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1
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What are the 2 main human tapeworms?

A

Tameka Saginaw a and Tameka solium

2
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What is cysticecus cellulosae

A

Larval stage of taenia solium

3
Q

Where would you find cysticercus sellulosus

A

Muscle of infected pork

4
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Describe the lifecycle of taenia solium

A

Eggs passed in faeces and spread onto pasture where they can survive for 9 months
Ingested by pigs and enter blood stream and cysts form in humans ingest the cysts in undercooked pork and then heads attach to intestine so the tapeworm is in the intestine of the human

5
Q

What are the 4 core vaccines for dogs

A

distemper, hepatitis, parvovorus and parainfluenza and leptosporosis

6
Q

when would you vaccinate a puppy

A

2 vaccines between 8-12 weeks

7
Q

what family of viruses does distemper belong to

A

paramoxyviridae

8
Q

why is distemper virus rare in dogs in the UK

A

due to vaccination

9
Q

How is distemper virus spread and there does it replicate in the body

A

spread by aerosol and rep;licates in the tonsils and respiratory tract causing viraemia

10
Q

what are 3 agent of kennel cough that there are vaccines available against

A

bordetella, parainfluenza and adenovirus

11
Q

what is the incubation period for kennel cough

A

3-5 days

12
Q

what are the signs associated with distemper and in what order to they appear

A

first see ocular nasal discharge becoming mucopurulent

then soft productive cough and then vomiting and diarrhoea

13
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what other signs can be seen with distemper virus? other than the main 3

A

neurological signs - unable to walk properly, ataxia, seizures etc

14
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how is distemper diagnosed

A

based on 3 typical signs of discharge, coughing and V&D
leukopenia followed by neutrophilia
eosinophilic inclusions in conjunctival smears - inclusion bodies within WBCs

15
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what is canine adenovirus 1 also known as

A

infectoious canine hepatitis

16
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how is canine adenovirus transmitted

A

body tissues and secretions like saliva and urine (10-14 days post infection)

17
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what body systems does adenovirus affect and how

A

liver - hepatitis
kidney - nephritis
eye - uveitis
excreted in saliva, urine and faeces

18
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how is adenovirus diagnosed

A

serology, isolation and inclusion bodies in the liver

19
Q

what vaccine is best to use for adenovirus

A

modified live CAV 2 - gives cross protection

20
Q

Which groups of leptosporisis are we most worried about in the UK

A

icterohaemorrhagia and canicola