Protozoans

Identify the protozoan at the end of the small black arrows.

How does a human become infected with Toxoplasma gondii?

The common name for Giardia is ....................

Babesia canis can infect a dog by the bite of an infected........

Theileria equi and Babesia canis are both caused by the .......

The DH for Toxoplasma gondii is the

The scientific name for coccidia is ..............................

The locomotory organelles of the apicomplexans are not visible to the naked eye.

Humans are an incidental host for Toxoplasma gondii.

Which form of Giardia is presented in this picture?

Coccidia in ruminants is scientifically called Cystoisospora.

Identify this protozoan.

Define pseudopodia.

Cilia is another name for ......................

This is the trophozoite stage of Balantidium coli found mostly in swine.

Which of these are not a characteristic of protozoa?

EPM stands for................

Coccidia in dogs and cats is scientifically called Eimeria.

The largest coccidian oocyst belongs to

Protozoan infections usually cause....................

Tritrichomonas foetus is spread within cattle by .........................

The major symptom associated with Cryptosporidium is ............

The cat is the only species that sheds oocysts of Toxoplasma gondii in its feces.

Giardia trophozoites may be found by performing a direct smear using ........

Encephalomyelitis in horses may be caused by .............

Define flagellum.

Define pathogenicity.

Tritrichomonas foetus causes what in bovines?

The kingdom of animal parasites that contains unicellular organisms is better known as the .......................

Identify this extracellular blood parasite of dogs.

Identify this intracellular blood parasite found in dogs.

This is a picture of the trophozoite and cyst form of ........

Sarcocystis neurona infects horses after they ingest the infected feces of a ....

________is a flagellate and has a motile trophozoite stage; pear-shaped and dorsoventrally flattened.

The scientific name of this protozoa that is found in dogs, cats, and pigs is......

Toxoplasmosis gondii is an intestinal coccidian of cats.

Human infections of Entamoeba histolytica can be transferred to dogs!

The common name for both Eimeria and Cystoisospora is

Adults animals are more prone to becoming sick with coccidia infections than younger ones.

Toxoplasma gondii is especially dangerous to ........

The most important parasitic amoeba of humans is

The common name for Cystoisospora suis is .........

Identify this intracellular blood protozoan found in cats.

Toxoplasma gondii is diagnosed by performing a ____________________ and looking for the oocysts.