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| − | ===Piroplasmida===
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| − | <FlashCard questions="11">
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| − | |q1=True or False: Both trans-stadial and trans-ovarian transmission can occur in ''Babesia'' species
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| − | |a1=True
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| − | |l1=Piroplasmida#Babesia
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| − | |q2=What are the recognisable features of small ''Babesia'' species and give an example
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| − | |a2=
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| − | *Peripheral nucleus
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| − | *Obtuse angle
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| − | *B. divergens
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| − | |l2=Piroplasmida#Babesia
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| − | |q3=What are the recognisable features of large ''Babesia'' species and give an example
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| − | |a3=
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| − | *Central nucleus
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| − | *Acute angle
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| − | *B. major
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| − | |l3=Piroplasmida#Babesia
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| − | |q4=What are the predisposing features to ''Babesia'' infection?
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| − | |a4=
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| − | *Susceptible animals introduced into an infected area
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| − | *Infected ticks introduced into a clean area
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| − | *Infected cattle introduced into an area with clean ticks
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| − | *Temporary reduction in the tick population decreasing the transmission rate (causing enzootic instability)
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| − | *Infected are transported or stressed in other ways, e.g. parturition
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| − | |l4=Piroplasmida#Babesia
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| − | |q5=What are the different vectors for ''Babesia'' species?
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| − | |a5=
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| − | *Ixodes ricinus for B. divergens
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| − | *Haemaphysalis for B. major
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| − | *Boophilus for B. bovis and B. bigemina
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| − | *Dermacentor and Rhipicephalus for B. canis
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| − | |l5=Piroplasmida#Babesia
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| − | |q6=What species are the natural vectors for ''Cytauxzoon''?
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| − | |a6=Ticks
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| − | |l6=Piroplasmida#Cytauxzoon felis
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| − | |q7=Where do schizonts of ''Cytauxzoon felis'' develop?
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| − | |a7=In macrophages
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| − | |l7=Piroplasmida#Cytauxzoon felis
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| − | |q8=What is the main condition caused by ''Theileria parva''?
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| − | |a8=East Coast Fever
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| − | |l8=Piroplasmida#Theileria
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| − | |q9=What is the main condition caused by ''Theileria parva'' and what is the intermediate host?
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| − | |a9=
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| − | *East Coast Fever
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| − | *Rhipicephalus appendiculatus
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| − | |l9=Piroplasmida#Theileria
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| − | |q10=What is the pathogenesis of ''Theileria parva'' infections?
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| − | *Proliferation in the lymphoblasts
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| − | *Proliferation in the local lymph node followed by spread throughout the body
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| − | *Lymphocyte depletion
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| − | |l10=Piroplasmida#Theileria
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| − | |q11=What are the clinical signs of ''Theileria parva'' infection?
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| − | |a11=
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| − | *Pyrexia
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| − | *Enlarged local lymph node
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| − | *Loss of condition
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| − | |l11=Piroplasmida#Theileria
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| − | </FlashCard>
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| | ===Tissue Cyst Forming Coccidia=== | | ===Tissue Cyst Forming Coccidia=== |
| | <FlashCard questions="13"> | | <FlashCard questions="13"> |