Parasites

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Total cards: 24•Content version: v4•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026

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Examples of roundworms

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Nematodes

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Example of flatworms

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Cestodes(tapeworm) Trematodes (flukes)

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Typical Nematode DIRECT life cycle

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Egg-l1-l2-l3-immature-mature-repro product

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How helminths differ from other pathogens

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Parasitic infections are not contagious Disease is associated with quantitative exposture

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Host site specificity

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Most adult helminths occupy organs with a direct connection to the external environment (GI tract, pulmonary, urinary)

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Adaptations to unfavorable environments

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Some parasites have extremely persistent infective stages Some use vertical transmission and skip environment Some can transmit infections through paratenic hosts Some use arrested development

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Examples of nematode life cycles and transmission strategies

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Canine whip worm Feline roundworm Canine roundworm Canine hook worm

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Trichuris vulpis: canine whipworm: where is it?

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Cecum and large intestine

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Trichuris vulpis: canine whipworm: clinical signs

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Bloody diarrhea, weight loss

#10

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Toxocara cati: feline roundworm: where is it

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Small intestine

#11

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Toxocara cati (feline roundworm):infective stage

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Larvated egg VISERCAL larva migrans in humans

#12

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Toxocara cati (feline roundworm): clinical signs

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Weight loss Distended abdomen Poor growth

#13

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Toxocara cati (feline roundworm): route of infection

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Oral ingestion Transparency (lactogenic) paratenic hosts

#14

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Ancylostoma caninum (canine hookworm): where is it

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Small intestine

#15

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Ancylostoma caninum (canine hookworm): infected stage

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Larva Cutaneous larva in humans

#16

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Ancylostoma caninum (canine hookworm): clinical signs

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Blood loss anemia Hypoproteinemia

#17

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Ancylostoma caninum (canine hookworm): routes of infection

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Oral ingestion Percutaneous TransmarrAry Paratenic hosts

#18

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Toxocara canis (canine roundworm): where is it

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Small intestine

#19

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Toxocara canis (canine roundworm): infected stage

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Larvated egg Visceral/ocular larva in humans

#20

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Toxocara canis (canine roundworm): clinical signs

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Weight loss Distended abdomen Poor growth

#21

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Toxocara canis (canine roundworm): route of infection

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Oral ingestion Prenatal (intrauterine) Paratenic hosts

#22

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Helminth parasites

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Roundworms and flatworms

#23

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Typical indirect life cycle

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Repro product: infect age stage-immature-mature-repro product

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Dipylidium caninum (flea tapeworm): where is it

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Small intestine