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When one species lives in or on another species in a friendly way   symbiosis  
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what are two examples of symbiosis   Commensensalism and mutualism  
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What are the three factors that affect the transmission of parasites?   1.Source of infection 2.Mode of transmission 3. presence of susceptible host  
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this parasite lives on the outside of the host   ectoparasite  
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This parasite is completely dependent on host, can't survive without it.   Obligatory parasite  
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This parasite is a free living or commercial organism that can be parasitic as opportunity presents itself.   Facultative parasite  
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This is a host in which the parasite reaches the adult stage or undergoes sexual reproduction.   Definitive host  
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This is a host in which some stage of pre adult development takes place, essential to parasites life cycle.   Intermediate host  
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This is a host in which a parasite survives without undergoing further developement, not essential to the life cycle   Paratenic host  
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This involves a defenitive host only, there is no paratenic or intermediate host involved   direct life cycle  
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This is the period of time from infection until the infection is demonstrated by finding stages of the parasite   Prepatent period  
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This is the period of time from the first demonstration of infection until the infectious signs are no longer demonstrated   Patent period  
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What is used to diagnose or test for Spirocera lupi   A standard fecal flotation  
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What are common symptoms of the adult ascarid   diarrhea, vomiting, a pot-bellied apperance  
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What dewormers are affective when treating for roundworms   Pyrantel pamoate, Fenbendazole, Ivermectin, Milbemycin, or Piperazine compounds  
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Baylisascaris procyonis is also known as   Racoon roundworms  
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What is the difference between B. procyonis eggs and T. canis eggs   B. procynosis does not have a pitted surface; T. canis has a pitted surface  
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What are the 2 large animal ascarids   Ascaris suum; Parascaris equorum  
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What are the 3 ways infection can occur with Ancylostoma spp.   1. Ingestion 2. Skin penetration 3. Transmammary  
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This type of egg is smooth, small, thick shelled, and is found in the stomach of dogs and cats   Physaloptera  
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This type of egg is unembryonated, spherical, with a deeply pigmented center, rough pitted outer shell, and is found in the small intestine of dogs and wild canids   Toxocara canis  
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This type of egg is unembryonated, spherical, deeply pigmented center, rough pitted outer shell, like T. canis but smaller, and found in the small intestine of cats   Toxocara cati  
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This type of egg is spherical to ovoid, smooth outer shell, "ground glass" central portion, colorless, no protein coat, and found in the small intestine of dogs, cats, foxes and wolves   Toxascaris leonina  
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This type of egg is ellipsoidal, golden brown, thick shelled, has a finally granular surface with no pitting, and is found in the small intestine of raccoons and dogs   Baylisascaris procyonis  
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This egg is oval, golden brown, has a thick albumious shell bearing prominant projections that give it a "lumpy bumpy" apperance, and is found in the small intestine of swine   Ascaris suum  
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This egg is subspherical, thick shelled, has a finally granular surface, brownish, and is found in the small intestine of the horse   Parascaris equorum  
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This egg is ellipsoid, smooth, thin shelled, colorless, and is found in the small intestine of all species   Ancylostoma spp.  
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This egg is ellipsoid, smooth, thin shelled, colorless, similar to Ancylostoma spp. but larger, and found in the small intestine of foxes, dogs, and cats   Uncinaria stenocephala  
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This egg is ellipsoidal with bluntly rounded ends, colorless, and is found in the small intestine of the dog, cat, man, fox, ruminants, and horses   Strongyloides spp.  
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This egg is golden brown, barrel shaped with bipolar plugs, smooth surfaced, and is found in the cecum and colon of dogs, cats, sheep, goats, foxes, cattle, and pigs   Trichuris spp.  
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This egg is clear, colorless, smooth shelled, contains a morula with four or more cells, and is found in the abomasum or small intestine of cattle, sheep, and ruminants   Trichostrongyles(general)  
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This egg is clear, colorless, smooth shelled, contains a morule with 8-16 cells, and is found in the large intestine of horses   Strongyles  
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This egg is elongated, flattened on one side, operculated at one end, and is found in the rectum and colon of the horse   Oxyuris equi  
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organisms which live at least part of the life cycle on or within another organism upon which it is physiologically dependent and causes harm in some way   parasites  
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This parasite lives on the inside of the host   endoparasite  
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Organisms that live together in an association where one is benefited while the other is unaffected   Commensals  
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Organisms that live together in an associated in which both relationships are benefited   Mutalism  
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These are single celled animals   Protozoa  
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These are worms   Helminths  
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These are crustaceans, insects, and arachnids   Arthropods  
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This type of parasite contacts its host only to feed and then leaves   Temporary(intermittent)  
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This is non-parasitic material or artifact but often mistaken for a parasite   Pseudoparasite  
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This is a parasite stage ingested by an animal other than the natural host and then shed in feces of that animal   Spurious parasite  
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This type of host is where a parasite is commonly found and in which the parasite completes it development   Natural(normal)host  
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This type of host is where a parasite is not normally found but is suitable for development of the parasite   Accidental host  
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This type of host is where the parasite is not normally found and is unsuitable for development, migration is usually abnormal   Aberrant host  
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This life cycle involves alteration of parasitic and free living generations   Heterogenic life cycle  
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This life cycle involved little or no alterations with all generations being parasitic or free-living   Homogenic life cycle  
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The stage in a life cycle of a parasite that is capable of producing infection to the host   Infective stage  
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Any agent that transmits an infectious organism   Vector  
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Period of time from infection with a parasite to when clinical signs appear   Clinical incubation period  
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Eating of feces   Coprophagy  
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Disease of animals that can be transmitted to humans   Zoonosis  
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Reinfection by the progeny of a parasite while they are still within the body of the host   Autoinfection  
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A new, superimposed infection of an individual host that already bears infection by the same species of parasite   Superinfection  
