Category: Parasitic

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.

𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐚 𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬 is a roundworm whose larvae like to live in muscle tissue, while the adults live in the small intestine. They have been known to cause outbreaks of disease in humans, because they are 𝐳𝐨𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐜 (infect both humans and animals)!

𝐃𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 is a type of 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 (skin condition caused by mites) caused by the mites of the 𝐃𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐱 family. These mites specifically live in hair follicles, so they have a long and slender shape compared to other mite species.

𝐁𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝 is a parasitic disease caused by a 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐨𝐳𝐨𝐚𝐧, which are small single celled organisms. Interestingly, this protozoan is transmitted alongside another parasite, the roundworm 𝐇𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐬 𝐠𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐮𝐦. So these poor animals end up with two parasitic infections for the price of one!

𝐒𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐨𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 is a type of 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 (skin condition caused by mites) caused by the mite 𝐒𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐨𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐞𝐢. You might know this mite as the causative agent of 𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐞𝐬 in humans! Gross.

𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐦 is a parasitic disease caused by a roundworm called 𝐃𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐬. These worms like to live in the heart (hence the name of the disease) and in the 𝐩𝐮𝐥𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐲 (major vessel going from the heart to the lungs), and can get up to 30cm long!

𝐍𝐚𝐬𝐚𝐥 𝐛𝐨𝐭𝐬 are the larvae of the sheep bot fly, which happen to enjoy living in the nose of sheep! The larvae living in the nose can be very annoying for the sheep, but generally do not cause too many issues.

𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐚 𝐥𝐮𝐩𝐢 is a type of 𝐧𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐞 (round worm) that invades into the esophagus, forming a 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐥𝐨𝐦𝐚, a round nodule of inflammation.

𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐤 𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐭 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫 is a parasitic infection caused by the parasite 𝐀𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐮𝐮𝐦. It’s called milk spot liver because the liver gains numerous white spots over its surface due to scarring.

𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐨𝐫𝐮𝐦 is a type of 𝐚𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐝, or roundworm, that affects the intestine of horses. These worms can get up to 50cm long!