Difference between revisions of "Lungworm"

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The term lungworm refers to infection of the respiratory tract by helminth parasites in any of the domestic species. The causes of lungworm are:

Dogs
- The term lungworm usually refers to Angiostrongylosis caused by Angiostrongylus vasorum.
- Filaroides (Oslerus) osleri and Crenasoma vulpis also infect the canine respiratory tract.
Cats
- The feline lungworm is Aelurostrongylus abstrusus.
Horses and Donkeys
- Dictyocaulus arnfieldi causes disease in donkeys and horses.
- The larvae of Parascaris equorum may cause respiratory signs as they migrate through the lungs, a disease called Thumps or Heaves.
Cattle
- Dictyocaulus viviparus causes Husk in cattle.
Sheep
- Dictyocaulus filaria causes a similar clinical syndrome to D. viviparus in cattle.
- Sheep may also be affected by Protostongylus and others.
Pigs
- Metastrongylus' species cause disease in pigs.
- The larvae of Ascaris suum may cause signs of respiratory disease as they migrate through the lungs in heavy infestations.

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+The term '''lungworm''' refers to infection of the respiratory tract by [[Helminths|helminth]] parasites in any of the domestic species.  The causes of lungworm are:
+*'''Dogs'''
+**The term lungworm usually refers to [[Angiostrongylosis]] caused by ''[[Angiostrongylus vasorum]]''.
+**[[Filaroides osleri|''Filaroides (Oslerus) osleri'']] and ''Crenasoma vulpis'' also infect the canine respiratory tract.
+*'''Cats'''
+**The feline lungworm is ''[[Aelurostrongylus abstrusus]]''.
+*'''Horses and Donkeys'''
+**''[[Dictyocaulus arnfieldi]]'' causes disease in [[Lungworm - Donkey|donkeys]] and horses.
+**The larvae of ''[[Parascaris equorum]]'' may cause respiratory signs as they migrate through the lungs, a disease called '''Thumps''' or '''Heaves'''.
+*'''Cattle'''
+**''[[Dictyocaulus viviparus]]'' causes '''Husk''' in cattle.
+*'''Sheep'''
+**''[[Dictyocaulus filaria]]'' causes a similar clinical syndrome to ''D. viviparus'' in cattle.
+**Sheep may also be affected by ''[[Protostrongylus - Sheep|Protostongylus]]'' and others.
+*'''Pigs'''
+**''[[Metastrongylus]]''' species cause disease in pigs.
+**The larvae of ''[[Ascaris suum]]'' may cause signs of respiratory disease as they migrate through the lungs in heavy infestations.
+[[Category:Dog]][[Category:Cat]][[Category:Horse]][[Category:Donkey]][[Category:Cattle]][[Category:Sheep]][[Category:Pig]]