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Parasitic flagellates can be:

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A) Hemoflagellates that live in the blood, lymph, and tissue spaces (Trypanosoma and Leishmania), and are typically transmitted from host to host by bloodsucking insect
B) Mucosoflagellates that live in the alimentary or genital tract (in association with the mucous membrane)

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Trypanosoma:

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elongated, spindle-shaped cell with a single nucleus in the middle and a single flagellum that arises from kinetoplast (large mitochondrion with copious DNA

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Four morphological forms

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The amastigote (lack flagellum)
Trypomastigote (kinetoplast lies posterior to the nucleus)
Epimastigote (kinetoplast immediately anterior to the nucleus)
Promastigoe (kinetoplast is near the anterior end of the cell)

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Trypanosoma brucei

Life Cycle

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Conveyed through the bite of Glossina spp.(tsetese) to domestic livestock; multiplies by longitudinal binary fission in the blood, lymph, and cerebrospinal fluid of the mammalian host
• Trypomastigotes are ingested by the tsetese fly, multiply in the midgut, undergo metamorphosis, and migrate to the salivary glands, where they become infective metacyclic trypomastigote stage

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Trypanosoma equiperdum

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is unique in not requiring an intermediate host (transmission occurs through sexual contact

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Trypanosoma cruz

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It was also present in hunting dogs in central Virginia. Opossums, armadillos, rats, guinea pigs, cats, racoons, and monkeys serve as reservoir. It multiply by binary fission in mammalian cells.Infection can occur through placenta or blood transfusion. Individuals handling infected animal blood!!

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Xenodiagnosis

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Uninfected bugs are allowed to feed on suspected individuals and their hindguts are examined later. Inefficient !!

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Trypanosoma brucei and T. congolense Disease

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: Fatal nagana disease in domestic ruminants

The disease is obstructing grazing in many African areas

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Trypanosoma gabiense and T. rhodesiense Disease

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cause African sleeping sickness in human

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Trypanosoma vivax Disease

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Acute (hemorrhages from the mucosal and serosal surfaces, Chronic (anemia) or no disease in cattle

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Trypanosoma evansi Disease

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causes Surra in domestic animals

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T. equinum Disease

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causes a disease similar to surra in South American horses (called mal de Caderas)

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Trypanosoma equiperdum (horses): Disease

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Equine venereal disease called dourine. Acute form characterized by swelling of the genitalia and mucoid discharge, containing the parasites. As acute signs subside, circular flattened, “silver dollar” plaques appear in the skin

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T. cruzi

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causes Chagas’ disease (American trypanosomiasis

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Trypanosoma Treatment and control

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nifurtimox (4-Thiomorpholinamine

Benznidazole

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Hemoflagellates

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Leishmania spp.

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Leishmania donovani

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visceral leishmaniasis (kala-azar) in  humans and dogs 
Foxhounds
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Leishmania tropica

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: cutaneous and mucocutaneous leishmaniasis in human, dogs, rodents, and wild mammals

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Leishmania Control:

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Pentostam: Pentostam

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Trichomonads (group name) Mucosoflagellates

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Pear-shaped

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Tritrichomonas foetus

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is found in the vagina, uterus, macerated fetus, prepuce, penis, epididymis, and vas deferens

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Axostyle

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Axostyle is a sheet of microtubules found in certain protozoa. It arises from the bases of the flagella, sometimes projecting beyond the end of the cell. Often flexible or contractile, and so may be involved in movement.

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Trichomonds Life Cycle

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Trophozoite in preputial epithelium of bull. Trophozoite enters reproductive tract of cow during coitus. Trophozoite multiply in both sexes by binary fission

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Disease caused by Tritrichomonas foetus

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Infertility, abortion and occasional fatal mummification (common in USA). Bulls are normally asymptomatic

