lungworm
Pulmonary nematode infestation
Lungworm refers to various parasitic roundworms that infest the lungs of mammals, particularly cattle, sheep, pigs, dogs, and cats.
Infection causes respiratory symptoms—coughing, labored breathing, and in severe cases, pneumonia.
The vet suspected lungworm after the dog developed a persistent cough.
Snails and slugs often serve as intermediate hosts.
Threadlike parasitic worm
- helminthParasitic worm organism
- endoparasiteParasite living inside host
- parasitologyStudy of organisms exploiting others
- slugNaked terrestrial mollusk
snail · parasitic · infestation · pathogen · zoonotic
Explosive airway clearing
- pneumoniaInfected, inflamed lung tissue
- bronchitisInflamed airway disease
- respiratory distressImpaired breathing function
- wheezingHarsh, whistling respiration
dyspnea · granuloma · inflammation · hemorrhage · mucus · weight loss · failure to thrive · chronic infection
Antiparasitic medication for worms
- dewormingRemoving internal parasites medically
- cattleDomesticated bovines kept commercially
- sheepWoolly farm animal
- goatsHorned farm ruminants
donkey · deer · fox · hedgehog · dog · cat · livestock · husk
Immature metamorphosing creatures
- eggReproductive cell in shell
- hatchingEmergence from an egg
- moltingPeriodic shedding of covering
- instarArthropod developmental stage
juvenile · adult · maturation · migration · ingestion · penetration · dormancy · reactivation
Main lung air passages
- bronchiolesSmallest respiratory passages
- alveoliLung's gas-exchange chambers
- tracheaRespiratory airway tube
- airwaysRespiratory or flight paths
eosinophilic · consolidation · interstitial · nodules · fibrosis · expectoration · auscultation · radiograph
nematode
Threadlike parasitic worm
- helminthParasitic worm organism
- endoparasiteParasite living inside host
- parasitologyStudy of organisms exploiting others
slug · snail · parasitic · infestation · pathogen · zoonotic
cough
Explosive airway clearing
- pneumoniaInfected, inflamed lung tissue
- bronchitisInflamed airway disease
- respiratory distressImpaired breathing function
wheezing · dyspnea · granuloma · inflammation · hemorrhage · mucus · weight loss · failure to thrive · chronic infection · subclinical
ivermectin
Antiparasitic medication for worms
- dewormingRemoving internal parasites medically
- cattleDomesticated bovines kept commercially
- sheepWoolly farm animal
goats · donkey · deer · fox · hedgehog · dog · cat · livestock · husk · prophylaxis
larvae
Immature metamorphosing creatures
instar · juvenile · adult · maturation · migration · ingestion · penetration · dormancy · reactivation · shedding
bronchi
Main lung air passages
- bronchiolesSmallest respiratory passages
- alveoliLung's gas-exchange chambers
- tracheaRespiratory airway tube
airways · eosinophilic · consolidation · interstitial · nodules · fibrosis · expectoration · auscultation · radiograph
- parasitestapeworm, roundworm, pinworm, hookworm, fleas
- animal diseasesrabies, distemper, tuberculosis, mange, anthrax
- parasitic wormstapeworm, tapeworms, roundworm, roundworms, hookworm
- deer ailmentsbrainworm, prion disease, wasting syndrome, lungworms, liver fluke
- livestock parasitesroundworms, tapeworms, lungworms, tapeworm, roundworm
- livestock pestsstable fly, sheep tick, screwworm, red mite, mange