What's the difference between lungworm and nematode?

Lungworm


Definition:

  • (n.) Any one of several species of parasitic nematoid worms which infest the lungs and air passages of cattle, sheep, and other animals, often proving fatal. The lungworm of cattle (Strongylus micrurus) and that of sheep (S. filaria) are the best known.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) An explanation of this in terms of terrestrial snail (intermediate host) populations and a suggestion for the possible use of these data in developing a predictive model for forecasting lungworm levels for use in in bighorn sheep management are given.
  • (2) From 13 weeks of age five calves received a dose of 640 infective larvae (L3) of lungworms (Dictyocaulus viviparus) twice weekly for 8 weeks to simulate continuous infection.
  • (3) The group receiving the combination of both species differed significantly from the other groups, the establishment of the lungworms being 177%, and the faecal excretion of larvae being 325% of that of the other groups.
  • (4) The calves given ivermectin excreted no lungworm larvae and remained free of clinical parasitism throughout the trial.
  • (5) The activity of the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) in calves was monitored during two different regimens of lungworm infection.
  • (6) These nematodes were identified as filaroides milksi, Whitlock, 1956, a lungworm of dogs which has not been reported in Europe previously.
  • (7) Three of 4 calves that died of lungworm infection during the pasture-exposure period were necropsied.
  • (8) The observations of both years emphasised the importance of overwintered lungworm larvae as a source of disease.
  • (9) Features of the epizootic included (1) infection of all herds within one geographic location, during a short period; (2) no obvious introduction of virus from the outside in most herds; (3) epizootics mainly in herds with serologic history of infection; (4) no evidence that lungworms were involved; and (5) little clinical disease associated with infection.
  • (10) Similar signs were also observed after infection with bovine respiratory syncytial virus, but the signs were more acute and resolved more rapidly than in animals infected with lungworm larvae.
  • (11) These results cannot be explained by the lungworm hypothesis proposed by R. E. Shope for the survival and transmission of swine influenzavirus.
  • (12) In contrast to lungworm, the results indicate a clear and predictable seasonal pattern for gastrointestinal helminth infections.
  • (13) Twenty male Holstein calves averaging 105 kg in weight and naturally infected with gastrointestinal nematodes and small numbers of lungworm and hookworm, were given experimental infections with the two latter species to provide adult and larval stages for anthelmintic evaluation.
  • (14) The presence of these numbers of lungworms did not appear to be sufficient to precipitate lungworm pneumonia in bighorn lambs under the conditions of this study.
  • (15) Crude adult worm antigen of Dictyocaulus viviparus was examined for specific antigens by SDS-PAGE and immunoblotting using sera from cattle experimentally infected with D. viviparus, vaccinated with a normal or a reduced dosage of the commercial lungworm vaccine, and helminth-free cattle.
  • (16) Under the conditions of the experiment, the effect of 6000 infective lungworm larvae on weight gain was larger than the effect of 100,000 L3 of Ostertagia ostertagi and 100,000 L3 of Cooperia oncophora.
  • (17) Despite the heavy challenge with lungworm larvae experienced by the grazing calves in the first year those vaccinated with lungworm vaccine survived, their clinical signs were mild and of short duration and their faecal larval output was greatly reduced.
  • (18) Dehelminthization practices during three years were more successful as to lowering of incidence of lungworm infections of D. filaria and P. kochi than in gastrointestinal nematodes.
  • (19) A survey to assess the prevalence of parasitic infections among axis deer (Cervus axis) in three National Parks in India revealed infections with the lungworm Muellerius capillaris.
  • (20) The main parasites that caused death were Entamoeba spp and lungworms.

Nematode


Definition:

  • (a. & n.) Same as Nematoid.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The faeces of forty-two were examined microscopically for nematode eggs.
  • (2) The propionyl-CoA condensing enzyme which catalyzes the first step in the biosynthesis of 2-methylbutyrate and 2-methylvalerate by Ascaris muscle appears to exist in at least three forms in the mitochondria of this parasitic nematode.
  • (3) Haematological and blood biochemical changes in the sheep, as well as fecundity of gastrointestinal nematodes, suggested the hosts were immunosuppressed.
  • (4) We have studied the organization of microtubules in neurons of the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans.
  • (5) At the external wall of the host's gut, parasitic cysts of this nematode with immature stages inside were also observed.
  • (6) Mice (C57BL) infected with the intestinal nematode Nematospiroides dubius showed depressed delayed type hypersensitivity responses to ovalbumin administered subcutaneously in Freund's complete adjuvant.
  • (7) Additionally, both nematode enzymes acetylated histamine, whereas dopamine and serotonin were not accepted as substrates.
  • (8) The study design of a project to investigate the epidemiology, population dynamics and control of intestinal nematode infections in fishing village communities in Southern India is described.
  • (9) Two control trials were conducted against Ae.samoanus larvae in Pandanus, one using a sand culture of the parasitic nematode Romanomermis culicivorax and the other with temephos, an organophosphate insecticide.
  • (10) Lesions associated with Philometroides huronensis in the white sucker (Catostomus commersoni) of southern Ontario occurred during the spring (April-June) and were related to the development and release of first-stage larvae from the gravid nematode.
  • (11) Hypoproteinaemia, attributed to serum albumin loss, was demonstrated seven weeks after infection, but this was not associated with the interaction of Cu deficiency and nematode infection.
  • (12) Five cases shown to be positive by traditional methods were negative in the agar plate method, and it was necessary to discriminate Strongyloides microscopically from other similar nematode larvae, especially in an area, such as northern Thailand, with a high prevalence of hookworms.
  • (13) Using bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) we have retrieved soluble proteins and cells from the respiratory tract of rats given a primary or secondary infection with the nematode Nippostrongylus brasiliensis.
  • (14) Specific binding sites for ivermectin (IVM; 22,23-dihydroavermectin-B1) were identified and characterized in a crude membrane fraction prepared from the nematode, Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans).
  • (15) The association of SL-RNA and 5S rRNA genes in tandemly repeated units is also found in nematodes but paradoxically does not exist in trypanosomes which are phylogenically much closer to Euglena.
  • (16) We sought genes defining synaptic specificity by identifying mutations that alter synaptic connectivity in the motor circuitry in the nematode C. elegans.
  • (17) The nematode T. spiralis can survive for tens of years within the cytoplasm of the Nurse cell and secretes proteins into the cytoplasm that are believed to play a role in mediating the Nurse cell formation or maintenance.
  • (18) The nematodes infecting children by the oral way have a maximal incidence at the age of 3 to 6 years.
  • (19) A survey of gastrointestinal nematodes in Georgia cattle was conducted from 1968 through 1973 from actual worm counts from viscera of 145 slaughtered beef cattle or from egg counts made from fecal samples from 3,273 beef and 100 dairy cattle.
  • (20) This diversity is illustrated by a comparison of sex determination in three well-studied model organisms: the fruitfly Drosophila melanogaster, the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans, and the mouse.

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