Fascioloides Magna Flashcards
1
Q
common name
A
deer fluke/ large american liver fluke
2
Q
definitive host
A
white tailed deer
3
Q
dead end hosts
A
cattle, mouse, bison, sika deer
4
Q
aberrant host
A
sheep, goats, roe deer
5
Q
intermediate host
A
snails
6
Q
adults size
A
10cm
7
Q
adult characteristics
A
large
oval
8
Q
egg size
A
130 micrometers
9
Q
egg characteristics
A
operculum
yellow/brown
10
Q
life cycle is direct or indirect?
A
indirect
11
Q
site of infection
A
liver
12
Q
life cycle in definitive host
A
cysts forms around fluke
develop to adults
lay eggs
13
Q
_____ flukes wander aimlessly and destructively in liver tissue
A
juvenile
14
Q
life cycle in dead end host
A
cyst forms in liver
fluke develops to adult
infection is never patent
15
Q
life cycle in aberrant host
A
juvenile flukes migrate in liver
death of animal
