Category: Parasitic

𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐬 are more scientifically known as 𝐃𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐥𝐛𝐢𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐬, and are a species of tick that spend their time hanging out on 𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐬 (deer species).

𝐄𝐲𝐞𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐬 are a species of 𝐧𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐞 (roundworm) that like to live in eyes, as you might have guessed. They are found worldwide, which is a horrifying thought for you to enjoy 

𝐋𝐮𝐧𝐠𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐦 are a type of roundworm that are found in the lungs and 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐚 (windpipe) of many species. Today we’re going to talk about one species of lungworm that affects canids called 𝐎𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐮𝐬 𝐨𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐢!

𝐆𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐥𝐮𝐤𝐞𝐬 are a 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐞 (fluke) found in 𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐬 (deer, moose, elk) in North America. These parasites are typically found in the liver of affected animals, hence the name.

𝐋𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐲𝐥𝐞𝐬 are a type of 𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐦 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.

𝐁𝐚𝐲𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐬 is a type of roundworm that uses raccoons as part of its lifecycle. These roundworms are specifically studied because they produce 𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐥 𝐦𝐢𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬 in species other than raccoons, which is what we’re going to talk about today!

𝐂𝐨𝐜𝐜𝐢𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐬 are a type of protozoan that live within cells. The most common coccidians we think about are 𝐄𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚 and 𝐈𝐬𝐨𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐚 in our production animal species. These parasites have a 𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐦 for intestinal cells, meaning they specifically seek out that location to live!

𝐃𝐢𝐨𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐩𝐡𝐲𝐦𝐚 𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐞 is the largest parasitic 𝐧𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐞 (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.

𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐬 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.

𝐇𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐜𝐨𝐜𝐜𝐢𝐝𝐢𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐬 is an infection of the liver with 𝐜𝐨𝐜𝐜𝐢𝐝𝐢𝐚, which are small single celled protozoans. Typically, these protozoa cause intestinal disease, making hepatic coccidiosis a somewhat unique presentation for this parasite’s life cycle.