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Endo Part 1
Question | Answer |
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Endoparasite | Parasite that lives on inside of host |
Ectoparasite | Parasite that lives on outside of host |
Parasite | Organism that live in or on another organism deriving it of nutrients to survive |
Common methods of transmission | insect bites - ingestion (raw meat, dirt, etc.) - drinking contaminated water |
Anthelmintic | Dewormers |
Prophylactic | to prevent disease |
Ova | Multicellular egg |
Larvae | Juvenile form of parasite |
Prevention | keeping animals from getting infected by parasites |
Rotational Deworming | Deworming based on the season |
Suppressive treatment | Giving lots of dewormers/preventives to keep worm load low |
Strategic Deworming | Test and treat |
Encyst | When worms move out of intestines and go dormant in other tissues |
Transplacental | Embryo infected with worms via placenta |
Transmammary | Baby is given worms through milk |
Preventives | Routine meds given to prevent infection of parasites |
Proglottid | Segment from tapeworm which is shed containing eggs - looks like rice |
Tapeworms live in the --- | small and large intestine |
Tapeworms | Flat, white, and segmented |
Tapeworm Ova | Ovalish with many round eggs inside, not much room in egg -- little grape clusters |