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Diagnostic Parasitology 202 : Nematodes That Infect Domestic Animals

Credit Hours(s)5.0

InstructorsLinda DuPont, DVM

Price$120.00 USD

Format(s)Downloadable Course in PDF, Text

Educational Objectives

Brieﬂy discuss the importance of nematodes in veterinary practice
Describe the important external morphologic features for identifying nematodes
Name the important parts of the male nematode’s reproductive system
Name the important parts of the female nematode’s reproductive system
Determine which reproductive system (male or female) is more important in veterinary parasitology (diagnostically speaking)
Describe the four types of nematode eggs
Determine the difference among these reproductive terms: oviparous, ovoviviparous, and larviparous
Describe the “typical life cycle” of a representative nematode
Explain the difference between a direct life cycle and an indirect life cycle
Remember scientiﬁc names and corresponding common names for major parasites affecting domestic and laboratory animals
Recognize pathology produced by nematodes of domesticated and laboratory animals
Recognize ova and distinctive larval stages of major parasites affecting domestic and laboratory animals
Understand the life cycles of: Canine roundworm (Toxocara canis), Canine hookworm (Ancylostoma caninum), Canine whipworm (Trichuris vulpis), Canine heartworm (Diroﬁlaria immitis), Feline heartworm (Diroﬁlaria immitis), Ruminant lungworm (Dictyocaulus viviparus), Equine roundworm (Parascaris equorum), Equine large and small strongyles (Strongylus vulgaris)

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