cestode Flashcards
Three (3) distinct features seen in adult tapeworms
Scolex
Neck region
Proglottids
An organ for attachment
Scolex
region for growth.
Neck
Divided into several segments. Each
segment consists of male and female
reproductive organs.
Proglottids
Also known as the fake tapeworm
Pseudophyllidean
Also known as true tapeworm.
Cyclophyllidean
Scolex of Pseudophyllidean
Almond shape/spoon/spatula shape with sucking grooves
Scolex of Cyclophyllidean
Quadrate shape; possess 4 cup like suckers
Proglottid of Cyclophyllidean
Apolytic → no uterine pore
Proglottid of Pseudophyllidean
Anapolytic → they contain uterine pore
What organ appears in Gravid proglottid in Cyclophyllidean
only uterus
egg shape of Cyclophyllidean
Apherical in shape; non operculated
egg shape of Pseudophyllidean
Ovoidal shape; operculated
Gravid proglottid of Pseudophyllidean
All reproductive organs are
intact
Diphyllobothrium latum commonly known as
fish tapeworm infection;
broad tapeworm infection
Site in host of D. latum
small intestine
Portal of entry of D. latum
mouth
Definitive host of D. latum
human, dog, cat
1st Intermediate host of D. latum
crustaceans (Cyclops or
Diaptomus)
2nd Intermediate host of D. latum
freshwater fish (carp,
salmon)
Infective stage of D. latum
plerocercoid larvae
Sources of infection of D. latum
plerocercoid in freshwater fish
Lab Dx of D. latum
eggs in stool
size of Proglottids of D. latum
size 2 to 4
mm long by 10 to 12 mm wide
pregnant form of proglottid
gravid proglottid
provide higher degree of attachment
rostellum
developmental stage of D. latum
L1 - coracidium larva
L2 - procercoid larva
L3 - plerocercoid larvae L4
Vitamin B12 deficiency can be mistaken as
pernicious anemia
Diagnostic findings
microscopic examination or DFS
Treatment for d. latum
praziquantel
niclosamide
accidental host of Sparganum mansoni
man
final host of Sparganum mansoni
Frogs, snakes
1st IH of Sparganum mansoni:
cyclops
2nd IH of Sparganum mansoni:
Fresh water fish
habitat of Sparganum mansoni
skin, subcutaneous tissue, muscle
Infective stage of Sparganum mansoni
procercoid/plerocercoid larva
Diagnostic stage of Sparganum mansoni
plerocercoid larva
MOT of S. mansoni
ingestion of cyclop
Clinical Manifestation of S. mansoni
→ Localized inflammation
→ Cerebral/Ocular sparganosis
→ Nodule formation in vital organs
→ Toxemia
eyes, CNS (brain)
Diagnosis for s. mansoni
- Muscle/ tissue biopsy
- X-ray, CT scan, MRI
clinical name of taenia saginata
taeniasis
common name of taenia saginata
beef tapeworm
habitat of taenia saginata
duodenum
infective stage of saginata
cysticercus bovis larva
diagnostic stage of saginata
ova in stool / gravid segmented
Final host/definitive host of saginata
man