Nematodes: Ancylostoma caninum

Question 1

What is the common name for Ancylostoma caninum?

Answer 1

hookworm

Question 2

What do Ancylostoma caninum eggs look like?

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Answer 2

1. oval
2. thin shells
3. multiple cell clusters

Question 3

What can Ancylostoma caninum cause?

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Answer 3

1. anemia
2. diarrhea
3. malabsorption
4. cutaneous larval migrans

Question 4

What are cutaneous larval migrans also known as?

Answer 4

creeping eruptions

Question 5

How are Ancylostoma caninum diagnosed?

Answer 5

eggs in fecal flotation

Question 6

How are Ancylostoma caninum controlled?

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Answer 6

1. treat infected dogs

2. removal of feces