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Cestodes Flashcards

1
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What are the general characteristics of cestodes?

A 
Flat body and no alimentary canal 
Nutrients absorbed through tegument 
Scolex (head) 
Strobila (body) with proglottid 
Hermaphroditic 
Indirect life cycle
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What is the infection site of adult tapeworms?

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Small intestine

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What are the three differences between cyclophylliea and pseudophyllidea?

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Cyclophyllidea: 1 IH, scolex with suckers, egg with oncopshere

Pseudophyllidea: 2IH, scolex with bothria, egg with oncosphere and cilia for motility

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Common name of Dipylidium caninum?

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Flea tapeworm, double-pore tapeworm, cucumber tapeworm , dog tapeworm

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Final host of Diplylidium caninum?

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Cat
Dog
Human

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Intermediate host to Dipylidium caninum?

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Flea and louse

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7
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Identify

Dog/cat

Fresh segment looking like a cucumber seed in the bedding
Dried segment like a grain of rice

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Dipylidium caninum

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8
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What cestode of dogs and cats produces eggs in packets that are ingested by a flea?

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Dipylidium caninum

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What is the infective stage of Dipylidium caninum?

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Cysticercoid in flea

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10
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What is the PPP of Dipylidum caninum?

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3wks

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11
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What is the pathogenesis and signs of a Dipylidium caninum infection?

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Adults are usually non pathogenic

Excessive grooming->fleas

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12
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What are the diagnostic methods for Dipylidium caninum?

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Segments

Adhesive/scotch tape

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What are the fowl cestodes?

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Choanotaenia and Raillientina spp

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What is the host to Choanotaenia spp?

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Domestic fowl and wild fowl

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Site of infection of fowl cestodes

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Small intestine

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16
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Intermediate host os fowl cestodes?

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Arthropoda-ant, bottle, houseflies

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17
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What is the infective stage of fowl cestodes?

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Cystercercoid in arthropod

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18
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What is the pathogenesis of Choanotaenia and Raillietina spp?

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Fowl cestode

Choanotaenia- pathogenic in large numbers

Raillietinea spp- chronic infection causes reduced growth, emaciation and weakness -> nodular tapeworm disease

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19
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What is the most reliable method of diagnosis or Choanotaenia and Raillietinea spp?

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Necropsy

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20
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What are the equine cestodes? What one is more common?

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Anoplocephala perfoliata -more common

Anoplocephala magna

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21
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Identify

Equine
Short broad, 4cm
Rounded scolex with lappets

A

A. Perfoliata

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22
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Identify

Equine
Large cestode up to 80cm
No lappets

A

A. Magna

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23
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Fecal flotation from equine
Eggs 80um, irregular shape (trangualr to trapezoidal)
Embryo with pyriform apparatus

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Anoplocephala spp.

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What is the IH to Anoplocephala spp?

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Orbatid mites

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What is the PPP of Anoplocephala spp?

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1-2months

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26
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What is the pathogenesis of Anoplocephala perfoliata

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Heavy infection-> ulceration and ill health
Localized near iliocecal valve-> partial occlusion of valve
Intussusception

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27
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Diagnosis of Anoplocephala spp?

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Centrifuge and float eggs
ELISA
Sedimentation test

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28
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What is the ruminant cestode spp?

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Moniezia spp

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29
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Common name of Moniezia spp?

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Milk tapeworm
Double pored ruminant tapeworm
Sheep tapeworm

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What are the final hosts of Moniezia spp?

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Sheep, goat, cattle

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31
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Intermediate host of Moniezia ?

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Orbatid mite

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32
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Identify

Ruminant
Adult- 2meters with unarmed scolex with suckers
Eggs triangular 60um

A

Moniezia spp

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33
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What is the ppp of the equine and ruminant cestodes?

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1-2month

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34
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What is the larval stage of Taenia spp?

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Cysticercus

Except t. Taeniformis -> strobilocerus

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35
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What is the general life cycle of Taenia spp?

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Definitive host (cat, dog, human)-> proglottids in feces -> eggs, consumed by intermediate host (rodent, rabbit, livestock, and human)-> cystercurcus -> DH consumes IH

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36
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What Taenia spp has an armed scolex?

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Taenia pisiformis

37
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Humans serve as intermediate host to what Taenia spp?

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T. Crassiceps

T. Solium

38
Q

Humans serve as the final host to what Taenia spp??

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T. Saginata

T. Solium

39
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What is the larval stage of T. Taeniaeformis and intermediate host

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Strobilocercus

Rodent

40
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What is the common name of Taenia saginata?

A

Beef tapeworm and Pearly beef

41
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What is the final host of Taenia saginata?

42
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What is the intermediate host of Taenia saginata?

43
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Identify

Human
Unarmed scolex with 4 suckers
Taeniid egg

A

T. Saginata

44
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What is the site of infection for T. Saginata in its definitive and intermediate host?

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DH: small intestine
IH: striated muscle

45
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What is the diagnosis for T. Saginata

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Meat inspection

Serology- antigen tests

46
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Treatment and prevention of T. Saginata?

A 
Praziquantel 
Education 
Sewage treatment 
Cook meat throughly 
Freeze meat
Hygiene and sanitation
47
Q

What parasite causes neurocyticercosis ?

