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Decks in this class (27)

Protozoa I: Intro, Giardia
What is the basis of classificati...,
List some protozoa that are impor...,
What are general characteristics ...
71  cards
Protozoa II: Ciliphora
What are the characteristics of t...,
What is the largest parasitic pro...,
How many species are hosts of bal...
38  cards
Protozoa III & IV: Apicomplexa Eimeria, Isospora
What is sporogony in the apicompl...,
What is merogony schizogony in th...,
What is gametogony gamogony in th...
46  cards
Protozoa V: Apicomplexa Toxoplasma, Neospora
Describe toxoplasma gondii,
What is the definitive host of to...,
What is the intermediate host of ...
63  cards
Protozoa VI: Apicomplexa
What is the life cycle for sarcoc...,
Describe the generalized life cyc...,
Describe the generalized life cyc...
64  cards
Protozoa VII: Emerging Protozoa
What are the cutaneous leishmania...,
What are the visceral leishmanias...,
What is the sandfly spp used as a...
33  cards
Ectoparasites I: Tick-Borne Protozoa
What are the canine hepatozoon spp,
What is hepatozoon americanum the...,
Where is hepatozoon americanum found
68  cards
Ectoparasites II- Ticks
Why are ticks so important,
Describe insects,
Describe arachnids
43  cards
Ectoparasites III- Other Tick-Borne Pathogens
How long do most hard ticks attac...,
Why do immature and adult female ...,
What is feeding like for soft ticks
74  cards
Ectoparasites IV: Mites
How do mites differ from ticks,
What are the major mite groups,
Are some animals at higher risk f...
71  cards
Ectoparasites V: Fleas and Lice
Are fleas insects or arachndis,
What are fleas the best at in the...,
What are characteristics of fleas
75  cards
Ectoparasites VI: Diptera
What are general dipteran charact...,
What do larvae of some species of...,
Describe the mouthparts of dipterans
65  cards
Ectoparasites VII: Diptera II
What are the families of nematocera,
Describe nematocera,
What is the veterinary importance...
40  cards
Helminth Introduction
What kind of parasites are helminths,
What is the body shape of acantho...,
What is the body shape of nematodes
32  cards
Nematodes I: Filarids
What order are filarids in,
What kind of life cycle do spirur...,
What are the intermediate hosts o...
57  cards
Nematodes I: Heartworm Diagnosis
Where is heartworm disease endemic,
What is the sensitivity of tests,
What is the specificity of tests
18  cards
Nematodes II: Spirurids and Oxyurids
What is the morphology of spirurida,
What are the species in the spiru...,
What is the distribution of physa...
60  cards
Nematodes III: Ruminant Strongyles
What is the general strongyle lif...,
What is periparturient rise,
Describe trichoctrongyles
57  cards
Nematodes IV: Equine Strongyles
What are the large strongyles,
What distinguishes strongylus vul...,
What is the life cycle of strongy...
26  cards
Nematodes V: Hookworms
What is the pathogenicity of buno...,
What is the entry site of bunosom...,
What does bunosomum phlebotomum c...
52  cards
Nematodes VI: Strongyloides
What do the strongyloides free li...,
What makes up the rhabditiform es...,
Describe the heterogonic life cycle
39  cards
Nematodes VII: Ascarids
What are the ascarids in poultry,
What is the dh of ascaridia galli,
What is the ph of ascardia galli
39  cards
Nematodes VIII: Capillarids, Trichinella, and Trichurids
What is unique about the superfam...,
What is the superfamily trichinel...,
What is the tube in the superfami...
57  cards
Nematodes IX: Lungworms
What are the definitive host of d...,
What are the sites of dictyocaulu...,
What is the life cycle of dictyoc...
30  cards
Cestodes I and II
What are the characteristics of c...,
Where are adult cestodes usually ...,
Are adult cestodes usually pathog...
125  cards
Trematodes I
What are the life stages of trema...,
Describe adult trematodes,
Where does the miracidium emerge ...
57  cards
Trematodes II
What are the dh of paragonimus ke...,
What is the 1st ih of paragonimus...,
What is the 2nd ih of paragonimus...
47  cards

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