All members of this group are called "tapeworms" in the adult stage this parasite live in the digestive tract of man.
Cestoda
Commonly called roundworms.
class Nematoda
This is the Lung fluke or Oriental Lung Fluke.
paragonimus westermani
This organism is the liver fluke or oriental or chinese liver fluke
Clonorchis sinensis
These are intestinal flukes.
Fasciolopsis buski
This is the largest parasitic trematode.
Fasciolopsis buski
This is the blood fluke of pelvic veins.
Schistosoma haematobium
This is a condition of the excretory system, caused by Schistosoma haematobium when eggs are found in urine sediment.
Schistosomiasis
This is a blood fluke of the inferior mesenteric veins.
Schistosoma mansoni
This is the blood fluke of the superior mesenteric veins.
Schistosoma japonicum
true or false
life cycles of all flukes are very similar.
true
adult trematode are harbored in what type of animal?
vertebrate
Trematode eggs are deposited in water, most eggs are ____________.
operculated.
This is the stage in trematode swim to first intermediate host (snail).
miracidium
This is the Trematode stage after miracidium, asexual reproduction occurs.
sporocysts
In trematodes these are produced by asexual reproduction.
sporocysts
rediae
In the Trematode life cycle, rediae turn into this form which leaves the 1st IH.
cercaria
Cercaria transfer to 2nd IH, in the trematode life cycle, what are the two 2nd IH?
aquatic animal
vegetation
inside the second intermediate host, trematode take on what form?
metacercaria
This is the form of trematode in which the animal or vegetable is eaten by the definitve host.
metacercaria
This is the developmental stage of Trematode known as a germ cell. organism is enclosed and surrounded by a yolk. may have operculum or spine (specific).
egg/ovum
This is the developmental stage of Trematode, that is ciliated, pyriform shape. Secretes enymes in snail, forms sporocyst, diverticulated gut and usually a tail.
miracidium
This is the develomental stage of trematode that is saclike, asexual reproduction occurs.
Sporocyst
This is the develomental stage of trematode when the pharynx, primitive gut, excretory system and germinal cells develop.
Rediae
Rdiae asexually produces more rediae or __________.
cercariae
This is the develomental stage of trematode that emerges from snail, encysts, and penetrates next host. possess oral and ventral suckers, mouth, pharynx, diverticulated gut, and tail.
cercaria
definitive hosts for Paragonimus wetermani are _________ such as dogs, aquatic mammals, mongoose, rats, possums.
carnivores
worms of this organism migrate to lungs and other organs of the body, pair up and produce eggs which man passes via sputum or feces.
Pragonimus westermani
Paragonimus westermani is pathogenic in what regions?
far east
In P. westermani there is little damage during migration from abdominal cavit to the lungs, but large amounts of damage during migration involving what organ?
the brain
P. westermani causes fibrotic lesions in what organ?
lungs
The ova of this organism is oval, golden brown in color, and thick shelled, shoulders are distinct but not pronounced, distinctly operculated. 85x55um.
P. westermani
What is another name for Clonorchis sinensis, Chinese/oriental liver fluke.
Opisthorchis sinensis
adult forms of Clonorchis sinensis live in what part of the body?
bile duct
Ova of Clonorchis sinensis are passed with feces and must reach fresh ______ to survive.
water
when Cercaria of C. sinensis emerge from 1st IH it attaches to what 2nd IH?
scales of fish
Crustaceans
Clonorhis sinensis is ingested by _________ of raw, uncooked fish or crustacean, excyst in small intestine, and migrates to common bile duct and matures.
consumption
inflammatory reactions of Clonorchis sinensis is caused by what two things?
attachment
feeding behavior
Clonorchis sinensis is a parasite of fish eating mammals and humans in what part of the world?
eastern asia
This is a light yellow-brown, bulb shaped egg with pronounced shoulders, operculum is distinct, apopercular knob or nipple-like projection located opposite the operculum. 29x16u, adult is 1-2.5 cm.
Clonorchis sinensis
This fluke lives in the columnar epithelium of small intestines. definitive host is humans, hogs, or dogs.
Fasciolopsis buski
eggs of Fasciolopsis buski hatch within ______ weeks, miracidium penetrates in hours or dies.
