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| the parasite lives on the body of the host. |
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the parasite lives within the body of the host
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is parasitism by an external parasite
-An ectoparasite will produce an infestation on the host |
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is parasitism by an internal parasite
-An endoparasite will produce an infection within that host |
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-must lead a parasitic existence
-not capable of leading a free living existence |
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-free living nonparasitic in nature
-Some hosts it will not cause medical problems and will pass through the body |
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-remains in the host after invading it
- will not leave until treatment of the parasite |
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doesn't necessarily have to live on or within a host
- short visits to its hosts to obtain nourishment |
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| Invade organisms other than their usual host. |
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| Four types of damage to the host: |
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1) rob the host of nutrition
2) traumatize host tissue
3) trigger inflammatory reactions
4) release toxins |
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| the host that harbors the adult sexual or mature stages of the parasite |
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| host that harbors the larval juvenile immature or asexual stages of the parasite. |
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A vertebrate host in which a parasite or disease occurs in nature
-are a source of infection for humans and domesticated animals |
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- transport host
- doesn't undergo any development
- remain in this suspened state until the definitive host eats the transport host
- once withing the definitive host the larvae wake up and grow into adults |
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Homoxenous
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monoxenous parasite |
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| will infect only one type of host. |
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| any disease or parasite that is transmissible frojm animal to humans |
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| the time from the point of infection until a specific diagnostic stage can be identified |
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-roundworm
-most numerous, complex and vaiable among worms of D.A.
-come in all sizes and shapes
-Infect a variety of organs and organ systems
-can produce significant pathology in domesticated animals
-are second only to the arthropods (regards to numbers/lifecyle)
-eggs and larvae are most often diagnosed on fecal floatations |
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| What organs and organs systems do nematodes infect? |
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Intesitnes blood
skin respiratory
lungs heart
kidneys
urinary bladder
nervous system
musculature
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| Worms of the class Nematode. |
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roundworms Heartworms
hookworms
Intestinal threadworms
Whipworms
Lungworms
Kidney worms
Urinary Bladder woms |
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| Three basic types of Nematodes |
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-free living residin in marine water, freshwater, and soil environments.
-Parsitize plants
-Parasitize domesticated and wild animals and humans. |
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- Toxocara canis (k9)
-Toxocara cati (feline)
-Toxascaris leonine(both) |
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- nonspecific c.s. - Pneumonia
-pot belly
-abdominal discomfort or whimpering upon palpation
-ill thrift
-poor coat
-malnutrition
-all puppies and kittens
-vomiting
-diarrhea
-constipation
-still birth |
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| Ascarids Prepatent Period |
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T. canis = 21 - 35 days
T. leonina = 72 - 74 days |
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Anthelmintics
pyrantel pamoate (strongid)
Fenbendazole (panacur) |
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