Parasitology II Final
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Comprehensive quiz covering all of Parasitology II.
- 1.A fecal loop provides enough of a sample to run a proper fecal float.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 2.What is the minimum amount of feces needed to run a fecal float?
- A.
4 grams
- B.
1 gram
- C.
.5 grams
- D.
A handful
- 3.What is the best way to look for motile trophozoites on a wet mount?
- A.
Fecal float
- B.
Direct smear
- C.
Baermann funnel
- D.
Sedimentation
- 4.Which egg count uses Eggs Per Gram?
- A.
McMaster's
- B.
Wisconsin Sugar Flotation
- C.
FECRT
- 5.Very watery feces are going to have more or less eggs found using McMaster's technique?
- A.
More
- B.
Less
- 6.What is the traditional goal of parasite management?
- 7.Which parasite can infect horses, cattle, and small ruminants?
- A.
Cooperia
- B.
Trichostrongylus axei
- C.
Ostertagia ostertagii
- D.
Nematodirus
- 8.Dog and cat feces can be safely composted.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 9.Collies can be safely given low dose ivermectin.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 10.How is Fenbendazole dosed?
- A.
SID for 3 days
- B.
One time dose
- C.
SID for a week
- D.
BID for 5 days
- 11.You find whipworms on a fecal float and decide to treat the puppy. Pyrantel would be a good choice.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 12.You are working at an emergency clinic overnight when a client rushes frantically inside with a huge box. Looking in the box you see a brightly patterned tortoise with a huge piece of shell missing. Upon closer examination you notice that the wound is very necrotic and crawling with maggots. "I just noticed this about an hour ago! Please help him!" cries the client. You decide that the first thing to do is kill all of the maggots. Ivermectin should be a good choice, right?
- A.
Oh my yes! Ivermectin works wonders in chelonians.
- B.
Only if you want to kill a $6,000.00 Indian Star Tortoise.
- 13.Which of these animals is a good candidate for high dose ivermectin therapy?
- A.
Young Kitten
- B.
Border Collie
- C.
Box Turtle
- D.
French Mastiff
- 14.What is a good drug to use on a dog that has a cystoisospora infection?
- 15.What is the heartworm pre-patent period?
- 16.In order to have a positive heartworm Snap test, what is needed?
- A.
Mature worms of both sexes
- B.
Mature female worms
- C.
Microfilariae
- D.
Mature male worms
- 17.Which drug is the only labeled heartworm adulticide?
- 18.What kind of drug is Melarsomine?
- A.
Macrolide
- B.
Benzimidazole
- C.
Aresenical
- D.
Iodiphore
- 19.What does H.A.R.D stand for?
- 20.Melarsomine can be used in cats
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 21.Heartworm infection rates in cats are usually what percentage that of dogs?
- 22.Why is it important to kill microfilariae in infected dogs?
- A.
They cause disease
- B.
To prevent their development into adults
- C.
To prevent infection of other animals
- D.
Because they have a "gross factor" for clients
- 23.Microfilariae must pass through a mosquito in order to develop into adults
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 24.A raptor rehabilitation center sends one of their volunteers to your clinic with a very large golden eagle. When asked what the problem is the client responds "Well, we have been feeding her a lot of pigeons and now she has come down with frounce. Can you just give us something to treat it?" One would think a rehab center would know better than to only feed pigeons to large birds of prey, but you keep your mouth shut. You need to treat the problem first. And that problem is what exactly?
- A.
Mites
- B.
Trichomonas gallinae
- C.
Giardia
- D.
Leucocytozoon
- 25.You know that disease that fish get? You know the one. They get covered with white spots and it looks kinda gross. Well maybe gross isn't the right word. Maybe "icky" is more correct. Yeah, that sounds good. Walmart fish are famous for having it. Seriously. You ever go to Walmart and look at their fish? Why do they even sell fish? Nothing like standing in front of the fish tanks waiting for "Dale" the produce guy to come scoop you up some fish. I mean really. He can barely sort the bananas correctly and now he is handling living things? Please go buy your fish somewhere else. Anywho. What the heck is the name of that thing that causes the white spots?
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