Parasite Exam

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Across
  1. 6. Active ingredient in droncit and drontal used to treat tapeworms
  2. 8. Topical heartworm (and other parasites) preventive for cats
  3. 9. Topical medication to treat tapeworms in cats
  4. 11. Medication that acts fast to kill fleas, but has no residual activity
  5. 12. Instrument used to visualize intestinal parasite ova
  6. 14. Oral flea preventive for dogs and cats
  7. 16. Medication (granules) prescribed to treat Giardia
  8. 18. What fleas ingest from pets and the main component of flea dirt
  9. 19. We offer a vaccine for this disease and it is spread by ticks
  10. 20. OTC flea and tick prevention sold here for dogs
  11. 21. Heartworm is transmitted by this insect
  12. 22. Parasite diagnosed by shedding tiny segments (egg packets)
  13. 24. Heartworm can damage both this and heart of infected pets
  14. 25. OTC flea and tick prevention sold here for cats
  15. 26. Ehrlichia and Rocky Mtn. spotted fever are transmitted by these
Down
  1. 1. Antibiotic base used to treat coccidia
  2. 2. How fleas travel from ground to host and from host to host
  3. 3. Pets can get tapeworms from ingesting these
  4. 4. stage of heartworm that travels through the bloodstream and can be seen under a microscope
  5. 5. Giardia cysts can be seen using this method of fecal flotation
  6. 7. Puppies get these by ingesting encysted larvae from their mother
  7. 10. Giardia is considered zoonotic when the pet has this
  8. 13. Protozoal parasite seen in dogs cats and rabbits
  9. 15. Most concerning species of coccidia in dogs and cats
  10. 17. A more sensitive testing method for giardia
  11. 22. Oral preventive for dogs for fleas, heartworm, and major intestinal parasites
  12. 23. Roundworms are zoonotic, calusing visceral and ocular larva in humans