3-7
what is the first and second intermediate host of F. buski?
Snail
littoral vegetation
Humans become infected by ingesting the encysted _________ of Fasciolopsis buski.
cercaria
This is the disorder caused by F. buski, characterized by obstruction of the common bile duct and small intestine, abdomina, distress, diarrhea, nausea and hypoproteinemia.
Fasciolopsiasis
Fasciolopsis buski is seen is what region of the world?
asia
This organism feeds on intestinal contents, charcot-lyden crystals may be seen, and tissue injuries resemble peptic ulcer.
Fasciolopsis buski
This is the largest intestinal trematode to infect man.
Fasciolopsis buski
How is diagnosis of Fasciolopsis buski made?
finding eggs in feces
the ova of this organism is yellowish, ellipsoidal in shape, with a clear, thin shell with small operculum at one end. approx 140x85u
Fasciolopsis buski
This blood fluke is found in the veins of the GU system
Schistosoma haematobium
This blood fluke is found in the veins of the large intestines
schistosoma mansoni
this blood fluke is found in the veins of the small intestines
Schistosoma japonicum
These adult worms reside in pairs lodged in terminal venules 0.6-2.5 cm long.
schistosomes
this gender of shistosome is larer, grayish, ahd has a cylindrical anterior end.
male
this gener of Schistosome is darker, and slender.
female
copulation of Schistosomes occurs in the ____________ canal (male).
gynecophoric
how many Schistosome eggs are passed into the venules, amound depends on the species.
300-3500
when this happens shistosome eggs move into perivascular tissues of intestines or baldder.
venule walls rupture
Shistosome eggs are passsed via what two ways?
feces
urine
Schistosome Miracidia hatch from eggs upon contact with fresh _______.
water
Schistosome Miracidia must penetrate an appropriate snail host within __ hours.
10
cercaria of this organism have a forked tail, loses infectvity for vertebrate host within 24-36 hours.
Schistosomes
What form of schistosome is contracted to human skin via bathing, swimming, working.
cercaria
Cercaria of Schistosomes attach; burrow down to peripheral _________ bed.
capillary
if ingested with water, cercaria penetrate, _______________ of mouth and throat.
mucous membranes
Cercaria of Schistosomes develop into _____________.
schistosomula
This form of Schistosome is transported to the right ventricle and lungs via afferent blood.
Schistosomula
Schistosomula squeeze through pulmonary capillaries, join systemic circulation and find their way to the _______ vesses, feed and grow rapidly.
portal
how many weeks after skin exposure do adolecent shistosomes worm into the mesenteric, vesical and pelvic venules.
3 weeks
Adult Schistosomes may live as long as ___ years in human host.
30
what is the average lifespan of Schistosomes?
3-10 years
Schistosomes of humans collectively cause a condtion known as what?
Schistosomiasis
distribution of Schistosomes is dependent upon the range of what host?
snail
This organism cuases vesical schistosomiasis, AKA schistosomal hematuria or urinary bilharziasis.
Schistosoma hematobium
This organism is highly endemic in the nile valley; in areas of egypt and the rest of africa 75-95% of inhabitants may be infected.
Schistosoma hematobium
Eggs of this Schistosome is large, non-operculated, transparent shell. prominent terminal spine. eggs deposited in the vesicle plexuses.
S. hematobium
This organism is detected from concentrated urine specimens, produces lesions in bladder, genitalia, and sometimes rectum.
S. hematobium
This organism causes intestinal bilharziasis, and is les widely spread in africa than S. hematobium, also establishe din many areas of south america and west indies.
S. mansoni
Eggs of this Schistosome can be recovered in feces and rectal biopsy. They are large; non-operculate; transparent shell and have a prominent lateral spine.
S. mansoni
Due to a low number of S. mansoni eggs in feces concentration methods or _______ biopsies are recommended.
rectal
This organism causes Katayama disease, AKA oriental schistosomiasis; schistosomiasis japonica.
S. japonicum
Distribution if this Schistosome is confined to Far east, highly endemic in central china, to a smaller extent in philippines and indonesia.
