Filariidae

Question 1

the larval stage of filariids

Answer 1

Microfilaria

Question 2

the heartworm of dogs

Answer 2

Dirofilaria immitis

Question 3

Predilection site of D. immitis

Answer 3

1. pulmonary artery
2. right ventricle
3. scrotum

Question 4

D. immitis affected hosts

Answer 4

dogs, man and horses

Question 5

Dirofilaria present in SQ tissues of dogs

Answer 5

Dirofilaria repens

Question 6

Dirofilaria spp present in raccoon and man

Answer 6

Dirofilaria tenuis

Question 7

Vectors of D. repens and D. tenuis

Answer 7

fleas, biting lice

Question 8

Filariidae found in the thoracic aorta of buffaloes and cattle

Answer 8

Elaeophora poeli

Question 9

IH of Elaeophora poeli

Answer 9

tabanus, hybometra

Question 10

Filariidae spp found in the SQ and IM connective tissue of horses that produces hemorrhagic nodules known as summer bleedings

Answer 10

Parafilaria multipapillosa

Question 11

counterpart of Parafilaria multipapillosa present in cattle

Answer 11

P. bovicola

Question 12

these parasites are found in the SQ around the eyes of man and primates

Answer 12

loa loa

Question 13

IH of loa loa

Answer 13

Chrysops

Question 14

etiological agents of brugian filariasis or elephantiasis

Answer 14

Brugia malayi, B. pahangi

Question 15

PS of Brugia malayi

Answer 15

lymphatic vessels

Question 16

these nematodes cause bancroftian filariasis char. by ugly monstrous swellings of sex organs and limbs

Answer 16

Wucheraria bancrofti

Question 17

Onchocerca spp which cause river blindness in man

Answer 17

Onchocerca volvulus

Question 18

Onchocerca spp which cause lameness and edema

Answer 18

Onchocerca reticulata

Question 19

Onchocerca spp which cause fistulous wither or poll evil and microfilarial pityriasis or summer mange

Answer 19

Onchocerca cervicalis

Question 20

Onchocerca spp which cause nodules

Answer 20

Onchocerca gutturosa

Question 21

Onchocerca spp which cause cutaneous nodules forming worm nest

Answer 21

Onchocerca gibsoni

Question 22

What are the pathogenic effects of microfilaria in cattle and horses?

Answer 22

cattle - seasonal sporadic dermatitis, wahi or kose

horses - summer mange or allergic dermatitis

Question 23

These parasites are found in the peritoneal cavity but can be also found in the scrotum, lungs, and pleural cavity

Answer 23

Setaria spp

Question 24

Dirofilaria spp present in SQ of dogs in some parts of Asia, Europe, Nigeria

Answer 24

Dirofilaria repens

Question 25

Dirofilaria spp present in monkeys

Answer 25

D. corynodes

Question 26

Dirofilaria spp present in humans associated with hazelnut nodules on the head and eyelids

Answer 26

Dirofilaria conjuctivae

Question 27

Dirofilaria spp present in the SQ, intramuscular CT, and muscles of the pelvic region and hindlegs of kangaroos and wallabies

Answer 27

Dirofilaria roemeri

Question 28

present in the subcutaneous tissues of raccoon

Answer 28

Dirofilaria tenuis

Question 29

dirofilaria spp present in black bears

Answer 29

Dirofilaria ursi

Question 30

present in the subcutaneous and intermuscular CT causing hemorrhagic nodules in the skin of cattle and buffaloes in Philippines

Answer 30

Parafilaria bovicola

Question 31

Present in common carotid artery and internal maxillary arteries of deer, elk and sheep

Answer 31

Eleaophora scheneideri

Question 32

IH of Parafilaria multipapillosa IH

Answer 32

Haematobia atripalpis

Question 33

occurs mainly in the carotied and internal maxillary arteries of deer, elk and sheep

Answer 33

Eleaophora schneideri

Question 34

found in the aorta of cattle, zebu, buffalo in asia

Answer 34

Eleaophora poeli

Question 35

parasites of the subcutaneous tissue of deer in Europe and former USSR

Answer 35

Wehrdikmansia spp

Question 36

present in the subcutaneous & intermuscular connective tissues of pigs

Answer 36

Suifilaria suis

Question 37

found in the peritoneal cavity of man

Answer 37

Mansonella ozzardi

Question 38

present in the subcutaneous tissues of man, monkeys, baboons with Chrysops spp as the IH

Answer 38

Loa loa

Question 39

present in the subcutaneous tissues of anatid birds transmitted by black flies

Answer 39

Ornithofilaria fallisensis

Question 40

Brugia spp present in carnivores and monkeys

Answer 40

Brugia pahangi