Swine endoparasites – Flashcards
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Ascaris suum "roundworm" Nematode Ascarid more oval but similar to SA ascarids |
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Trichuris suis "whipworm" Nematode very similar to SA trichuris |
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Trichinella spiralis Nematode Adults live in: Small intestine ZOONOTIC: Trichinosis (undercooked pork)larvae encysts in muscle |
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Stephanurus dentatus "kidney worm" Nematode Strongyle type eggs found in urine |
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| Balatidium coli Protozoan ciliated trophozoites and cysts ZOONOTIC: "dysentery" bloody diarrhea in humans; not pathogenic in swine |
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Cryptosporidium Protozoan ZOONOTIC similar to SA cryptosporidium |
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Isospora suis "coccidia" A protozoan coccidia Adult live in: Small intestine of pigletsOocysts ovoid 18-21umsimilar to SA coccidia |
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Taenia solium "tapeworms" Cestode ZOONOTIC: Swine intermediate hosts. Humans eat undercooked pork. Larvae in swine muscles "measley pork" |
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Macracanthorhynchus hirudinaceus "thorny headed worm" Acanthocephalan Adults live in: Small intestine, up to 70cm long Intermediate host: Dung beetle Clinical signs: Diarrhea and abdominal painoval 40-65um X 67-110um brown 3 layered shell like oncicola canis |
