Endoparasites

Question 1

What canine parasite can cause the disease called visceral larva migrans in children?

Answer 1

Toxocara canis

Question 2

People who own cats can be exposed to Toxoplasma oocysts from cat feces in the litter box. After being passed in the feces, the oocyst is infectious

Answer 2

after 1-3 days

Question 3

Which of the following drugs is used as an adulticide to treat a heartworm-positive dog?

Answer 3

Melarsomine (Immiticide)

Question 4

A drug’s package insert states that the drug is an anticestodal. Against what type of parasite will this drug be effective?

Answer 4

Tapeworms (Taenia)

Question 5

Paragonimus kellicotti

Answer 5

Lung Fluke

Question 6

Dirofilaria immitus

Answer 6

Heartworm

Question 7

Ancylostoma caninum

Answer 7

Hookworm

Question 8

Oxyuris equi

Answer 8

Pinworm

Question 9

If an owner is reporting that their dog is dragging its anus across the floor on a frequent basis, this could be a sign of

Answer 9

Tapeworm infection

Question 10

Typically, if a dog younger than 3 months of age ingests a Toxocara canis egg containing the second-stage larva, the larva will go through

Answer 10

Hepato-Tracheal migration

Question 11

Identify the following parasite:

Answer 11

Dipylidium caninum

Question 12

Puppies can be infected with Toxocara canis

Answer 12

while nursing (Transmammary) Or Transplacental

Question 13

The intermediate host for Dipylidium caninum is the

Answer 13

flea

Question 14

One of the best way to prevent Echinococcus granulosus infection in dogs is to

Answer 14

prevent them from ingesting sheep viscera

Question 15

Sometimes parasite larvae are recovered from feces or tissues instead of eggs. The procedure that allows for the recovery of parasite larvae is the

Answer 15

Baermann technique

Question 16

Identify the following parasite:

Answer 16

Toxocara canis

Question 17

In dogs and cats, adult heartworms are typically found in the

Answer 17

Pulmonary arteries and right ventricle

Question 18

What is the prepatent period for heartworm in dogs?

Answer 18

6 months

Question 19

What is the term for an object that is not a parasite but can be mistaken for a parasite; such as a pollen grain because it is similar in size, shape, and color to a parasite egg.

Answer 19

Pseudoparasite

Question 20

What is the term for a fast-growing developmental stage that occurs in cysts in the life cycle of Giardia?

Answer 20

Trophozoite

Question 21

The “lid” or “door” found on some parasite eggs - through which the parasite escapes

Answer 21

Operculum

Question 22

The host that harbors the immature, asexual, or larval stages of the parasite (2 words)

Answer 22

Intermediate host

Question 23

Nematodes

Answer 23

Roundworms

Question 24

Trematodes

Answer 24

Flukes

Question 25

Cestodes

Answer 25

Tapeworms

Question 26

Protozoa

Answer 26

Single cell parasites

Question 27

Praziquantal (Droncit) and epsiprantal (Cestex) are effective against which group of parasites?

Answer 27

Cestodes

Question 28

What is a major concern when treating adult heartworms with immiticide?

Answer 28

The worms dislodging and obstructing the lungs

Question 29

Why do we administer Doxycycline alongside Immiticide when treating heartworm disease?

Answer 29

To treat Wohlbachia bacteria, found within heartworms

Question 30

What clinical signs do we monitor for following treatment for heartworm disease?

Answer 30

Coughing, gagging, lethargy

Question 31

Nanophyetus salmincola can cause clinical disease, known as

Answer 31

Salmon poisoning

Question 32

What is the common name for "Strongyloides stercoralis" ?

Answer 32

Threadworm

Question 33

What breed of dog has a blood-brain barrier that allows ivermectin to reach toxic concentrations within the brain more readily than in other breeds?

Answer 33

Collie

Question 34

The class of antibiotics most commonly prescribed to treat rickettsial infections, such as Rocky Mountain spotted fever, is

Answer 34

Tetracyclines

Question 35

Which of the following medications is used for the prevention and treatment of Toxocara and Toxascaris spp.?

Answer 35

All of the above

Question 36

What is the name of this Intracellular red blood cell parasite?

Answer 36

Babesia

Question 37

Identify this parasite

Answer 37

Trichuris vulpis

Question 38

Dipylidium caninum eggs are contained in segments called_____________ ?

Answer 38

Proglottids