S. japonicum
Eggs of this Schistosome are large, round, non-operulate. There is a small, inconspicuous spine (sometimes difficult to see). eggs can be recovered in feces or rectal biopsy specimens.
S. japonicum
Distinct characteristics of this developmental stage aids in diagnosis of cestodes.
ova
Solid larvae classes are seen only in what cestode?
D. latum
In this solid larvae class, larva is ciliated in cestodes.
coracidium
This is a spindle-like, solid larva of cestodes.
procercoid
This is a solid worm like body without hooklets.
plerocercoid
This is a slightly developed bladder and solid posterior end of cestodes.
cystecercoid
This is formed by enlargement of central cavity. this is true bladder larva of cestodes.
Cysticercus
in this larvae class cyst containing scolices developed from germinal layer of cyst wall.
Coenurus
In this larval class germinal layer produces cysts which give rise to several scolices.
Echinococcus/hydatid cyst
What are the two vesicular (bladder) larvae classes.
Cystecercoid
Cytsticercus
This is the organ of attachment (between host and parasite)
Scolex/scoleces (head)
true or false
Cestoda have suckers, hooks and rostellum
true
Which Cestoda organism has suctorial grooves or bothria?
Diphyllobotrium latum
This is the growth region of a Cestoda, proglottid originate and it progressively matures.
neck
In Cestoda this his is the part of the neck that contains ova.
gravid
In Cestoda, this is a chain of proglottids (segments of tapeworm)
strobila
Each proglottid of a cestoda contains what three organs of reproduction.
ovaries
uterus
testes
Adult D. latum reside in what part of the body attached ot the villi.
small instestine
In D. latum this must be ingested by microscopic crustacean within 9.12 days (1st IH)
coracidium
inside the microcrustacean, D. latum coracidium will develop into ______ larva.
procercoid
What is the second IH for D. latum?
freshwater fish
Inside the fish, D. latum procercoid turns into ___________ larva.
plerocercoid
Man is infected with D. latum by ingestion of raw or half cooked ______. In small intestine the plerocercoid larva develops into adult.
fish
True or false
D. latum infection is usually limited to a single worm.
true
Deficiency of this vitamin is seen in D. latum patients.
B-12
Laboratory diagnosis of D. latum is based on what two things?
finding operculated eggs
D. latum has an oval, indistinctly __________ ova. the abopercular knob is hard to see, more like protrusion at the base of the shell.
operculated
This is the only cestode with an operculated ova.
D. latum
This ivory or gray-yellow worm is the longest of human tapeworms (3-10 meters).
D. latum
The proglottids of D. latum are broader than long. the ventral genital pore is close to the middle, and the uterus is ________ shaped.
rosette
The scolex of this organism is elliptical/spoon shaped (leaf like).
D. latum
D. latum scolex has 2 longitudinal slit-like grooves called what?
bothria
Adult Taenia saginata (beef tapeworm) reside in what part of the body.
small intestine
Gravid proglottids or ova of T. saginata must reach a grazing where _______ ingest prglottids with ova or ova only.
cattle.
The ova of T. saginata has a __________ larva developed inside it.
hexacanth
What is the first IH of T. saginata.
Cattle
exacanth larva of T. sgainata take on this infective form inside 1st IH.
cysticercus larva
Man is infected by T. saginata by ingesting raw or undercooked beef containg _________ larva.
cysticercus
cysticercus of T. saginata turns into the adult form in small intestine about ___ months
three
true or false
ingestion of T. saginata ova will cause infection in man.
false
persons infected by T. saginata may be asymptomatic or experience what two symptoms.
nausea
vomiting
Diagnosis of T. saginata is based on what two things?
gravid proglottids
eggs from feces or perianal region
T. saginata ova is a yellow-brown eggs that are spherical in shape with three pairs of hooks. it has a thick shell that is ___________.
radially pitted
the proglottids of this Cestoda are longer than broad, there is a single genital pore that alternates irregularly on the lateral margin, 15-30 uterine branches.
T. saginata
What part of the proglottid differentiates T. solium from T. saginata?
T. saginata has 15-30 uterine branches
This Cestoda has a pear shaped scolex with four suckers and no hooks.
