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

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