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=== ''Aelurostrongylus abstrusus'' ===
*The cat lungworm - a typical metastrongyloid.
*Adults are small (approximately 1cm), and live in the lung parenchyma and small bronchioles.
*Life-Cycle:
→ L1 with kinky tail in faeces
→ mollusc intermediate host
→ cat infected '''either''' by eating an infected mollusc, '''or''' by eating a paratenic host that has eaten an infected mollusc
*Infections often asymptomatic, but can cause serious respiratory problems, especially in immunocompromised cats.[[Category:Metastrongyloidea]][[Category:Cat_Nematodes]]
*The cat lungworm - a typical metastrongyloid.
*Adults are small (approximately 1cm), and live in the lung parenchyma and small bronchioles.
*Life-Cycle:
→ L1 with kinky tail in faeces
→ mollusc intermediate host
→ cat infected '''either''' by eating an infected mollusc, '''or''' by eating a paratenic host that has eaten an infected mollusc
*Infections often asymptomatic, but can cause serious respiratory problems, especially in immunocompromised cats.[[Category:Metastrongyloidea]][[Category:Cat_Nematodes]]