A

Taenia solium

48
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What are the host to Taenia solium?

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Pig, dog, and human

49
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Common name of Taenia solium

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Pork tapeworm, pearly/measly pork

50
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What taenia spp has 4 suckers with a double row of hooklets?

A

Taenia solium

51
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What is the distribution of Taenia solium?

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Pork raising/ consuming areas
Associated with poverty
Spread by people/pig movement

Free ranging pigs consume human feces

52
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What are the clinical signs of Taenia solium?

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Pigs- no clinical signs

Human
Taeniosis- intestinal discomfort
Neurocysticercosis- seizures, headache, hydrocephalus, blindness, dementia, and death

Subcutaneous cysts, within the anterior chamber of the eye

53
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What are the diagnostic methods for T. Solium?

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Serology and PCR
Lingual exam in pig
MRI/CT scan in human 
Biopsy of nodules 
Fecal exam for eggs
54
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What is the treatment and prevention of Taenia solium

A 
Anthelmitics 
Pig vaccine
Pig husbandry 
Meat inspection 
Hygiene and sanitation 
Education
55
Q

What is the common name for Echinococcus granulosus diesease?

A

Hydatid disease

Cystic echinococosis

56
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What is the final host of echinococcus granulosus?

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Dog, wild candid, cat

57
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Intermediate host to echinococcus granulosus?

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Livestock and humans

Most important is the Dog-sheep life cycle

58
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Identify

Dog
Adult small less than 6mm with few proglottids
Larva form hydatid cyst in liver or lungs
Taeniid eggs

A

Echinococcus granulosus

59
Q

What is the larval stage of Echinococcus spp?

A

Hydatid cyst

Brood capsule-> protoscolex

60
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What is the site of infection of Echinococcus granulosus?

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Small intestine of dog

IH: hydatid cyst in liver, lungs, bones, and brain …. basically all the places

61
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What stage of echinococcus granulosus is pathogenic to humans?

62
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What are the methods of diagnosis for Echinococcus granulosus?

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Purgation or coproantigen test in dog
Examine organs at slaughtered livestock
Ultrasound and imaging

63
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What is the treatment and prevention of Echinococcus granulosus?

A

Anthelmitic
Do not feed dog infected carcass
Hygiene
Vaccine

64
Q

What is the common name for Echinococcus multilocularis disease?

A

Alveolar echinococcosis

65
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What is the distribution of Echinococcus multiloculars?

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Northern hemisphere

66
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What is the final host to Echinococcus multilocularis?

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Wild canid and domestic dog

67
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What is the intermediate host to Echinococcus multilocularis?

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Rodent, lagomorph, and human

68
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What is the site of infection of Echinoccus multilocularis?

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DH: small intestine
IH: alveolar hydatids in liver -> metastasis to other organs

69
Q

What are the species of psueodphyllidea?

A

Diphyllobothrium latum

Spirometra spp

70
Q

What is the common name of Diphyllobothrium latum?

A

Fish or broad tapeworm

71
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What is the final host of Diphyllobothrium latum?

A

Human and fish eating mammals

72
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What is the intermediate host to Diphyllobthrium latum?

A

Copepod crustacean and freshwater fish

73
Q 
Identify 
Fish eating mammals
Scolex with bothria 
Up to 12m 
Square shaped proglottids
A

Diphyllobothrium latum

74
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What is the PPP of Diphyllobothrium latum?

75
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Bothria

A

Elongated muscular groove on scolex used for attachment to host tissue

76
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Define coracidium?

A

Cililated oncosphere

77
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Define procercoid

A

First parasitic larval stage of pseudophyllidea cestode -> infect copepod

78
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Define plerocercoid?

A

Second parasitic larval stage of pseudophyllidea cestodes infecting fish

79
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What is the pathogenesis of Diphyllobothrium latum?

A

Most nonsymptomatic

Abdominal discomfort, weight loss, vomiting, diarrhea
Macrocyclic anemia because uptake of Vit B12 from intestine
Intestinal obstruction or gall bladder

80
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What is the treatment and prevention of Diphyllobothrium latum?

A

Cestocidals
In endemic areas, avoid eating raw or undercooked fish
Prevent defecatation by fresh water

81
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What is the common name os Spirometra spp?

A

Zipperworm

82
Q

What is the disease in humans caused by Spirometra?

A

Sparaganosis

83
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Final host of Spirometra spp?

A

Dog, cat, lynx, bobcat, raccoon

84
Q

Intermediate host of Spirometra spp?

A

Crustacean

Fish, reptile, amphibian, bird, rodent, human

85
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Identify

Dog, cat, lynx, bobcat
Scolex with bothria
Repro organs at center of proglottid

A

Spirometra spp

86
Q

What is the PPP of Spirometra?

87
Q

Human sparaganosis infective stage?

A

2nd intermediate host if ingest copepod or PH is ingest the fish (2nd IH)

Migration through the body

88
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What is the pathogenesis of human sparaganosis ?

A

Migration through the body

Subcutaneous tissue, breast, eye, urinary tract, pleural cavity, abdominal viscera, CNS

89
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What is the treatment and prevention of Spirometra spp?

A

Cestocide in final host
Surgical removal from humans

Avoid contaminated water and eating IH in those areas

RUSVM Parasitology (12 decks)

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