Difference between revisions of "Category:Angiostrongylidae"

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Angiostrongylidae

▼ Angiostrongylidae
Aelurostrongylus abstrusus
Angiostrongylus cantonensis
Angiostrongylus vasorum

The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.

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-==[[Aleurostrongylus abstrusus]]==
+{{frontpage
-*Cats
+|pagetitle =Angiostrongylidae
-*Parasite of the lungs
+|pagebody =
-*Lifecycle
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-**Oviviparous females lay egs in lung parenchyma -> first stage larvae coughed up and swallowed ->develop further through larval stages only if enter intermediate hosts - slugs and snails ->eaten paratenic host ->paratenic host eaten by cat.
+<br>
-*Pathology - nematodes in pulmonary parenchyma - coughing, dyspnoea, can be fatal.
+<categorytree mode=pages>Angiostrongylidae</categorytree>
+</b></big>
+|logo =
+}}
-==[[Angiostrongylus vasorum]]==
-*Dogs (Canids)
-*Western Europe - not established in USA.
-*Adults in pulmonary arterial tree.
-**can lead to pulmonary thrombosis  and pulmonary hypertension
-*Likely similar lifecycle to Aleurostrongylus abstrusus
-[http://www.ivis.org/advances/Parasit_Bowman/conboy_angiostrongylosis/chapter_frm.asp Link to more info on ''A. vasorum''] (Will need to have an IVIS log in.)
-==[[Angiostrongylus cantonensis]]==
-*Rats
-*Cause of encephalomyelitis in man and dogs
-*Intermediate host - gian African snail - Achatina fulica.
-*Infection occurs when eating the raw paaratenic host (either the snails, or slugs  and freshwater prawns)
-*''Angiostrongylus vasorum'' live in [[Respiratory Parasitic Infections - Pathology#Angiostrongylus vasorum|pulmonary arteries]] of dogs
 [[Category:Metastrongyloidea]]