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1
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General shape of Cestodes

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Flat or Ribbon like

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2
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Cestodes do not contain

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Alimentary tract and body cavity

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3
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Cestodes contain

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Excretory, Nervous, Reproductive

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4
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All are HEXECANTH except

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Echinococcus granulosus (hydatid cyst)

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5
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All are HETEROXENOUS except

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Hymenolipis nana (Homoxenous)

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6
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All are CYCLOPHILLIDEA except

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Dipholobotrium latum (pseudophillidea)

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7
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Cestodes body parts are

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Head (scolex)
Neck
Trunk (Strobilla)

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8
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Head or Scolex function

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Attachment or adapters (suckers, hooklets, rostellum)

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9
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Neck function

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Location for growth and budding

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10
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Neck contains

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Germinal cells to produce reproductive organ

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11
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NOPS means

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No Ova and Parasite Seen

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12
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Diagnostic tool used for Cestodes

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Stool
Biopsy
Perianal swab
Serologic Test

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13
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Stool recovers

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Eggs, gravid proglottid, rare scolex

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14
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Biopsy detects

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Echinoccus granulosus

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15
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Serologic test used

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ELISA

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16
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Perianal swab recovers

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Eggs

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17
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Adult worm in Small intestine
(Definitive host)

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DTTHH
Dipholobotrium latum
T.solium
T.saginata
H.nana
H.diminuta

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18
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Larval stage in men
Accidental Intermediate host

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DTE
D.latum
T.solium
E.granulosus

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19
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Trunk first part

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Immature (tissue and muscles)

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20
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Trunk middle part

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Mature (testes/ovaries)

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21
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Trunk last part

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Riped/gravid excreted in feces

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22
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Cyclophiledia shape

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Ovoidal shape

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23
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Pseudophalidea shape

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Spatulate

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24
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Taenia solium egg SCOLEX characteristics

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Globular scolex
Head with hooklets
Large rostellum

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25
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H.nana

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Globular scolex
Refractile rostellum
Y shaped hooklets

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26
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Globular scolex with hooklets

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E.granulosus

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27
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Prominent conical rostellum with protrusion

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D.caninum

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28
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Almond/spatulate/spoon scolex

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D.latum

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29
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Globular scolex withouth hooklets and rostellum

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T.saginata

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30
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H.diminuta

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Globular scolex with undeveloped/rudimentary apical ROSTELLUM
WITHOUT HOOKLETS

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31
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Neck main function

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Growth for Strobila
Consist of chains of segments/proglottids

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32
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Hermaprodhitic

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Mature segment

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33
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Uterus filled with egg

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Gravid segment

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34
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Mature and Gravid of D.latum

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Mature: No distinct
Gravid: Broader than longer

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35
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Mature and Gravid; T.solium

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Mature: 100-200 follicular testes
Gravid: longer than broader

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36
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Mature and Gravid: T.saginata

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Mature: 300-400 follicular testes
Gravid: Longer than broader

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37
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Mature and gravid: H.nana and H.diminuta

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Mature: 3 testes - 1 ovary
Gravid: Saccular uterus

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38
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Mature and Gravid: E.granulosus

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Mature: 1 reproductive set; 1 scolex, 1 mature, 1 immature, 1 gravid proglottid
Gravid: coiled, loosely twisted with midline lateral evagination

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39
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Common name of D.latum

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Broad Fish Tapeworm
Russian broad tapeworm

40
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ONLY CESTODES THAT CAN INFECT MAN

41
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D.latum clinical significance in man

A

V12 deficiency (Megaloblastic anemia)

42
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D.latum shape and scolex

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55-75 long, 40-55 wide
Scolex: almond, spatulate, spoon shaped

43
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Embryo charac of D.latum

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Undeveloped, coracidium

44
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Shell charac of D.latum

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Smooth, yellow-brown

45
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Other charac of D.latum

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1 operculum on one side
Terminal knob on opposite side

46
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Definitive host of d.latum

47
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Intermediate host

A

Freshwater Crustaceans

48
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1st IH of D.Latum

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Cyclops/copepods

49
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2nd IH of D.latum

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Small fishes eaten by Large fishes (Eel, Pile, trout)

50
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Infective Stage of D.latum

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PLEROCERCOID (Secondary larval stage) in man

51
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1st larval stage of D.latum

A

Procercoid

52
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T.solium and T.saginata DEFINITIVE HOST

53
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Common name of T.solium

A

Armed Tapeworm
With rostellum, hooklets, and scolex

54
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Common name T.saginata

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Unarmed tapeworm
No rostellum and hooklets

55
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Intermediate host: T.solium

56
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Intermediate host: T.saginata

A

Cattle/cows

57
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Infective stage: T.solium

A

Cysticercus cellulosae

58
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Infective stage: T.saginata

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Cysticercus bovis

59
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Scolex shape: T.solium

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Small and globular Rostellum with hooks double crown

60
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Scolex shape: T.saginata

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Large without rostellum and hooklets

61
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Number of Proglottids: T.solium

62
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Number of Proglottids: T.saginata

63
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Uterus shape: T.solium

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Square
7-15 thick
Dendritic

64
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Uterus shape: T.saginata

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15-30 thin
Rectangular
Dichotomous

65
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Vaginal Sphincter

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T.solium: Absent
T.saginata: Present

66
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Accesorry ovarian lobe

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T.solium: mature
T.saginata: none

67
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Embryo of taenia

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3 three pairs, hexacanth embryo

68
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Other features of Taenia

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Radial striation, yellow-brown embryosphore

69
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Length of T.solium

70
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Length of T.saginata

71
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Natural detachment of gravid proglottid on main body

72
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Hymenolepis dimunita common name

A

Rat Tapeworm

73
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Infective stage of H.diminuta

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Cystecercoid larva

74
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Scolex of H.dimunita

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Four suckers; apical/rudimentary undeveloped without hooklets

75
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Proglottid: H.dimunita

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Rectangular; sac like uterus

76
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Hooklets of dimunita

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Three hexacanth embryo

77
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Polar thickenings; H.dimunita

78
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Polar Filaments: H.Dimunita

79
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Embryophore; H.diminuta

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Present; colorless

80
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Dwarf Tapeworm

A

Hymenolepis nana

81
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Hymenolepis is known to be the

A

Smallest intestinal cestode
Most common cestode worlwide

82
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Scolex; H.nana

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4 suckers; small rostellum with one row hooks

83
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Proglottid; H.nana

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Rectangular; saclike

84
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Polar thickenings
Polar filaments

;H.nana

A

Present
Present

85
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Common name of Dipylidium caninum

A

Pumpkin seed Tapeworm
Double pored Tapeworm
Dog/Cat Tapeworm

86
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Infective stage; D. Caninum

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Cystecercoid larva

87
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Appearance of D. Caninum proglottid

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Vase-shaped

88
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Scolex; D. Caninum

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Club shaped armed rostellum with 7 circlets

89
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Proglottid; D. Caninum

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Pumpkin seed mature and gravid
2 sets reproductive orgabs
2 genital pores

90
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E. Granulosus common name

A

Hydatid Tapeworm
Dog tapeworm

91
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Definitive host

92
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Intermediate host

93
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HIghly antigenic can cause anaphylactic shock

A

Hydatid cyst fluid

94
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Skin test for granulosus

A

Casoni test

95
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Infective stage: E.granulosus

A

Hydatid cyst

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