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Decks in this class (28)

Lecture 1: Introduction to Veterinary Parasitology
How do taxonomists classify organ...,
What is the scutum,
How do you differentiate between ...
36  cards
Lecture 2: Life Cycles
Definitive host endoparasites,
Intermediate host endoparasites,
Paratenic host
63  cards
Lecture 3: Pathogenesis of Parasitic Diseases
How can location be used for info...,
Milk spots in liver and lung dama...,
66  cards
Lecture 4: Diagnostic and Treatment
What are the 3 broad classificati...,
Are protozoa and helminths ecto o...,
Are protozoa unicellular or multi...
103  cards
Lecture 5: Flies and Myiasis
Flies belong to what insect class,
Adult flies have __ pair of wings,
Adult of all species have 1 pair ...
106  cards
Lecture 6: Louse infestations
What insect is wingless dorsovent...,
Lice are obligate ___ of birds an...,
What is pediculosis
137  cards
Lecture 7: Flea infestations
T or f female fleas are larger th...,
Scientific name for fleas,
Fleas are obligate ____ of mammal...
54  cards
Lecture 8: Ticks
What are the two major tick famil...,
What is the head known as in ticks,
What is the basis capitali
103  cards
Lecture 9: Mite infestations
What order of mites are free livi...,
What order of mites are house dus...,
What order of mite are chiggers d...
89  cards
Lecture 10: Integrated Vet Medicine Review
What is the haller s organ,
Soft or hard ticks 2 nymphal stag...,
Soft or hard ticks 1 nymphal stag...
42  cards
Lab #1 and #2 info
When to use fecal floats,
When do you use mcmaster counting...,
What type of eggs are these
51  cards
Lecture 13: Amoeba and Ciliates
What type of parasite is an amoeba,
T or f amoeba s require a host,
What are facultative parasites
54  cards
Lecture 14: Trypanosomiasis and Leishmaniasis
Describe the cell shape of trypan...,
What are the routes of transmissi...,
What is the vector for t brucei a...
61  cards
Lecture 15: Giardiasis
What is the most common intestina...,
Where in the intestines does giar...,
What giardia infects rodents
50  cards
Lecture 16: Trichomoniasis and Histomoniasis
Trichomonads are symbionts of the...,
Are trichomonads monoxenous or he...,
What are the key cellular structu...
52  cards
Lecture 17: Cryptosporidiosis and Coccidian diseases
Eimeria cystioisospora toxoplasma...,
Coccidians and cryptosporidium in...,
What are the two life stages of c...
90  cards
Lecture 18: Piroplasmosis and Haemosporidosis
What type of parasites are piropl...,
What life cycles do piroplasmids ...,
What is the definitive host vecto...
67  cards
Lecture 19: Clinical Case of cryptosporidosis
What is cryptosporidium,
What is the most significant spec...,
What is the 2 cause of diarrhea i...
8  cards
Lab #3
What are the two groups of parasi...,
Where do trichomonads and diplomo...,
Are trichomonads heteroxenous or ...
72  cards
Lecture 21: Fluke diseases
All trematodes are hermaphrodites...,
Describe the basic life cycle of ...,
What is the infective stage calle...
47  cards
Lecture 22: Tapeworm Disease I
Where do tapeworms primarily infect,
What is the scolex,
What is the proglottid
41  cards
Lecture 23: tapeworm disease II
Tapeworms acquired by ingesting m...,
What species does moniezia expans...,
M expansa infection typically is ...
32  cards
Lecture 24: Roundworm disease I
What is the epidermis of nematode...,
Nematodes have a ___ with a separ...,
What is the normal life cycle of ...
48  cards
Lecture 25: Roundworm diseases II
What is the common name for trich...,
Are trichuris heteroxenous or mon...,
Where who do trichuris whipworms ...
63  cards
Lecture 27: Roundworm disease III
What species does stephanurus den...,
Where are stephanurus dentatus eg...,
How do you dx s dentatus
53  cards
Lecture 28: Roundworm Disease IV
Spirurids physaloptera spp parasi...,
What are the intermediate hosts f...,
What are the paratenic hosts for ...
25  cards
Lecture 29: integrative medicine
What are the overarching factors ...,
What parasites are contributing t...,
What species are affected by d al...
20  cards
Lab #4
Who lacks an external cuticle rou...,
What is the function of tegument ...,
What fluke is commonly found in l...
37  cards

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