T. saginata
What is the only known definitive host of Taenia solium (pork tapeworm)?
human
This organism is similar to T. saginata except intermediate host is pig or hog.
T. solium
ingestion of raw or undercooked pork containing _________ larva results in infection of T. solium.
cysticercus
In man, Ingestion of ova results in larval infection of this Cestoda.
T. solium
T. solium penetrates small intestine and enter circulation as what?
onchosphere
This Cestoda will infect organs such as brain, heart, lungs, and striated muscles, develop into cysticerci.
T. solium
Cysticerci of T. solium that infects this organ tend to grow better than those in other tissue.
brain
This condtion caused by T. solium affects brain, eyes, spinal cord and meninges. Cysticerci calcify and die in two years causing an acute inflammation of the brain.
Cysticercosis
Proglottids of this Cestoda are smaller in size, has 5-13 uterine branches, and lateral genital pores alternate regularly.
T. solium
This Cestoda has a pear shaped scolex that is 1mm in diameter with 4 cup-like suckers and a Rostellum with hooks.
T. solium
This Cestoda commonly has a direct life cycle, infection is caused by ingestion of embryonated ova that hatch in small intestine as hexacanth larva which release onchospere which penetrate villus and become cercomers.
Hymenolepsis nana (dwarf tapeworm)
true or false
no intermediate host is required for infection by Hymenolepis nana.
true
This is the most common tapeworm in the US, auto infection can take place. It causes growth retardation in children.
Hymenolepis nana
The ova of this Cestode has an outer and inner shell. Inner shell has polar knobs from which filaments arise, embryo exhibits 6 hooklets present inside inner shell, called hexacanth larva.
H. nana
What is the size of H. nana?
20x0.7 mm
This organism has the smallest proglottids of the tapeworms.
H. nana
This Cestode has a pear shaped scolex with one armed row of hooks, 4 cup-like suckers, and a retractile rostellum.
H. nana
The life cycle of this Cestode is similar to that of H. nana, but requires an arthropod intermediate host to complete life cycle.
Hymenolepis diminuta
What are the three arthropod intermediate host for H. diminuta?
rat and mouse fleas
Mealworm beetle
four moths/beetles
This Cestode causes light, accidental infections in humans that last for 5-7 weeks.
H. diminuta
Eggs of this Cestoda are differentiated from H. nana ova by the absence of polar filaments on the inner membrane.
H. diminuta
The scolex of this Cestoda has a club-shaped, unarmed rostellum with 4 small suckers.
H. diminuta
definitive hosts of this Cestoda are dogs, cats, and wild carnivores. Humans are occasional hosts (particularly small children).
Dipylidium caninum (dog tapeworm)
In this Cestoda, gravid prglottids are passed intact in the feces or emerge from the periana region of the host. Egg packets are released.
Dipylidium caninum
What is the intermediate host for D. caninum?
dog or cat flea
Vertebrate hosts of D. caninum become infected how?
ingesting contaminated adult flea
D. caninum develops into adult tapeworm in the small intestine of the vertebrate host. maturity is reached how long after infection?
1 month
Egg capsules of D. caninum contain how many eggs?
15-25 eggs
Adults of this Cestoda are found in the small intestine of dogs by eating herbivore organs containing cysts.
Echinococcus granulosus (hydatid cyst)
oncospheres of this Cestoda develop into cysts in the lungs and liver which may be fatal due to possible anaphylactic shock.
E. granulosus (hytdatid cyst)
This is the smallest tapeworm of medical importance.
E. granulosus (Hydatid cyst)
adult forms of this Cestoda have a body that is devided into a head, neck, and three proglottids, all three parts are seen as a single unit on the low power of a microscope.
E. granulosus
the scolex of this organism has a prominent rostellum, and a double crown of 30-36 hooks and four prominent suckers.
E. granulosus
Cyst of this Cestoda has an external laminated, non nucleated hyaline, supporting cuticula.
E. granulosus
This cestoda is found in the presence of slow growing cystic tumor associated with dogs.
E. granulosus
Ultrasound is useful for detection of what cestoda?
hydatid cysts
Which Cestoda can be detected through serological testing (IgG and IgM antibodies)?