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Description.—This parasite is filiform, white in 
color and attenuated at both extremities; the mouth 
is circular and nude; the caudal pouch of the male 
is well developed; the spiculae do not reach to the 
outer border; the male is two to three inches long, 
the female three to four inches; the female is ovo- 
viviparous. 
Animals Infested.—The sheep, the goat and the 
camel. 
Parts Intested.—Bronchi and lungs. 
Disease Produced.—The disease is called Hoose, 
Husk, Paper Skin or Lamb Disease. 
Conditions and symptoms are the same as de- 
scribed under general symptoms. 
STRONGYLUS RUFESCENS (Rufescent—reddish). 
Synonym.—Strongylus Ovis Pulmonalis. 
Distribution.—Found in some localities in United 
States. 
Descriftion.—Thread-like and reddish brown in 
color; the mouth is provided with three papilliform 
lips; the caudal. pouch is small and has a shallow 
notch on each side; the tail of the female terminates 
in a blunt point ; the male is one to one and a quar- 
ter inches long, the female one and one-quarter to 
one and one-half inches. 
Animals Intested.—Sheep and goat. 
Parts Infested.—Bronchi and lungs. 
YW 4tasrroncvius PARADOxuS (Paradoxum:---beside). 
Synonym.—Strongylus Elongatus. 
Distribution.—Common in the United States. 
Description.—The body is thread-like and white or 
