Cestodes and Metacestodes Flashcards
Dipylidiasis
Dipylidium caninum
Dipylidium caninum - Common name
Double-pored tapeworm
Dipylidium caninum - Taxonomy
Class: Cestoidea
Order: Cyclophyllidea
Dipylidium caninum - Hosts and distribution
Dog, cat, fox
Cosmopolitan
Dipylidium caninum - Morphology
2 genital pores
Up to 50 cm/19” long
Eggs in egg packets
Dipylidium caninum - Life cycle
Egg packets released from host rectum
Eaten by flea larva and becomes a cysticercoid
Host eats infected flea
Adults develop in small intestine
Dipylidium caninum - PPP
2-3 weeks
Dipylidium caninum - Pathology
Blockage in heavy infections
Dipylidium caninum - Clinical signs
Minimal
Emaciation in severe infections
Abdominal discomfort
Dipylidium caninum - Diagnosis
Gravid segments around anus
Egg packets in fecal exam
Dipylidium caninum - Treatment
Praziquantel
Epsiprantel
MUST TREAT FOR FLEAS TOO
Dipylidium caninum - Public health
Rarely children will become infected
Taeniasis
Taenia pisiformis
Taenia taeniaeformis
Taenia sp. - Common name
Taenias
Taenia sp. - Hosts and distribution
Dogs and cats
Taenia sp. - Taxonomy
Class: Cestoidea
Family: Taeniidae
Taenia sp. - Morphology
Big
Scole with arm rostellum
Single marginal genital pores
Taenia pisiformis - Metacestode, IH, and Location
Metacestode: Cysticercus
IH: Rabbit
Location: Peritoneal cavity
Taenia taeniaeformis - Metacestode, IH, and Location
Metacestode: Strobilocercus
IH: Rodents
Location: Liver
Taenia sp. - Life cycle
Gravid segments in feces Eggs ingested by IH Hexacanth embryo develops into metacestode Host eats IH with metacestode Tapes mature in small intestine