Category: Parasitic
๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ญ๐จ๐ณ๐จ๐จ๐ง๐จ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ is infection by ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ญ๐จ๐ณ๐จ๐จ๐ง species, where are a genus of ๐๐ฉ๐ข๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ฑ๐๐ง๐ฌ. Apicomplexans are a type of parasite that must live within the cells of their hosts in order to survive.
๐ฐ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ข๐๐ค๐ฌ are more scientifically known as ๐๐๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ฉ๐ข๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฌ, and are a species of tick that spend their time hanging out on ๐๐๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ฌ (deer species).
๐๐ฒ๐๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐ฌ are a species of ๐ง๐๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐จ๐๐ (roundworm) that like to live in eyes, as you might have guessed. They are found worldwide, which is a horrifying thought for you to enjoyย
๐๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ are a type of roundworm that are found in the lungs and ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐๐ก๐๐ (windpipe) of many species. Today weโre going to talk about one species of lungworm that affects canids called ๐๐ฌ๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐ข!
๐๐ข๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ซ ๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ค๐๐ฌ are a ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐จ๐๐ (fluke) found in ๐๐๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ฌ (deer, moose, elk) in North America. These parasites are typically found in the liver of affected animals, hence the name.
๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ฒ๐ฅ๐๐ฌ are a type of ๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ that is considered to be one of the most significant parasites affecting horses. These roundworms are typically found in the cecum and colon of the horse.
๐๐๐ฒ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐๐ฌ๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฒ๐จ๐ง๐ข๐ฌ is a type of roundworm that uses raccoons as part of its lifecycle. These roundworms are specifically studied because they produce ๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐ฏ๐๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฌ in species other than raccoons, which is what weโre going to talk about today!
๐๐จ๐๐๐ข๐๐ข๐๐ง๐ฌ are a type of protozoan that live within cells. The most common coccidians we think about are ๐๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ and ๐๐ฌ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ in our production animal species. These parasites have a ๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ for intestinal cells, meaning they specifically seek out that location to live!
๐๐ข๐จ๐๐ญ๐จ๐ฉ๐ก๐ฒ๐ฆ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ is the largest parasitic ๐ง๐๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐จ๐๐ (roundworm) in our veterinary species. The female worms can measure up to 100cm long! As their name might suggest, they like to sit in and around the kidneys.
๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฌ is a condition caused by the larvae of flies migrating in the skin. Once in the skin, these larvae form a nodule with a hole to the external skin surface to allow them to breathe. Gross.