Mr. World Wide
What is the scientific name for a Heartworm
Dirofilaria immitis
What type of test would you use to diagnose a cat with heartworm disease?
Antibody test-Serologic tests for antibodies to adult worm antigens
Give 2 examples of how cyst forming coccidia is transmitted
Poor sanitation
poor mang.
over crowding
moisture
older animals being carriers
fomites
birds/insects
What are the two stages of Giardia
In GI tract- trophozoites
In environment- cysts
Found in a wide range of mammals including cats,
ferrets, sea lions, muskrat, otters and humans, wild and domestic canines
From the bite of a mosquito carrying infective stage larvae (L3) in the mouthparts
What test is used to identify Microfilaria in an infected dog?
Knotts test
T/F cryptospordium spp. can infect lambs and calves
T/F Bovine coccidiosis can go dormmate and present itself during times of stress such as extreme temperatures
F- just calves
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What are two clinical signs of Giardia
Maldigestion
Pipestream diarrhea
Answer the following questions
T/F- The prepatent period in the heartworm life cycle is 3 months
After final molt were do adult heartworms migrate to?
F- 6 mon.
to the right side of heart
Describe what you should see on a radiograph if an animal has heart worm disease-3 things
1- Prominent pulmonary arteries
2- Increased interstitial patter of lungs (fuzzy/blurry)
3- Enlarged heart
Describe the difference between Merogony and Gametogony
Merogony- asexual reproduction Oocyte is in gut embeds and divide asexually
Gametogony- Second generation merogony releases meteorites that become
T/F The transmission of Tritrichomonas foetus is sexual
Clinical signs include- chose all
A- Delay calving
B- abortion
C- diarrhea
D- pyometra
T- in cows organism growing in pelvic repro organs
B- diarrhea
Describe the difference between a Patent Infection and a Occult infection?
Patent inf.- if both sexes are present-females fertilized and produce larval offspring called MICROFILARIAE that circulate in blood
Occult inf.- Present of adult worms in ABSENCE of circulating MICROFILARIAE.- due to immune destruction, drug trt, unisex infection, infection w/ immature worms
T/F- arsenical treatment in cats is safe vs a dog where it is deadly
T/F- Stage 1 of cats infected with heart worm result in acute vascular and parenchymal inflammatory response to arriving and dying worms
T/F- Ivermectin can be used to treat cats with heart worm infections
F- deadly to cats
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F- supportive care via prednisolone used to support cats while immune system break down adults worms stuck in vessels.
The know definitive host or hosts or toxoplasma gondii include ( select all that apply) - 1)Cat, 2)Opossum, 3)Racoon, 4)Mink
Which of the following clinical signs of sarcocystis neurona is not true... A)Head tilt B) vomiting C) circling D) ear or lip droop
Just cat
B- vomiting
What flagella is associated with sand flies
T/F- Babesia is transmitted via misquotes
The clinical signs associated with canine visceral leishmaniasisn (select all)
-renal failure
-skin lesions
- alopecia
-increased # of RBC and Platelets
Leishmania donovani
F- Ticks
--increased # of RBC and Platelets
Describe the different classes of heartworm clinical signs
Class I
Class II
Class III
Class IV
Class I-dogs are asymptomatic
Class II-dogs exhibit cough or exercise intolerance
Class III-severely affected and variably present with cough, hemoptysis, weight loss despite a good appetite etc.
Class IV- Caval syndrome/Liver Failure Syndrome- hemoglobinuria, profound
weakness, anorexia. Worms must be removed surgically or dogs will die
Answer the following questions:
What is Immiticide (melarsomine dihydrochloride)?
Please rank the best to worst prevention for L4 larvae in dogs: Selemectin, Milbemcin oxime, Ivermectin
1- is an arsenical compound for killing adult D. immitis in dogs
2-Milbemcin oxime, Ivermectin, Selemectin
-Milbemcin oxime L3 and L4, Ivermectin- L3, Selemectin-not as effective in dogs bc of licking behavior
Please fill in the blanks of the Neospora caninum lifecycle...
1 ___ ingest tissue cyst,
2 Bradyzoites released in duodenum
3 Unsporulated oocyst exits via ____
4 Sporulated oocyte is now found in ____,____,or____
5 Ingested by _____ or horses
6 __________ infection (type of infection)
7 Leads host to abort
Dog,
feces, food, water, soil,
ruminants,
Transplacental
What is the life cycle of Leishamania donvani?
Promastigotes- are in the sand fly and are in the infective stage
Amastigotes- are the stage in the vertebrate host