Parasitology
cat shows signs of bronchitis, including some blood and mucus detected in the
bronchioles. Centrifugal fecal flotation reveals rough, granular, thick-walled, barrel-
shaped, straw-colored egg with asymmetrical bipolar plugs. Which diagnosis is most
likely? - answersEucoleus aerophilus
Which is an intermediate host for Dipylidium caninum? - answersFlea
Which step is most useful in conducting a skin scraping to test for the presence of
Cheyletiella? - answersHold and scrape the skin superficially to collect loose scales and
crusts
Which is most helpful when trying to identify oocysts of Cryptosporidium - answersThey
are up to 5 μm in diameter and slightly pink
What is mange - answersInfestation by mites
For which diagnosis is the Baermann technique most useful? - answersLungworm
larvae
Which of the following is a zoonotic parasite? - answersDipylidium caninum
What is the best way to preserve parasitic samples for shipping to a laboratory? -
answersSend fresh or mixed at a ratio of 1:3 with 10% formalin
Which is the best description of a trematode? - answersFluke or flatworm in the
platyhelminthic family
cat shows signs of bronchitis, including some blood and mucus detected in the
bronchioles. Centrifugal fecal flotation reveals rough, granular, thick-walled, barrel-
shaped, straw-colored egg with asymmetrical bipolar plugs. Which diagnosis is most
likely? - answersEucoleus aerophilus
Which is an intermediate host for Dipylidium caninum? - answersFlea
Which step is most useful in conducting a skin scraping to test for the presence of
Cheyletiella? - answersHold and scrape the skin superficially to collect loose scales and
crusts
Which is most helpful when trying to identify oocysts of Cryptosporidium - answersThey
are up to 5 μm in diameter and slightly pink
What is mange - answersInfestation by mites
For which diagnosis is the Baermann technique most useful? - answersLungworm
larvae
Which of the following is a zoonotic parasite? - answersDipylidium caninum
What is the best way to preserve parasitic samples for shipping to a laboratory? -
answersSend fresh or mixed at a ratio of 1:3 with 10% formalin
Which is the best description of a trematode? - answersFluke or flatworm in the
platyhelminthic family
