Blood Apicomplexa Flashcards
What is produced from Schizogony or Merogony?
Merozoites
What is produced from Gametogony?
Gametozoites
What is produced from sporogony?
Sporozoites
IH for Hepatozoon americanum?
Canids
DH of Hepatozoon americanum?
Gulf coast tick
Site of infection for Hepatozoon americanum?
Leukocytes and skeletal/cardiac muscle
IH for Hepatozoon canis?
Canids
DH for Hepatozoon canis?
Brown dog tick and kennel tick
What is the IH for Babesia?
Mammals (vertebrate hosts)
What is the DH for Babesia?
Ticks (invertebrate hosts)
What is the site of infection for Babesia?
ONLY RBCs in the mammalian host
What are the Babesia species that are considered large Babesia?
Babesia canis, Babesia vogeli, and Babesia rossi
What are the Babesia species that are considered small Babesia?
Babesia gibsoni, Babesia conradae, and Babesia vulpes
What is the DH for Babesia vogeli?
Kennel tick or brown dog tick
What is considered the primary vector in Asia for Babesia gibsoni?
Haemoaphysalis longicornis
What is the host for Babesia bigemina?
Cattle and deer
What is unique about the ticks involved in Babesia bigemina life cycle?
They’re one host ticks
Most of the ones we see in the US are 3-host ticks
What is the IH of Babesia caballi?
Equids
What is the DH of Babesia caballi?
Several tick species
What is the IH for Theileria?
Mammals - mostly ruminants but also others
What is the DH for Theileria?
Ticks
What is the site of infection for Theileria?
Lymphocytes and erythrocytes in mammalian hosts
What is the intermediate host for Theileria buffeli?
Cattle
What is the IH for Theileria orientalis?
Cattle
