you "louse"
distinctive characteristic of mallophaga
head is larger than thorax
what feeds on mucus, tears, saliva of large animals and can transmit moraxella bovis?
muscus autumnalis
name two signs of hw disease in cats and dogs
cough, exercise tolerance, fainting, dyspnea, proteinuria, hematuria
the immotile eimeria gamete
macrogamete
if the fecal is centrifuged, it should float for how long
15 minutes
mallophage louse found on cats
felicola subrostratus
three characteristics of walking dandruff in cats
lay eggs in fur, large, hooklike mouth parts, incomplete metamorphosis, zoonotic
hw disease mimics this disease in cats
asthma
when the sporozoite invades the cell, it forms a first generation of this
schizont
floats often miss certain organisms that a direct fecal exam can pick up, name those
trematodes and cestode eggs
glircola porcelli and gyropus ovalis are found on what species
guinea pigs
neoplasia of hematopoietic cells occurring in bone marrow
leukemia
average lifespan of hw in cats
2-3 years
bradyzoite
a test that is 90% specific and sensitive for finding giardia is called what
giardia snap antigen test
lice have this type of metamorphisis
incomplete
scaly leg in birds is caused by this species
Cnedmidocoptes
average number of heartworms in a cat
2-5
infection is picked up by one stage of a tick and transmitted to another is called what
trans-stadial
why does a fecal float work?
buoyant densities
egg of a louse is called this
nit
this protozoan parasite is transmitted by kissing bug insects and can cause anemia in dogs and cats
trypanosoma cruzi
bacteria that is important in heartworm reproduction
wolbachia
treatment for isospora
sulfadimethoxine
why do we prefer centrifugation?
speeds up the movement of eggs, viscosity moves eggs to the top