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Question 1

What are the clinical signs for C. baileyi?

Answer 1

Dyspnea and diarrhoea (also: coughing, sneezing, nasal discharges and conjunctivitis)

Question 2

Which form is not characteristic of avian Cryptosporidiosis?

Answer 2

Hepatic form (cryptosporidiosis has intestinal, respiratory and renal form)

Question 3

Life Cycle of Cryptosporidia parvum?

Answer 3

Homoxenous (via air/water/dust)

Question 4

How many sporocysts do the Toxoplasma oocysts have?

Answer 4

Two

Question 5

Which one of the following methods is perfect to stain Cryptosporidium oocysts?

Answer 5

Kinyoun-staining

Question 6

Besnoitia besnoiti species are?

Answer 6

Obligatory heteroxenous

Question 7

What is the size of a Cryptosporidium oocyst?

Answer 7

5-8 microns

Question 8

What kind of host is the cat in Toxoplasma gondii?

Answer 8

Final Host/Definitive host

Question 9

What is the sign that does not appear in the chronic form of Besnoitiosis?

Answer 9

Itching

Question 10

Which species of Cryptosporidium occurs in birds?

Answer 10

C. baileyi (or C. galli or C. meleagridis)

Question 11

Where is Cryptosporidium mainly found?

Answer 11

Small intestine (Ileum) or abomasum in case of C. muris and C. andersoni

Question 12

which clinical sign can be seen in dogs infected by Toxoplasma?

Answer 12

CNS symptoms (along with anorexia, pneumonia and diarrhea)

Question 13

Which animal species can be infected by Toxoplasma gondii?

Answer 13

Many mammals and birds

Question 14

Oocyst of Toxoplasma gondii is indistinguishable from that of?

Answer 14

Hammondia hammondi

Question 15

What do the oocysts of Cryptosporidia contain?

Answer 15

4 sporozoites (no sporocysts)

Question 16

What are the characteristics of Cryptosporidium baileyi oocysts?

Answer 16

6-7 μm, oval

Question 17

Which animals shed oocysts in Toxoplasmosis?

Answer 17

All species of cats as the definitive/final host

Question 18

What is the Sarcocystiosis species of cattle among these following ones?

Answer 18

S. hirsuta

Question 19

What is the Sacrocystiosis species of sheep among these following ones?

Answer 19

S. gigantea

Question 20

What can be found in sections of vascular endothelium of heart, kidney etc. in Sarcosporidiosis?

Answer 20

Groups of merozoites or small schizonts

Question 21

Intestinal Sarcosporidiosis can occur in?

Answer 21

Dog, cat, wild carnivores and man

Question 22

Which statement is not true for Besnoitia besnoiti?

Answer 22

It ́s most important intermediate host is the cat. It can be transmitted by vectors, the cyst is visible to the naked eye, develops in the endothel

Question 23

What does the human need to ingest to get infected with Sarcocystiosis?

Answer 23

Cystozoites

Question 24

What type of host of Sarcocystiosis can give the intestinal form of infection?

Answer 24

Final hosts – dog, cat, wild carnivores and man

Question 25

What is the size of Toxoplasma gondii cyst?

Answer 25

20-100 micrometers

Question 26

What type of Sarcocystis oocyst can be found in fresh faeces?

Answer 26

Sporulated

Question 27

What can we usually detect in the faeces during Sarcocystiosis in definite host/final host?

Answer 27

Sporocysts

Question 28

Which symptom does not occur during Toxoplasmosis infection in cats?

Answer 28

Abortion

Question 29

Host range of Toxoplasmosis?

Answer 29

Cats, dogs, birds and humans and other mammals

Question 30

What is the patency period for Toxoplasmosis?

Answer 30

20 days

Question 31

Which genus has sporulated oocysts without sporocysts?

Answer 31

Cryptosporidium

Question 32

Which is the method used to detect Cryptosporidium?

Answer 32

Kinyoun staining (also Ziehl-Neelsen, Safranin-methylene blue staining and Giemsa)

Question 33

What organ is not involved during a C. baileyi infection of poultry?

Answer 33

Brain (organs affected: respiratory system, small and large intestine, cloaca and bursa Fabricius and rarely in kidneys)

Question 34

In which species does T. gondii cause necrotic foci and granuloma in liver, spleen, lungs and brain?

Answer 34

Rabbit

Question 35

How do we detect usually the oocysts of Cryptosporidia in faeces?

Answer 35

With flotation

Question 36

What form of Cryptosporidium can be found in fresh faeces?

Answer 36

Oocysts containing 4 sporozoites

Question 37

For how long does a cat pass Toxoplasma oocysts in the faeces?

Answer 37

1-2 weeks

Question 38

How can we characterize the host specificity of Cryptosporidia baileyi?

Answer 38

Euryxenous

Question 39

What is the most frequent clinical form of Sarcocystiosis of the dog?

Answer 39

Subclinical

Question 40

Which is not true?

Answer 40

Toxoplasma oocysts are 5-8 μm (they are 10x12 μm, cryptosporidium oocysts are 5-8μm)

Question 41

What method is not used to detect Toxoplasma tachyzoites during infection?

Answer 41

Sabin-Feldman dye test

Question 42

Which species does not abort when infected with Toxoplasmosis?

Answer 42

cat

Question 43

Which form of Cryptosporidiosis has the most severe outcome in broilers?

Answer 43

Respiratory

Question 44

Muscle sarcosporidiosis can be found in?

Answer 44

Sheep, cattle, sheep, swine, horse and rabbit

Question 45

Host range of Cryptosporidiosis?

Answer 45

Euryxenous (mammals and birds)

Question 46

What is the size of Toxoplasma cyst that contains tachyzoites?

Answer 46

20-100 μm

Question 47

What are the characteristics of Cryptosporidium meleagridis oocysts?

Answer 47

5 μm, spherical

Question 48

What animals are susceptible for Besnoitia besnoiti?

Answer 48

More ssp. of ruminants

Question 49

What can be found in sporulated oocysts of Toxoplasmosis?

Answer 49

2 sporocysts each containing 4 sporozoites

Question 50

How can we characterize the life cycle of Toxoplasma gondii?

Answer 50

Facultative heteroxenous

Question 51

Which bird species are susceptible for C. bailyei infection?

Answer 51

Many species (especially young chickens)

Question 52

In which animal can we find Toxoplasma oocysts in the faeces?

Answer 52

Cats (maximum 20 days/only for 1-2 weeks)

Question 53

Which parasite are homoxenous but not host specific?

Answer 53

Cryptosporidium parvum

Question 54

Host range of Cryptosporidium baileyi?

Answer 54

Anseriform

Question 55

Which genus has sporulated oocysts with 4 free sporozoites?

Answer 55

Cryptosporidium

Question 56

In which location will Cryptosporidium baileyi not establish?

Answer 56

Stomach

Question 57

What is the causative agent of Cryptosporidiosis in mammals?

Answer 57

C. muris (and C. parvum, C. andersoni and C. bovis, C. felis, C. canis and C. hominis)

Question 58

Wheat-pea sized and greyish-yellow sarcocysts of ... are found in the wall of esophagus?

Answer 58

S. gigantea (in sheep)

Question 59

What can we find on the surface of the placenta, as a consequence of Toxoplasma infection in sheep and goat?

Answer 59

Yellowish/white necrotic spots