Cestodes

Question 1

The common name for Cestodes is ____ ?

Answer 1

Tapeworms

Question 2

Common tapeworm of the dog and cat, route of infection, and how to treat it

Answer 2

Dipylidium Caninum, Oral, Droncit (Praziquantel)

Question 3

Human tapeworm associated with the ingestion of raw pork

Answer 3

Taenia Solium

Question 4

Human tapeworm associated with the ingestion of raw beef

Answer 4

Taenia saginata

Question 5

Canine tapeworm transmitted by rabbits and rodents

Answer 5

Taenia pisiformis

Question 6

Feline tapeworm transmitted by rodents

Answer 6

Taenia Taeniaformis

Question 7

Large Canine tapeworm transmitted by livestock

Answer 7

Taenia hydatigena

Question 8

Tapeworm that develops in the CNS of Sheep or SQ tissue of Rabbit

Answer 8

Multiceps multiceps or Taenia multiceps

Question 9

Tapeworm that grows within a hydatid cyst in dogs

Answer 9

Echinococcus granulosa

Question 10

Tapeworm that grows within a hydatid cyst in cats transmitted by mice. More common in Alaska, northern U.S.

Answer 10

Echinococcos multilocularis

Question 11

Broadfish pseudotapeworm

Answer 11

Diphyllobothrium sp
**largest of all tapeworms in humans

Question 12

Zipper Tapeworm (Pseudotapeworm). Found in dogs and cats of Florida and Gulf coast

Answer 12

Spirometra sp

Question 13

Tapeworm of the small intestine of rodents and occasionally dogs and even humans. Do they all require a host?

Answer 13

Hymenolepis diminuta and nana (does not require host)

Question 14

Equine Tapeworm

Answer 14

Anoplocephala perfoliata & A. magna
**Transmitted by grain mite

Question 15

Tapeworm of ruminants, and treatment

Answer 15

Moniezia expansa and benedeni, treated with - fenbendazole - albendazole

Question 16

The mouthpart with 4 suckers capable of attaching to the wall of a host’s intestines is called the ___

Answer 16

Scolex

Question 17

The life cycle is always (indirect or direct?) and the intermediate hosts are ___?

Answer 17

Indirect - Arthropods, Fish, and Mammals

Question 18

Is the Echinococcus spp. zoonotic?

Answer 18

Yes

Question 19

Acanthocephalan (Thorny Headed Worm) of the pig transmitted by Scarab beetle

Answer 19

Macracanthorhynchus hirudinaceus

Question 20

How are acanthocephalans diagnosed?

Answer 20

Necropsy

Question 21

Acanthocephalan of the dog

Answer 21

Oncicola canis