[4] Cestodes Flashcards
cestodes phylum
Platyhelminthes
cestodes common name
Tapeworms
Complex life cycles except for
Hymenolepsis nana
cestodes 3 forms
eggs, larva, adults
cestodes; Non operculated except for
Diphyllobotrium latum
bears six tiny hooklets that
facilitate entry into the intestinal mucosa of the intermediate
host
Oncopshere or hexacanth embryo
may have one or more stages
larva
- Flat and ribbonlike segmented body
- Small intestine (common habitat)
- Monoecious (hermaphrodites) and oviparous
adults cestodes
cestodes body consists of
Scolex, Neck, proglottids
anterior attachment organ
○ Four muscular, cup-shaped suckers, except for Diphyllobotrium
latum
○ May have a rostellum, an elongate and protrusible structure
scolex
region immediately posterior to scolex
neck
body segmentation
Proglottids
new segments; do not contain fully developed
structures
Immature
largers segments found near the middle of the
strobila (proglottid chain)
Mature
terminal portion
Gravid
Usually filled with eggs enclosed in the uterus
➢ May be dischared along with eggs in stools
Gravid
taenia saginata; Commonly known
Beef Tapeworms
taenia saginata; Mode of
Transmission
Ingestion of larvae in raw or undercooked
beef
taenia saginata; Infective stage
Oncospheres develops into cysticerci
taenia saginata; Diagnostic stage
Eggs, gravid proglottids
taenia saginata; Intermediate host
Cattle
taenia saginata; Definitive host
Human
MORPHOLOGY: TAENIA SAGINATA; Up to 100,000 eggs may be produced
EGG
MORPHOLOGY: TAENIA SAGINATA; Round to slightly oval, 31-43μm
EGG
MORPHOLOGY: TAENIA SAGINATA; Has two radially-striated shells
● Outer shell (thin, barely visible)
● Inner shell (thick, striated)
EGG
MORPHOLOGY: TAENIA SAGINATA; Contain six-hooked embryo (oncosphere)
EGG
MORPHOLOGY: TAENIA SAGINATA; Remains viable in soil for days to weeks
EGG
eggs are indistinguishable
T. solium and T. saginata
yes or no Ingestion of T. saginata eggs does not result in
infection
yes
MORPHOLOGY: TAENIA SAGINATA; Ovoid , cystic that contains non hooked scolex
inside segments that are immature
LARVAL- Cysticercus
MORPHOLOGY: TAENIA SAGINATA; Oncospheres develop into cysticerci
LARVAL- Cysticercus
MORPHOLOGY: TAENIA SAGINATA; 5-10mm in length and 5mm in diameter
LARVAL- Cysticercus
MORPHOLOGY: TAENIA SAGINATA; consists of a dense milky white spot at one side
where the invaginated scolex are located
LARVAL- Cysticercus
MORPHOLOGY: TAENIA SAGINATA; Usually measures 5 m or less but may reach up to
25 m
ADULT
MORPHOLOGY: TAENIA SAGINATA; Whitish opaque in color
MORPHOLOGY: TAENIA SAGINATA; similar to T. solium except reostellum is not well
defined and has no spines of hooklets
scolex (adult)
MORPHOLOGY: TAENIA SAGINATA; organ of attachment
scolex (adult)
MORPHOLOGY: TAENIA SAGINATA; Immature and Mature proglottid - broader than
longer
mmature and Mature proglottid
MORPHOLOGY: TAENIA SAGINATA; twice as many testes as T.solium
Proglottids (segments) - (~1000) (adult)
MORPHOLOGY: TAENIA SAGINATA; ● narrower than longer
Gravid proglottid
TAENIA SAGINATA; Laboratory Diagnosis
- Recovery of eggs and gravid proglottids in stool samples
- Proglottids – obtained through fixing in 10% formaldehyde solution
Proglottids – obtained through fixing in
10% formaldehyde solution
TAENIA SAGINATA; c or symptomatic
TAENIA SAGINATA;
Beef Tapeworm Infection
Taeniasis: