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| − | ===Coccidia===
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| − | <FlashCard questions="10">
| + | '''[[Coccidia Flashcards]] |
| − | |q1=What is the transmission and life cycle of ''Eimeria'' species?
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| − | *Direct transmission
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| − | *Faecal-oral route
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| − | |l1=Coccidia#Eimeria
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| − | |q2=What is the transmission and life cycle of ''Isospora'' species?
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| − | *Usually direct transmission by the faecal-oral route
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| − | *Some species use facultative intermediate hosts forming tissue cysts
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| − | **Transmission is then by the faecal-oral or route or via ingestion of the intermediate host
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| − | |l2=Coccidia#Isospora
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| − | |q3=How long is the prepatent period of poultry ''Eimeria'' species?
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| − | *1 week
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| − | *Sporulation takes 2-3 days
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| − | |l3=Coccidia#Coccidia of Poultry
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| − | |q4=Name the malabsorptive ''Eimeria'' species
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| − | *E. maxima
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| − | *E. acervulina
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| − | *E. mitis
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| − | *E. praecox
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| − | |l4=Coccidia#Coccidia of Poultry
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| − | |q5=Name the haemorrhagic ''Eimeria'' species
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| − | |a5=
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| − | *E. necatrix
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| − | *E. brunetti
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| − | *E. tenella
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| − | |l5=Coccidia#Coccidia of Poultry
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| − | |q6=Which area of the gastrointestinal tract does ''E. acervulina, E. maxima'', E. tenella'' and ''E. necatrix'' affect and what kind of lesions are produced?
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| − | *E. acervulina affects the proximal gut forming white ladder lesions
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| − | *E. maxima affects the mid-gut producing a pink exudate
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| − | *E. tenella affects the ceaca forming a core of dark, haemorrhagic blood
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| − | *E. necatrix affects the mid-gut forming salt and pepper leions
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| − | |l6=Coccidia#Coccidia of Poultry
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| − | |q7=What are the two main ''Eimeria'' species which affect cattle and what is the prepatent period?
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| − | *E. zuernii
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| − | *E. bovis
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| − | *2-3 week prepatent period
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| − | |l7=Coccidia#Coccidia of Cattle
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| − | |q8=What are the two significant ''Eimeria'' species which affect sheep and what is the prepatent period?
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| − | *E. ovinoidalis
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| − | *E. crandalis
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| − | *2 week prepatent period
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| − | |l8=Coccidia#Coccidia of Sheep
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| − | |q9=What is the most significant species of ''Isospora'' which affects pigs and what the prepatent period?
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| − | *I. suis
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| − | *1 week prepatent period
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| − | |l9=Coccidia#Coccidia of Pigs
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| − | |q10=Which parts of the gastrointestinal tract do the ''Eimeria'' species which affects rabbits inhabit?
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| − | *2 inhabit the caecum
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| − | *1 inhabits the bile duct epithelium (E. steidae)
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| − | |l10=Coccidia#Coccidia of Rabbits
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| − | </FlashCard>
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| | ===Cryptosporidia=== | | ===Cryptosporidia=== |
| | <FlashCard questions="4"> | | <FlashCard questions="4"> |