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T. vaginalis
causes vaginitis in women
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T. gallinae
causes necrotic ulceration in the esophagus, crop, and proventriculus of pigeons, turkeys, and chickens
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Histomonas meleagridis
is taken by the nematode Heterakis gallinarum. Birds become infected when they eat the nematode egg. Inflammation and necrosis of the cecal wall and the liver cause high mortality in turkeys
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Giardia lamblia (mammals), Giardia muris (mice), and Giardia ranae (frogs
Giardia trophozoite cell: two nuclei (each with large endosome), and four pairs of flagella
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Giardia Life Cycle
Giardia parasitizes the small intestine. Trophozoites attach to the mucosal cells by their sucking disks. Trophozoites form infective cysts
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Giardia Disease
Causes enteritis and diarrhea in dogs, cats, calves, and humans
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Giardia Control and Treatment
Prevention of fecal contamination of feed and water and sanitation. Fenbendazol and Albendazole
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Entamoeba histolytica
a parasite of large intestine (amebic dysentery in humans | Endemic in the tropics and occurs sporadically in the temperate regions.
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Entamoeba invadens
causes sever disease and death in reptiles
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Ciliophora
ciliates)
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Balantidium coli:
Cell surface is covered with cilia Very large as a single cell TX: Dehydroemetine dihyrochloride
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Coccidians:
develop in epithelial cells of alimentary canal (enteritis); transmitted by fecal contamination
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Hemosporidians:
develop in erythrocytes and cause hemolytic anemia; transmitted by bloodsucking arthropods
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Coccidia | Infective Form
Sporozoites (infective forms) found in sporulated oocysts
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Eimeria | Life Cycle
Gastrointestinal parasites of many vertebrates : Asexual (oocysts with 8 sporozoites) and sexual stages Trophozoite Oocyst divides into four sporoblasts (sporulation) each giving a sporocyst (containing two haploid sporozoites), giving the infective sporulated oocyst
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Eimeri tenella, E branetti, E. maxima, E mitis, E. acrvulina
affect birds
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E. bovis and E zuernii
Causes bloody diarrhea. causes severe illness and death may occur even before oocysts appear
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Eimeri Control
Proper sanitation; sulphonamides
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Cystoisospora felis
Sporozoites may encyst (singly) in the tissues of the mouse. A cat become infected either by ingesting sporulated oocysts or infected mouse (serve as facultative paratenic host)
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Diagnosis of Cystoisospora
. Diagnosis depends on identification of oocysts in feces
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Cystoisospora (isopora)
Hammondia, Toxoplasma, Besnoitia and Sarcocystis
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Cystoisospora felis and Cystoisospora rivolta in cats:
In dogs and cats the disease is characterized by copious and watery diarrhea for several weeks
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Cystoisospora suis
causes noenatal coccidiosis in pigs (1-2 weeks old); survivals are completely immune. Birds remain the most affected animals by coccidians
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Treatment and control of Cystoisospora
Sulfonamide for dogs and cats; sulfadimethoxine for dogs. Amprolium, monensin or sulfa drugs for cattle
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Cryptosporidium
• Tiny (oocysts are 4-8um in diameter). In microvillous borders of enteric epithelial and also in gallbladder, respiratory, and renal epithelium
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Cryptosporidum | Life History
Infective oocysts are passed in feces. Contain 4 sporozoites. They can remain infective for months. When ingested by a host, oocysts release the sporozoites that invade microvillous borders of the gastric glands or lower half of the small intestine. T
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Cryptosporidum Disease
: Mammals, avian, reptilian, and piscine host. Diarrhea. Only small proportion of the infected mammals develop disease.corytosporidiosis in cats is associated with feline leukemia virus causing immunodeficiency
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Toxoplasma gondii
• Coccidian of the domestic cat, which are the only known definitive host. Any warm-blooded animal may serve as a paratenic host
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Toxoplasma gondii | Life Cycle
Oocyst contains a single sporont (not infective). Sporulation takes 1-5 days giving two sporocysts (infective) each containing 4 sporozoites Bradyzoites (?) are then formed in the brain, striated muscles and liver (they remain viable for the whole life the host). Bradyzoites are infective Transplacental transmission of tachyzoites is possible
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Toxoplasma Disease
Un-cooked pork is an important source of infection
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Treatment of toxoplasmosi
