

true

Front 61

The following adult parasites are found commonly in the intestinal tract of dogs?

babesia sp

Back 61

false

- would be in the blood of cattle

Front 62

The following adult parasites are found commonly in the intestinal tract of dogs?

oestrus ovis

Back 62

false

- bot fly

Front 63

The following adult parasites are found commonly in the intestinal tract of dogs?

Hypoderma lineatum

Back 63

false

Front 64

The following adult parasites may be found in the intestinal tract of cattle?

chabertia ovina

Back 64

true

Front 65

The following adult parasites may be found in the intestinal tract of cattle?

Ostertagia ostertagi

Back 65

true

Front 66

The following adult parasites may be found in the intestinal tract of cattle?

Haemonchus placei

Back 66

true

Front 67

The following adult parasites may be found in the intestinal tract of cattle?

Oesophagostomum sp

Back 67

true

Front 68

The following adult parasites may be found in the intestinal tract of cattle?

hypoderma bovis

Back 68

false

Front 69

The following adult parasites may be found in the intestinal tract of cattle?

Trichostrongylus sp

Back 69

true

Front 70

The following adult parasites may be found in the intestinal tract of cattle?

Fasciola hepatica

Back 70

false

Front 71

The following adult parasites may be found in the intestinal tract of cattle?

taenia saginata

Back 71

false

Front 72

The following adult parasites may be found in the intestinal tract of cattle?

setaria sp

Back 72

false

Front 73

The following adult parasites may be found in the intestinal tract of cattle?

eimeria bovis

Back 73

true

Front 74

The following adult parasites may be found in the intestinal tract of cattle?

Dictyocaulus viviaporous

Back 74

false

Front 75

The following adult parasites are commonly found in pigs?

Haemonchus placei

Back 75

false

Front 76

The following adult parasites are commonly found in pigs?

Trichinella spiralis

Back 76

true

Front 77

The following adult parasites are commonly found in pigs?

Toxoplasma gandii

Back 77

false

- cats

Front 78

The following adult parasites are commonly found in pigs?

Onchocerca guttorosa

Back 78

false

Front 79

The following adult parasites are commonly found in pigs?

Strongylus vulgaris

Back 79

false

-horses

Front 80

The following adult parasites are commonly found in pigs?

ascaris suum

Back 80

true

Front 81

The following adult parasites are commonly found in pigs?

oesophagostomum dentatum

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true

- esophagous worm

Front 82

The following adult parasites are commonly found in pigs?

hyostrongylus rubidus

Back 82

true

Front 83

The following adult parasites are commonly found in pigs?

Balantidium coli

Back 83

true

Front 84

The following adult parasites are commonly found in pigs?

Metastrongylus apri

Back 84

true

Front 85

Does this parasite use an intermediate hose?

ascaris suim

Back 85

no

Front 86

Does this parasite use an intermediate hose?

cryptosporidium parvum

Back 86

no

Front 87

Does this parasite use an intermediate hose?

Dicrocelium dendtriticum

Back 87

yes

- land snail and ant

Front 88

Does this parasite use an intermediate hose?

Dirofilaria immitis

Back 88

yes

- mosquito

Front 89

Does this parasite use an intermediate hose?

Eimeria bovis

Back 89

no

Front 90

Does this parasite use an intermediate hose?

Fasciola hepatica

Back 90

yes

- right handed snail

Front 91

Does this parasite use an intermediate hose?

Hypoderma bovis

Back 91

no

Front 92

Does this parasite use an intermediate hose?

oestrus ovis

Back 92

no

- nose bot

Front 93

Does this parasite use an intermediate hose?

spirometra mansonoideds

Back 93

yes

Front 94

Does this parasite use an intermediate hose?

Stomoxys calcitrans

Back 94

no

- stable fly

Front 95

Does this parasite use an intermediate hose?

strongyloides ransomi

Back 95

no

Front 96

Does this parasite use an intermediate hose?

taenia hydatigena

Back 96

yes

- flea

Front 97

Does this parasite use an intermediate hose?

trichinella spiralis

Back 97

false

Front 98

Does this parasite use an intermediate hose?

Trtichomonas bovis

Back 98

no

Front 99

The following adult parasites are found in the digestive tract of the pig as a definitive host?

ascaris suum

Back 99

true

Front 100

The following adult parasites are found in the digestive tract of the pig as a definitive host?

parascaris equorum

Back 100

false

- horse

Front 101

The following adult parasites are found in the digestive tract of the pig as a definitive host?

Spirocerca lupi

Back 101

false

- dog

Front 102

The following adult parasites are found in the digestive tract of the pig as a definitive host?

Oesophagostomum dentatum

Back 102

true

Front 103

The following adult parasites are found in the digestive tract of the pig as a definitive host?

Isospora suis

Back 103

true

Front 104

The following adult parasites are found in the digestive tract of the pig as a definitive host?

Trichinella spiralis

Back 104

true

Front 105

The following adult parasites are found in the digestive tract of the pig as a definitive host?

macracanthorhyrichus hirudinaceus

Back 105

true

Front 106

The following adult parasites are found in the digestive tract of the pig as a definitive host?

Onchocerca gutterosa

Back 106

false

- cattle

Front 107

The following adult parasites may be found in the intestinal tract of cattle

chabertia ovina

Back 107

true

Front 108

The following adult parasites may be found in the intestinal tract of cattle

ostertagia ostertagi

Back 108

true

Front 109

The following adult parasites may be found in the intestinal tract of cattle

haemonchus placei

Back 109

false

- sheep

Front 110

The following adult parasites may be found in the intestinal tract of cattle

oesophagostomum sp

Back 110

true

Front 111

The following adult parasites may be found in the intestinal tract of cattle

hypoderma bovis

Back 111

false

Front 112

The following adult parasites may be found in the intestinal tract of cattle

Trichostrongylus sp

Back 112

true

Front 113

The following adult parasites may be found in the intestinal tract of cattle

Fasciola hepatica

Back 113

false

Front 114

The following adult parasites may be found in the intestinal tract of cattle

Taenia saginata

Back 114

false

Front 115

The following adult parasites may be found in the intestinal tract of cattle

setaria sp

Back 115

false

Front 116

The following adult parasites may be found in the intestinal tract of cattle

Eimeria bovis

Back 116

true

Front 117

The following adult parasites may be found in the intestinal tract of cattle

Dictyocaulus viviparous

Back 117

false

- lung worm