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Endo Part 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |