PATHOLOGY MCQ
PARASITIC DISEASES
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Question
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What is whipworm?
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Live in the cecum of animals and act as blood sucking parasites
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Are the most common internal parasite encountered
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Are blood sucking parasites residing in the small intestine
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Are transmitted through feeding mosquitoes who deposit larvae
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -What are whipworms? Whipworms are intestinal parasites that are about 1/4 inch (6 mm) long. They live in the cecum (a pouch that forms the first part of the large intestine) and large intestine of dogs, where they cause severe irritation to the intestinal lining.
Detailed explanation-2: -Animals get whipworms by ingesting worm eggs which develop into larval then adult worms. Eggs are passed in the feces of an infested animal and this contamination of the environment is the source of exposure for other animals. Under ideal conditions, whipworm eggs can survive in the environment for years.
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