VSC323 Parasitology Notes

Description

These notes are relevant to the parasitology portion of VSC323 and cover all learning objectives and knowledge required for the exam on this area of study. The notes are a table covering the parasite, life cycle, clinical signs, location/mode of transmission, diagnosis, and treatment/prevention of the following parasite species: Protozoa: Giardia intestinalis Titrichomonas foetus Leishmania spp. Trypanosoma spp. Neopramoeba perurans Eimeria spp. Toxoplasma gondii Crytopsporidium spp. Plasmodium spp. infecting humans Babesia bigemina, Babesia bovis Theileria orientalis Monogenea: Benedenia seriolae Digenea: Fasciola hepatica. Paramphistoma spp. of ruminants Schistosoma spp. Spirorchiids of marine turtles Cestoda: Diphyllobothrium latum Spirometra erinacei Monezia expansa Dipylidium caninum Taenia spp. Echinococcus granulosus Anoplocephala Nematoda: Anisakis Ascaris spp. Ancylostoma caninum Uncinaria stephanocephala Trichuris vulpis Toxocara canis, T. cati Toxascaris leonine Strongyloides stercoralis Dirofilaria immitis Filarioides osleri Angiostrongylus spp. Trichostrongylus spp. infecting sheep Haemonchus contortus Teladorsagia circumcincta Haemonchus contortus Ostertagia ostertagi Teladorsagia spp. Strongyles (small and large) of horses Parascaris equorum Ectoparasites: Ixodes holocyclus Rhipicephalus microplus Rhipicephalus sanguinensis Sarcoptes spp. Dermodex spp. Ctenocephalides felis Lucilia cuprina Bovicola ovis Haematobia irritans exigua Chrysomya spp. Lernaea cyprinacea Pentastomes: Linguatula serrata