Nervous system recognition Flashcards
1
Q
What parasite does this LC belong to? what is more common intermmediat host?
A
Taenia Multiceps
a cestode
sheep - get coenurus in brain -space occupying lesion
see gid, ataxia and death
dog is final host with sheep as intermmediate
2
Q
What clinical sign is this sheep showing and what may have caused it?
A
Gid - head turns to one side and turn in circles
from Taenia multiceps - coenurus in brain
3
Q
What protozoa does this oocyst belong to?
A
Enchiphalitozoon cuniculi
a microsporida protozoa
infects most higher eukaryotes - esp rabbits
zoonotic
infects by urine, faeces, resp secretions
see head tilt and incontinence but mainly asymptomatic
