Lungworms of Ruminants Flashcards

1
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Where can adult nematodes be found in lungworm infection of ruminants?

A

air passages & lung parenchyma

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Latin name of large lungworm in ruminants

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Dictyocaulus spp.

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3
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What is the name of small lungworms in ruminants

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Protostrongylids

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4
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What kind of conditions do we see *Dictyocaulosis *infections in cattle

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Rainy, damp or wet places of pasture in lowland

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4
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latin name of Husk Hoose or Verminous or parasitic bronchitis

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Dictyocaulosis of cattle

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Where can Dictyocaulosis be found

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lumen of larger bronchi and trachea

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5
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Which nematode causes Parasitic bronchitis (Husk Hoose) in cattle?

A

Dictyocaulus viviparus

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5
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life cycle of Dictyocaulosis

A

Direct

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6
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Which nematode causes Parasitic bronchitis (Husk Hoose) in reindeer?

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Dictyocaulus eckerti

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7
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Which nematode causes Parasitic bronchitis (Husk Hoose) in moose/vapiti?

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Dictyocaulus capreolus

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8
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when can an outbreak of Dictyocaulosis be seen?

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In calves kept on pastures in the second part of the grazing

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9
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clinical signs of dictyocaulosis during patent phase

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  • air hunger postion
  • catarrhal-purulent bronchopneumonia

(+ secondary bacterial infection)

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clinical signs of Dictyocaulosis during Postpatent phase

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sawbuck-like position

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Immunity related to Dictyocaulosis infection in cattle

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  • Spe Ab can be detected after 3-4 weeks
  • Protective immunity for 4-6 months and disappear after a year with no reinfection
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12
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Diagnosis of Dictyocaulosis of cattle

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  • L1 from faeces
  • Serology from serum or bulk milk
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13
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causative agent of *Dictyocaulosis * of sheep & goat

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Dictyocaulus filaria

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14
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where can Dictyocaulus filaria be found ?

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lumen of bronchi and trachea

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15
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life cycle of Dictyocaulosis of sheep & goat

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Direct

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16
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Diagnosis of Dictyocaulus fialria

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  • L1 in Faeces

(Should be distinguished from prostrongylid larva)

17
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Infection & epidemiology of Dictyocaulus filaria

A

Inf : Per Os w/ L3
Epi: Mostly young animals
active L3

18
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Causative agent of *Dictyocaulosis * of donkey and horse

A

Dictyocaulus arnfieldi

19
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Occurance of Dictyocaulus arnfieldi

A

donkeys

20
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Predilection site of DIctyocaulus arnfieldi

A

small Bronchi

21
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Life cycle of Dictyocaulus arnfieldi

A

direct

22
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Where can a patent infection be found?

A
  • occurs in foals and yearlings

(horses susceptible up to 6-9 months)

23
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Diagnosis of Dictyocaulus Arnfieldi

A

Detection of lavated eggs in faeces

24
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Latin name of Nodular lungworm disease

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Protostrongylidosis of sheep and goat

25
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Causative agents of Protostrongylidosis of sheep and goat

A

small lungworms

(infection with more than one species is common)

26
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Life cycle of Lungworms

A

Indirect

27
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causative agents of Nodular lungworm diseasefound in small bronchi:

A

protostrongylus rufescens

28
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causative agents of** Nodular lungworm disease **found in parenchyma

A

Cystocaulus ocreatus

29
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Where can Lungworms be found?

A
  • small bronchi
  • Parenchyma
30
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intermediate hosts of Protostrongylidosis of sheep and goat

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terrestrial snails, slugs

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Pathogenesis of Protostrongylidosis of sheep and goat

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  • Prevelance increase with age (100%, >3 years)
  • in small bronchi ==> inflammation of terminal air passage & lobular pneumonia
32
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Diagnosis of Protostrongylidosis of sheep and goat

A

detection of L1 from faeces

33
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What are Brood Nodules

A

Necropsy changes of Protstrongylidosis

(contains sexually active worms and masses of eggs & larvae)

Usually in diaphragmatic lobe

34
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What are Wormknots?

A

Necropsy changes of Protstrongylidosis

(sexually inactive, viable, adults worms)

35
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Necropsy changes of Protstrongylidosis

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  • Brood nodules
  • Wormknots
36
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Treatment of Protostrongylidosis

A

similar to dictyocaulus but higher doses because resistant

37
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name of thecausative agents of Lungworm disease of pigs

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  • Metastrongylus apri
  • M. Pudendotectus
  • ## M. Salmi
38
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Predilection site of lungworms in pigs

A

lumen of bronchi & bronchioli

39
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Life cycle of Metastrongylosis

A

Indirect

40
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Intermediate host of lung worms of pigs

A

earthworms

41
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epidemiology of lungworm disease of pigs

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  • prevalent in 4-8months old pigs
  • higlhy prevalent in wild boars
  • L3 survive in earthworms up to 4 years
42
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Diagnosis of Lungworms of pigs

A

detection of eggs in faeces

43
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necropsy of lungworm diseases of pigs

A

formation of small, greyish, consolidated nodules

( occuring in diaphragmatic lobes)

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