Roundworms
What is the scientific name for Canine Roundworm?
Toxicara Canis
What are the 4 scientific names for hookworm?
Ancylostoma Caninum
Tubaeforme
Braziliense
Uncirara Steneocephala
What are the three scientific names for whip worm?
Trichuris Volpis
Trichuris campanula
Trichuris serrata
Name the two scientific names for heartworm
Dirofillaria Immitis
Dirofilariasis
Name the scientific name for the giant kidney worm and where it’s found
Dioctophyma Renale
Right side of kidney, can sometimes effect both, destroys tissue in a wandering activity that can float in abdomen to other parts of the urinary track or reproductive organs
Describe the lifecycle of Canine and Feline Roundworm
They live a direct life cycle
What life cycle does Hookworm have?
Direct life cycle
Unlike hookworm and roundworm whipworms are not….
Do not use a transtracheal migration, not transplacental and not transmammary
What are the symptoms of heartworm?
Decrease exercise tolerance, right sided heart enlargement, abdominal ascites, cyanosis collapse, caval syndrome
Name the life, cycle, reproductive sexes, and eggs produced from a giant kidney worm
They live indirect lives are dioecious and lay oviparous eggs
Describe ways Canine and Feline Roundworm is transmitted
Transtracheal migration, transplacental, transmammory
What is the infectious stage of hookworm?
L3
what are the symptoms of whipworm?
Colitis loss of housebreaking, mucus diarrhea, anemia death
Name the aberrant locations and the incidental host for heartworm
Aberrant locations include the brain, interior chamber of the eye and subcutaneous sites. Incidental host include cats, ferrets, and humans.
Describe the life cycle of a giant kidney worm and where/how you would diagnose
Has large eggs in urine settlement 30 days to develop to stage L1 intermediate host is the earthworm develops to the infectious L3 stage can either be parotinic in a secondary intermediate host or go right to the direct host takes six months to mature to adult
What kind of eggs does Canine and Feline Roundworm lay?
Oviparous
Ovovivparous
Larviparous
What category medications are used to treat hookworm and what are there names?
Vermifudge & Vermicide
Moxidectin & Imidaclopid
What are the medications used to treat whipworm and what category do they fall under?
Vermicide
Moxidectin & Imidaclopid
UName the pre-patent period for heartworm and the test used to diagnose in dogs and cats
Pre-pat period for dogs is 6 to 9 months pre-patent period for cats is 7-8 months
for dogs diagnosing includes a microfillaria ELISA test Buffy coat test Knott’s test or direct blood smear. for cats It includes a full work up, X-rays and ultrasound
Name the clinical signs and treatment of the giant kidney worm
Critical signs include asymptomatic until significant damage, renal failure, PU/PD, vomiting abdominal pain from kidney rupture. Treatment includes surgical removal of worms when nephrectomy removing the kidney.
Does not use trantracheal migration
Not Zoonotic
What are the symptoms of Hookworm?
Weakness, poor growth, poor hair growth, interdigital dermatitis, Melana, anemia
Define Vermifudge and Vermicide and name some medications in each category.
A vermifuge is an antihelmintic that paralyzes the parasite. A vermicide is a antihelmintic that kills parasites.
Vermifudge; Piperazine (pyrental, strongid, Drontal
Vermicide; Febantel, Fenbendazole, Mebendazole
describe the treatment used for canine heartworm
Treatment includes adulticide which is injectable immidicine and medicine is given in three doses. The first dose is given after being put on two months of preventatives to kill microfilliaria. The second dose is given 30 days after the first and then one more the day after also, they’re put on doxycycline to help with bacteria that was in an adult heartworm as it dies.
What is the infectious stage of the bladder worm and what are the symptoms?
L1 is the infectious stage and symptoms include chronic cystitis, hematuria, pollakiuria and dysuria