General questions Flashcards
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largest roundworm affecting POULTRY
Ascaridia spp.
one of the largest nematodes
Dioctophyma renale
diphtheritic inflammation in cecal mucosa
Trichuris (adult)
Infection of Trichuris can predispose to
[ ESS ]
Enterococcus
Salmonella
Spirochete
has barrel / lemon-shaped eggs
Capillaria spp.
Capillaria with high mortality
C. obsignata
Capillaria causing these in dogs & cats
• rhinotracheitis
• bronchitis
C. aerophila
buccal + opposum
Anatrichosoma buccalis
gastric + gerbils
Anatrichosoma gerbilis
trichuroid esophagous (distinct feature)
Superfamily Trichuroidea
Adult superfamily trichuroidea mostly occur in
digestive tract
doughnut-shaped cell (stichosome / stichocytes)
Superfamily Trichuroidea
Capillaria cystitis
C. plica
egg resembles Trichuris
Anatrichosoma
Falcaustra
turtle pinworm
Aspicularis
rat pinworm
Diagnosis at PPP (6-19 months) is difficult because “no eggs” passed in the urine.
Stephanurus dentatus
Larva can survive in wet environments for 5 months.
Stephanurus dentatus
Creates “T” shape when in copula due to vulva being in the middle
hookworms
Hookworm of ruminants
Bunostomum
Hookworm of humans
A [ ccd ]
Number of burden of Bunostomum hookworms in calves
100-200
fatal (2,000)
Number of burden of Bunostomum hookworms in lambs
20-100
fatal (500-600)
buccal capsule — globular / funnel-shape (w/ external chitinoid ring)
Globocephalus urosubulatus