Cestodes Flashcards
Two categories of tapeworms?
Eucestoda (true tapeworms), cotyloda (pseudo tapeworms)
Flea tapeworm.
Dipylidium caninum
Most common tapeworms of dogs and cats.
Dipylidium caninum
Where are flea tapeworms found?
Small intestines. In packets of 20 eggs
Full of eggs.
Gravid
How are flea tapeworms transmitted?
Ingestion of the flea
What are the three sections tapeworms are divided into?
Scolex, neck, proglottid
Signs of flea tapeworm infection?
Anal itching, diarrhea, weight loss
How can we diagnose tapeworm?
Seeing segments in stools, fecal flotation
Many species of tapeworm.
Taenia spp.
What do adult Taenia look like?
Yellow, long, regtangular worms
This species is not zoonotic to humans from dogs and cats.
Taenia spp.
Hydatid tapeworm
Echinococcus granulosus
Who is the host for Hydatid tapeworm.
Dog, wolf, coyote
This spp of tapeworm does not show segments in stool.
Hydatid spp
Rat, mouse, voles, human Hydatid spp.
Echinococcus multilocularis
Primarily found in the northern hemisphere with rodents.
Echinococcus multilocularis
Most lethal form of echinococcus.
Echinococcus multilocularis
Zipper tapeworm.
Spirometra spp.
What are spirometra spp. Similar to?
Trematodes
Often found in dogs and cats in Florida or in the gulf.
Spirometra spp.
Broad fish tapeworm.
Diphyllobothrium lactium
Resembles Trematodes and flukes.
Diphyllobothrium Latum
Are found in the Great Lake regions using crustaceans and fish as I. Hosts.
Diphyllobthrium latum
