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these are parasites found in the fundus region of equine stomach wall

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Draschia megastoma

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these adult parasites reside in the layer of mucus covering the gastric mucosa of horses

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Habronema spp

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IH of D. megastoma and H. muscae

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Musca domestica

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IH of Habronema majus

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Stomoxys calcitrans

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Give a brief difference of pathogenesis of Draschia megastoma and Habronema spp

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D. megastoma cause nodule formation in the stomach wall while Habronema spp cause chronic gastritis and summer sores due to cutaneous infection

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Spirurid nematodes found in the proventriculus of various birds

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Cyrnea piliata

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Spirurid nematodes found in quails, grouse, prairie chicken, and turkeys

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Cyrnea colini

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Give the PS, IH and DH of Spirura spp

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PS - stomach
DH - carnivores
IH - cockroaches and beetles

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Spirurid nematodes found in the stomach of felids and rodents, with cockroaches as IH

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Protospirura spp

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Spirurid nematodes found in monkeys and gorillas

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Protospirura muricola

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Spirurid nematodes of rodents affecting their stomach and have beetles as IH

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Mastophorus muris

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Spirurid nematodes found in small intestine of fowl and wild bustards

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Hartertia gallinarum

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Which Spirurid roundworms closely resemble Ascaridia galli microscopically

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Hartertia gallinarum

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IH of Hartertia gallinarum

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termites

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Spirurid nematodes found in stomach of monkey and apes

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Streptopharagus armatus, Streptopharagus pigmentatus

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these family are found in conjunctival sac, lacrimal ducts, and digestive tract of mammals and birds

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Thelaziidae

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these parasitic eyeworms have their cuticular anterior end transverse striations or serrated appearance

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Thelazia spp

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these parasitic eyeworms have smooth cuticle, and hour glass shaped pharynx

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Oxyspirura spp

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these genus under family thelaziidae are coiled and pinkish when fresh

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Spirocerca lupi

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these genus under family thelaziidae have pharyngeal wall with triple or quadruple spiral thickenings

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Ascarops spp

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these genus under family thelaziidae have asymmetrical cervical papillae and pharyngeal wall with single spiral thickening

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Physocephalus spp

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these genus under family thelaziidae have round or oval thickenings in their cuticle at the anterior end

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Gongylonema spp

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IH of mammalian eyeworms

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Musca flies

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IH of avian eyeworms

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cockroaches

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IH of GI worms of Thelaziidae family
beetles
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One of the pathogenesis of Thelazia spp is it predisposes the animals to pinkeye disease, also called as?
Keratoconjunctivits (caused by Moraxella bovis)
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these parasites are associated with canine aortic and esophageal sarcoma
Spirocerca lupi
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the adult worms cause protruding granulomas and appear as pigeon egg or nut size in the esophagus that may hinder swallowing (dysphagia)
Spirocerca lupi
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Cause gullet worm disease
Gongylonema spp
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Common name of gongylonemosis
gullet worm disease
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Gongylonema parasites which may burrow deep in to the crop
Gongylonema ingluvicola
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These parasites are markedly dimorphic sexually and occur in proventricular glands
Tetrameridae
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Tetrameres spp found in fowl and turkey
T. americana
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IH of T. americana
Orthopteran insects
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species of parasitic roundworm that infects the proventriculus of various birds, including chickens, turkeys, pigeons, ducks, and pheasants
Tetrameres fissispina
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IH of T. fissispina (SN)
Daphnia pulex, Gammarus pulex (water crustaceans)
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T. mohdetai DH and IH
DH - fowl IH - grasshoppers, cockroach, moth
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these family have ornamentations in their anterior body part that form cordons or cuticular ridges and grooves (epaulette thickenings)
Family Acuariidae
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Which family under Superfamily Spiruroidea are parasites of the walls of esophagus, crop, proventriculus, or gizzard of birds
Family Acuariidae
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Known as the gizzard worm of poultry
Cheilospirura hamulosa (Acuaria hamulosa)
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IH of Dispharynx spiralis
Isopods (pillbugs, sowbugs)
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species found in the wall of esophagus, proventriculus and rarely in intestine of chickens and turkey
Dispharynx spiralis
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these spp are present in esophagus, proventriculus, gizzard of duck, goose, swan and wild aquatic birds
Echinuria uncinata
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Which of the Acuariidae species have 4 wavy cordons in form of ridges, non recurrent and do not anastomose
Cheilospirura hamulosa
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Which of the Acuariidae species have sinuous cordons, recurrent and do not anastomose
Dispharynx spiralis
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Which of the Acuariidae species have cordons that are non recurrent but anastomose in pairs
Echinuria uncinata
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enumerate the four families of Superfamily Spiruroidea
a. Spiruridae b. Thelaziidae c. Tetrameridae d. Acuariidae
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Which of the families are known as eyeworms?
Thelaziidae
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PS of Family spiruridae
stomach
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family tetrameres are typically found in which location
Proventricular glands
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eyeworm in conjunctival sac and lacrimal ducts of cattle
Thelazia skrjabini
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eyeworm of horses
Thelazia lacrymalis
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Thelazia spp of dogs, cat, sheep, and man
Thelazia californiensis
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IH of Thelazia californiensis
Fannia spp
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eyeworm of fowl, turkey, pea-fowl affecting the nictitating membrane
Oxyspirura mansoni
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affect gamebirds such as quails, prairie chicken, bobwhites with their front/behind eyeball
Oxyspirura petrowi
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IH of Oxyspirura mansoni
Cockroaches
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Present in the esophagial, gastric, aortic walls of canids, felids, ruminants
Spirocerca lupi
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Coprophagous beetles
IH of S. lupi, G. pulchrum
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Ascarops present in pigs
A. strongylina, A. dentata
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Present in the stomach of rabbit, hares and pigs
Physocephalus sexalatus
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Thelaziid worms present in the esophagus of ruminants, horse, pigs and man
Gongylonema pulchrum
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Thelaziid worms of fowl affecting their crop
Gongylonema ingluvicola
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Blatella germanica
IH of G. ingluvicola
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Life cycle of Thelaziid worms
Indirect
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these eggs have paper clip appearance
Spirocerca lupi

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