Definition of Lungworms. Meaning of Lungworms. Synonyms of Lungworms

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Definition of Lungworms

Lungworm
Lungworm Lung"worm`, n. (Zo["o]l.) 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.

Meaning of Lungworms from wikipedia

- Metastrongyloidea, but not all the species in these superfamilies are lungworms. The lungworms in the superfamily Trichostrongyloidea include several species...
- gastrointestinal tract. The order Strongylida includes hookworms and lungworms. Metastrongyloidea are characterized as 2-cm-long, slender, threadlike...
- (FDA) for the treatment of parasites such as gastrointestinal roundworms, lungworms, eyeworms, grubs, sucking lice, and mange mites in cattle. It is available...
- the nematodes (Nematoda) parasitize, especially roundworms, hookworms, lungworms, hairworms and stomach worms. Co-infections by coccidia are common, especially...
- commonly known as lungworms, in the bronchial tubes or in the lungs. It is marked by cough, dyspnea, anorexia and constipation. Lungworms which cause parasitic...
- reduce snail and slug po****tions. "MUELLERIUS CAPILLARIS, parasitic lungworms of SHEEP and GOATS. Biology, prevention and control. Muelleriosis". parasitipedia...
- is the lungworm of horses, and Dictyocaulus viviparus is the lungworm affecting ruminants. Dictyocaulus viviparus is the most common lungworm of cattle;...
- to mild, to meningitis. Infection with Angiostrongylus cantonensis (rat lungworm) can occur after ingestion of raw or undercooked snails or slugs, and less...
- gastrointestinal tracts of ruminants, horses, and swine, as well as the lungworms of ruminants and the hookworms of dogs and cats. This suborder includes...
- a genus of nematodes of the family Metastrongylidae, usually found as lungworms in pigs and sometimes causing parasitic bronchitis. It causes a disease...