Flukes Flashcards
(34 cards)
Can we see float Trematodes?
No, eggs are too heavy to float
What test do we use to find flukes?
fecal sedimentation
Salmon poisoning
Nonphyetus salminocola
Nanophyetus salminocola
Salmon poisoning
Who is the host of salmon poisoning?
Dogs and wild carnivores
Who are the intermediate hosts of salmon poisoning?
Snails and then fish (most likely salmon); then hosts eat infected fish
Clinical signs of salmon poisoning.
Diarrhea, vomiting, lethargy, swollen lymph nodes
Intestinal fluke
Altria spp.
Alaria spp.
Intestinal fluke
Primary hosts of intestinal flukes
Dog, cat, fox, mink
Intermediate hosts of Alaria spp.
Aquatic snails, frogs, snakes, mice
Signs of intestinal flukes.
Fecal mucus,respiratory compromise, hemorragic enteritis, pulmonary hemorrahage
Has zoonotic potential from eating undercooked frog legs.
Intestinal fluke
Lung fluke
Paragonimus kellicotti
Paragonimus kellicotti
Lung fluke
Hosts of lung fluke.
Dogs, cats, mammals
Intermediate hosts of lung flukes.
Snails then crayfish
Has zoonotic potential from eating crayfish.
Lung flukes
Lancet fluke
Dicroceoelium dendriticum
Dicrocoelium dendriticum
Lancet fluke
Host of the lancet fluke
Sheep, goats and other animals
Intermediate hosts of lancet flukes.
Land snail then the ant
Rumen flukes
Paramphistomum spp
Paramo historic spp.
Rumen flukes