parasitology

Question 1

aelurostrongylus abstrusus. parasite type? infects who?

Answer 1

cats. nematode.

Question 2

lifecycle of aelurostrongylus abstrusus

Answer 2

IH snails
+- bird/rodent
DH: cats

Question 3

what does aelurostrongylus cause in cats

Answer 3

granulomatous infalmmation nodule formation

Question 4

what is diagnosed by the baermann test

Answer 4

a. abstrusus

Question 5

who is the main host for eucoleus

Answer 5

foxes mainly, but sometimes dogs and cat

Question 6

what can you get eucoleus aerophilus confused with in a fecal float

Answer 6

whipworms

Question 7

cat fluke? zoonotic?

Answer 7

paragonimus kellicotti, yes

Question 8

E. boehmi. where?

Answer 8

nasal passages in dogs only

Question 9

how to treat eucoleus

Answer 9

MLs moxidectin, pyrantel

Question 10

nasal mite in dogs

Answer 10

pneumonyssoides caninum

Question 11

ascaris suum? who?

Answer 11

severe respiratory disease in young piglets. primary SI parasite but travels

Question 12

when does damage occur to the lungs after infection? A. Suum

Answer 12

2 weeks because PPP is 8 weeks and migration is in lungs

Question 13

migrating larvae in foals may cause lesions in lungs

Answer 13

parascaris