Binomeial nomenclature Helminths Flashcards
Tapeworm infections
Taenia spp.
Schistosmiasis
Schistosoma
Pinworms
enterobiasis spp
Trichinellosis
Trichinella spiralis
scabies
Sorcoptes (parasite)
Flatworms and Roundworms are?
Helminths
Male and female reproduction organs in one organism
Monoecious
Male and Female reproductive organs separate individuals
Dioecious
2 Major Playhelminths (flatworms)
Trematodes - Flukes
Cestodes - Tapeworms
Trematodes
Flukes
Cestodes
Tapeworm
Paragonimus
Lung Fluke (life cycle)
Schistosoma
blood fluke (not ingested but barrow through skin
Clonorchis
Asian Liver Fluke
Taenia saginata
beef tapeworm (Cestodes)
Proglottide
(Cestodes) wiggle away from feces increasing their chances of being eaten by cattle in surrounding grass.
Diphylidium Caninum
dog tape worm (wolves and foxes) (Cestodes)
Taenia Solium
pork tapeworm (Cestodes)
Nematodes are?
roundworms
Nematodes - Enterobius
pinworm, female migrates (dioecious) to anus to lay eggs
Nematode - Ascaris lumbricoides
(“Ascariasis”) which exhibits sexual dimorphism - eggs in soil accidental ingestion of eggs. Mature in small intestines but may migrate through lungs causing cough.
Nematode - Hookworm
Necator americanus - enters through skin prevented by wearing shoes
Nematode - Trichinella spiralis is caused by?
caused of trichinosis, acquired by eating larvae. in poorly cooked pork.
Arthropods are vectors by what carriers?
Insects, Arachnids, crustaceans
