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Decks in this class (28)

Introduction
Parasitism 1,
What is the difference between co...,
Aberrant parasite 3
18  cards
Protozoa
What protozoa causes coccidiosis ...,
What 4 protozoans cause reproduct...,
What 2 protozoans cause cns disea...
65  cards
Ciliates
General ciliophora characteristics 1,
Ciliates are symbiotic with what ...,
What species of ciliophora are pa...
34  cards
Apicomplexa
Apicomplexa general characteristi...,
Apicomplexa intestinal stages 2,
Apicomplexa extraintestinal stages 3
48  cards
Apicomplex pt 2
There is only one specie of toxop...,
Toxoplasma gondii is distributed ...,
T gondii definitive host 3
51  cards
Apicomplexa pt 3
Sarcocystis general characteristi...,
Sarcocystis dh 2,
Sarcocystis ih 3
38  cards
Emerging Protozoa
Cutaneous leishmaniasis 1,
Visceral leishmaniasis 2,
Leishmania vector 3
31  cards
Tick-Borne Protozoa
Hepatozoon infects more than ____...,
Canine hepatozoon spp 2,
Hepatozoon americanum hosts 3
67  cards
Ticks
Ticks are ________ parasites 1,
T f cat s can t get ticks because...,
Body parts of ticks 3
44  cards
Tick-Borne Diseases
Most hard ticks attach and feed f...,
Soft ticks feed _______ 2,
Competent host vector 3
52  cards
Mites
Are mites arachnids 1,
How do mites differ from ticks 2,
Mite mouth parts 3
55  cards
Fleas
Are fleas arachnids 1,
Flea morphology 2,
Are eggs and larvae in the host o...
25  cards
Lice
Are lice in the same order as fle...,
Are lice host specific 2,
Lice morphology 3
23  cards
Diptera
General characteristics 1,
Importance of diptera 2,
What determines if the larvae or ...
53  cards
Intro to Helminths
Are helminths ecto or endoparasit...,
_______ and ______ are long non s...,
Cestodes have ______ bodies 3
35  cards
Filarids
What are the 4 families within fi...,
Filarids are in the order ______ 2,
Filarid general characteristics 3
48  cards
Heartworm Diagnosis
Heartworm incidence 1,
Sensitivity 2,
Specificity 3
22  cards
Spirurids & Oxyurids
Spirurid and oxyurid classificati...,
Spirurida morphology 2,
Spirurida distribution 3
46  cards
Ruminant Strongyles
Ruminant strongyle classification 1,
General strongyle life cycle 2,
Periparturient rise 3
46  cards
Equine Strongyles
What are the 2 groups of equine s...,
How do you morphologically differ...,
Strongylus vulgaris general chara...
47  cards
Hookworms
Hookworm classification 1,
Which large animal hookworm belon...,
Which small animal hookworm belon...
48  cards
Strongyloides
Strongyloides species 1,
Strongyloides classification 2,
Heterogonic ______ life cycle 3
33  cards
Ascarids
Ascarid classification 1,
Which ascarids affect poultry 2,
Which ascarid affects swine 3
53  cards
Capillarids, Trichinella, Trichurids
Classification 1,
Trichinelloidea general character...,
Which trichinelloidea spp is larv...
55  cards
Lungworms
Lungworm classification 1,
Dictyocaulus viviparus hosts 2,
Dictyocaulus viviparus life cycle 3
31  cards
Cestodes
Cestoda 1,
Are adult cestodes pathogenic 2,
Proglottids 3
76  cards
Trematodes - Trematoda
General trematode life stage 1,
Adult life stage 2,
Egg life stage 3
40  cards
Trematodes pt 2
Paragonimus kellicotti 1,
Paragonimus kellicotti prevalence 2,
Paragonimus kellicotti life cycle 3
40  cards

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