Capillaria Philippinesnsis Flashcards
In what year was it found?
1963
Descendant?
Trichuridae
It is a tiny nematode that resides in small intestine of humans
and the esophagus has rolls of secretory cells called
stichocytes.
Capillaria philippinensis
the esophagus has rolls of secretory cells called
Stichocyte
The entire esophageal structure is called
Stichosome#
This opens into esophageal lumen and funcrion as secretory gland and storage organ
Stichosomes
Common name
Pudoc worm
Disease?
Capillariasis or mystery disease
Malabsorption syndrome
Flattening of the vili
Malabsorption syndrome
Long spiny sheath
Caudal alae
Where do you find the esophagus and esophageal glands
Anterior
Where do you find the intestine and reproductive organs
Posterior
located at the junction of the anterior and the
middle third of the body.
Vulva
What kind of female: Uterus lined with 2-3 rows of eggs
Atypical
What kind of female: larviparous
Atypical
What kind of female causws internal auto-infection?
Atypical
What kind of female: uterus lined with 1 row of egg
Typical
Whatbkind of female: oviparous
Typical
Color of ova?
Pale yellow
Ova plugs are shaped?
Flattened bipolar plugs
Ova shape?
Peanut shape
Passed in the feces and embryonate in the soil or water and they must reach the water in order to be ingested by small species of fresh water or brackish water fish
Ova
Intermediate host
Glassfish
Definitve host
Man and birds
Main habitat
Large and small intestines
Diagnostic stage
Fertilized ova
Predominant symptoms
BAD
borborygmi
abdominal pain
Diarrhea (chronic)
Death after what week?
2-8 weeks
What electrolyte is low?
Potassium
What globulin is high?
IgE
Drug of choice
Albendazole
destroys larvae readily
Albendazole
Albendazole dose and days
400mg/day for 10 days
Mebendazole dose and days
200mg twice a day for 20 days or 400 mg/day for 20 days
Prevention
Cooking of fish
MOT
Eatinf infected fish
