3.2.2 Helminths (Cestodes, Taenia-Hymenolepsis) Flashcards
Common name is Beef tapeworm
Taenia saginata
IH for Taenia saginata
Cattle
Eggs of Taenia saginata is spherical inside with an embryo of _ hooklets(______)
6, Hexacanth
Similar to E. granulosus
All taenia are Cyclophyllidea
T or F
T
Common name is pork tapeworm
Taenia solium
IH of Taenia solium
Pig
Which among the Taenia has
Larva and IS: Cysticercus Cellulosae
Taenia solium
Which among the Taenia has
Larva and IS: Cysticercus bovis
Taenia saginata
Which among the Taenia is irritated by ALCOHOL?
Taenia saginata
This can be seen in feces if irritated by alcohol
People get cysticercosis when they swallow T. solium egg that are passed in the feces of a human with a tapeworm.
T or F
T
Taeniasis is ingestion of?
Larva
Cysticercosis is the ingestion of?
egg
Cysticercosis in the brain
Neurocysticercosis
Common name is Dwarf Tapeworm
Hymenolespsis nana
Smallest cestode infecting human
Hymenolepsis nana