Cat are treated with Clindamycin hydrochlorid
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Neospora caninum a
parasite of dogs and cattle. Causes bovine abortion among dairy cows. Congenital infection is common. Infection affect milk production
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Hammondia hammondi
a rare parasite of cats. Pigs, rats, mice, goats, hamsters, and dogs serve as intermediate hosts.
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Hammondia heydorni
parasite of dogs, foxes, and coyotes (cattle, sheep, goats, camels, water buffalo, guinea pigs, and dogs serve as intermediate hosts). Tachyzoites give bradyzoites.
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Hammondia Life Cycle
• Two-host life history, as for H. hammondi, but only sexual reproduction occurs in the definitive host. Sporogony is completed in the definitive host. Asexual reproduction occurs only in the intermediate host. Compare with Hammondia hammondi.
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Hammondia Control
Cooked beef for dogs and cats. Avoid contaminating cattle feedstuffs with canine feces
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Sarcocystis neurona
It causes severe neurological disease in horses | It is known as equine protozoal myeloencephalitis (EPM)
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• Sarcocystis neurona | Diagnosis
: Finding EPM organisms in Central nervous system. Western blot analysis of serum or cerebrospinal fluid. PCR on cerebrospinal fluid
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Hepatozoon americanum
in US causes disease in dogs (vector: Amblyoma maculatum tick). • Diagnosis: Gamonts in peripheral blood (H. canis). Muscle tissue examination (biopsy) for H. americanum • Disease: Neutrophilic leukocytosis, joint pain associated with myositis and periosteal bone proliferation
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Babesia spp
• Parasites of erythrocytes; causes bovine piroplasmosis (“Texas fever”). Apple-seedlike, found in pairs in erythrocytes
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Babesia Life Cycle
Boophilus annulatus and B. microplus are the vectors Vertical transmission to ovary Sporozoites enter the host's erythrocytes. Two ray bodies fuse to form a zygote
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Diseased Caused by Babesia (Piroplasmosis)
acute cases mortality is as high as 50-90%. First sign is a high fever. Cattle become dull, lethargic and lose their appetite. Severe anemia results from destruction of erythrocytes. Jaundice.
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Control and Treatment of piroplasmosis
Elimination of the vector. Regular cattle dipping in a tickicide. Artificial pre-immunizing of calves with a mild strain before shipping to other areas
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Babesia canis and B. gibsoni infect dogs
The first has pear-shaped trophozoites. The second are round to oval in shape
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Babesia | Diagnosis
Demonstrating trophozoites in erythrocytes
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Theileria
East cost fever of African cattle. Occurs in erythrocytes, lymphocytes and endothelial cells. Transmitted by Rhipicephalus and Hyalomma spp. Heavy mortality Horse fly as vector
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Theilaria | Treatment
Parvaquone, Buparvaquone, Halofuginone
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Cytauxzoon felis
cytauxzoonosis) of cats in south central US). Pyrexia, anemia and dehydration; causing death within few days
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Cytauxzoon felis | Diagnosis
Giemsa-stained blood smears. (light blue cytoplasm and dark red nucleus). Dermacentor variabilis has been shown experimentally to serve as transstadial vector
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Plasmodium Spp
Cause disease in humans, primates, rodents, birds, and reptiles. The vector for mammals is anopheline mosquitoes. The vector for avian malaria is culicine mosquitoes.
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Plasmodium Spp | Life Cycle
Sporozoited Infective Stage Vector Mosquito Gramtocytes are infective to mosquitoes
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Plasmodium Spp | Disease
Cerebral involvement, renal failure, or pulmonary hemorrhage (fatal). P. knowlsi and P. cynomolgi of nonhuman primates (transmissible to human)
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Plasmodium Treatment
Treatment of malaria: Chloroquine. Quinine
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Haemoproteus spp
In birds, turtles, and lizards. Schizogony occurs in vascular endothelial cells of various organs and only gametocytes appear in erythrocytes
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Haemoproteus Trasmi | tted by
Culicoides, Hippoboscidae, or Chrysops
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• Leucocytozoon spp.:
Parasites of domestic and wild birds ◦ L. simondi: Ducks and geese (fatal) ◦ L. caulleryi: chickens ◦ L. smithi: turkeys
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Leucocytozoon Spp | Life Cycle
Similar to that of plasmodium. Gametocytes here do not have pigment granules and distorting the cell. Simulium spp. serves as intermediate host
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Hepatocystis spp
.: Parasites of the lower monkeys, fruit bats, and squirrels in the Old World. Schizogony occurs in hepatocytes (2 months), resulting in large schizonts called merocysts
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Hepatocystis Transmitted by
Culicoides

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