Cestodes

Question 0

Spatulate scolex
2 bothria (sucking grooves)
Testes: dorsolateral part of proglottid
Dark rosette-like coiled uterus: middle
Symmetrical bilobed ovary: posterior 3rd

Answer 0

Diphyllobothrium latum

Question 1

Cestode that is Pseudophyllidea (false tapeworm) ?

Answer 1

Diphyllobothrium

Most common: diphyllobothrium latum ( broad fish tapeworm)

Question 2

Usually found in subarctic and temperate regions
Northern hemisphere
Uganda, chile, brazil
7 human infections have been documented in the philippines

Answer 2

Diphyllobothrium Latum

*disintegrates only when the segment has completed its reproduction function

Question 3

Diagnostic stage of diphyllobothrium?

Answer 3

Operculated eggs

Question 4

Diphyllobothrium latum:Mode of transmission?

Answer 4

Ingestion of raw or half-cooked fish with PLEROCERCOID

Plerocercoid aka sparganum

Question 5

Diphyllobothrium

1st intermediate host?

Answer 5

Copepods

Question 6

2nd intermediate host of diphyllobothrium?

Answer 6

Freshwater fishes (minnows), salt water fishes

Question 7

Definitive host of diphyllobothrium?

Answer 7

Man, other animals

Question 8

Has SALT CRAVINGS as one of its associated symptoms.

Other s/sx: Diarrhea, vomiting, abdominal discomfort, weightlossand weakness

Answer 8

Diphyllobothrium …..

Question 9

Has vit. B12 deficiency as one of its complications?

Answer 9

Diphyllobothrium…

Aka bothriocephalus anemia or tapeworm pernicious type of anemia.
It is hyperchromati, megaloblastic anemia with thrombocytopenia and leucopenia