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Resistance of host to superinfection that persists only so long as the parasites that provoke it survive and are present in the host   Premunition  
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Restriction of a parasite to one or more kinds of host   Host specificity  
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This parasiticide kills round worms, flukes, and thorny headed worms   Anthelmintics  
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This parasiticide kills mites and ticks   Acraicides  
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This parasiticide kills insects   Insecticides  
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This parasiticide kills protozoan organisms   Antiprotozoals  
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What are the 2 types of solutions used for fecal flotations   Sodiun nitrate(fecasol) and Zinc sulfate  
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This type of parasite diagnostic technique is best for ova that wont float such as Flukes and Tremetodes   Sedimentation  
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This type of parasite diagnostic technique is best for ova that weigh less than the solution   Flotation  
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Visual evidence such as fleas or flea dirt are techniques used to diagnose certain types of   Ectoparasites  
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A skin scraping for mites is a technique used to diagnose certain types of   Ectoparasites  
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Using cellophane tape is a technique used to diagnose certain types of   Ectoparasites  
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Using the skin digestion technique/debris centrifugation technique is used to diagnose certain types of   Ectoparasites  
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A standard fecal flotation is used to diagnose certain types of   Endoparasites  
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A centrifugation fecal flotation is used to diagnose certain types of   Endoparasites  
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A sedimentation examination is used to diagnose certain types of   Endoparasites  
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A direct smear examination is used to diagnose certain types of   Endoparasites  
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The Baermann technique is used to diagnose certain types of   Endoparasites  
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A modified Knott's test is used to diagnose certain types of   Blood parasites  
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A commercial filter technique is used to diagnose certain types of   Blood parasites  
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The buffy coat method is used to diagnose certain types of   Blood parasites  
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ELISA kits are used to diagnose certain types of   Blood parasites  
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Roundworms are considered   Nematodes  
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Hookworms are considered   Nematodes  
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Threadworms are considered   Nematodes  
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Whipworms are considered   Nematodes  
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Heartworms are considered   Nematodes  
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Lungworms are considered   Nematodes  
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Kidney worms are considered   Nematodes  
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Esophageal worms found in the esophageal wall of dogs and cats   Spirocerca lupi  
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Stomach worms of the dog and cat   Physaloptera  
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Dark tarry stool is an indication of   an upper GI bleed  
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The most frequently diagnosed nematodes in young puppies and kittens   Ascarids  
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The proper genus term for roundworms   Ascarids  
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The proper genus term for hookworms   Ancylostoma  
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The proper genus term for threadworms   Strongyloides  
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The proper genus term for whipworms   Trichuris  
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Leeches fall under the class____ and can occur as endo or ectoparasites   Hirudenea  
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These parasites are yellow to brown in color and parasitic to insects   Nematroph adults  
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These parasites are white in color and parasitic to insects   Mermithids  
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These parasites have a translucent anterior with a dark ring and are parasitic to insects   Nematomorph adults  
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These parasites are long and thin and parasitic to insects   Mermithids  
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This type of fecal flotation solution has the distinct advantage of not crystallizing   Sugar(Sheather's solution)  
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This type of fecal flotation solution has high flotation efficiency but will crystallize quickly and distort Giardia cysts   Sodium nitrate  
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This type of fecal flotation solution is best for recovery of Giardia cysts by centrifugal or standing floatation   33% Zinc sulfate  
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This type of fecal flotation solution is made from Epsom salts, is inexpensive but will rapidly crystallize and distort protozoal cysts   Magnesium Sulfate  
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This type of fecal flotation solution is not recommended since it crystallizes rapidly, will rapidly distort protozoal cysts, and will corrode centrifuges and microscopes   Sodium chloride  
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This method of fecal examination is for recovery of heavy eggs, and can be done as centrifugal or standing method   Sedimentation  
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This method of fecal examination should be able to easily read a newspaper through   Direct smear  
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These are various methods that have been developed for determination of the number of parasite eggs or coccidial oocysts per gram of feces   Quantitative fecal examination procedures  
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This quantitative fecal exam uses either the calibrated vial provided with the kit or requires the weight of the feces and measurement of the flotation solution   Modified McMaster test  
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Ingestion of infective eggs or cysts from contaminated food or water is a   mode of parasite transmission  
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Ingestion of infective larvae is a   mode of parasite transmission  
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Skin penetration by infective larvae is a   mode of parasite transmission  
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Ingestion of infected intermediate or paratenic host is a   mode of parasite transmission  
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Transmission by blood-feeding vectors is a   mode of parasite transmission  
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Transplacental or transmammary transmission are both   modes of parasite transmission  
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Sexual transmission is a   modes of parasite transmission  
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A chemical compound used to treat specific internal and external parasites   parasiticides  
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Isopera felis has the more common name of   Coccidia found in the cat  
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Toxocara canis has the more common name of   Roundworms found in the canine  
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Trichuris vulpis has the more common name of   Whipworm found in the canine  
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Spirocerca lupi has the more common description of   Esophageal worm found in the dog and cat  
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Physaloptera has the more common description of   Stomach worms of dogs and cats  
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Larvae of the Toxocara species crosses the placental barrier to infect offspring except in____   cats  
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Toxocara cati has the more common description of   Roundworm found in cats  
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Toxascaris leonina has the more common description of   Round worm found in dogs, cats, foxes, and wolves  
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Parasite control involves prevention of ______,_______,and______   Transmission, infection and reinfection  
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