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DMP 718 - Veterinary Parasitology > Cestodes and Metacestodes > Flashcards

Cestodes and Metacestodes Flashcards

1
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Dipylidiasis

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Dipylidium caninum

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Dipylidium caninum - Common name

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Double-pored tapeworm

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Dipylidium caninum - Taxonomy

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Class: Cestoidea
Order: Cyclophyllidea

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Dipylidium caninum - Hosts and distribution

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Dog, cat, fox

Cosmopolitan

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Dipylidium caninum - Morphology

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2 genital pores
Up to 50 cm/19” long
Eggs in egg packets

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Dipylidium caninum - Life cycle

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Egg packets released from host rectum
Eaten by flea larva and becomes a cysticercoid
Host eats infected flea
Adults develop in small intestine

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Dipylidium caninum - PPP

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2-3 weeks

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Dipylidium caninum - Pathology

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Blockage in heavy infections

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Dipylidium caninum - Clinical signs

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Minimal
Emaciation in severe infections
Abdominal discomfort

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Dipylidium caninum - Diagnosis

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Gravid segments around anus

Egg packets in fecal exam

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Dipylidium caninum - Treatment

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Praziquantel
Epsiprantel
MUST TREAT FOR FLEAS TOO

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12
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Dipylidium caninum - Public health

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Rarely children will become infected

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13
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Taeniasis

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Taenia pisiformis

Taenia taeniaeformis

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Taenia sp. - Common name

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Taenias

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Taenia sp. - Hosts and distribution

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Dogs and cats

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Taenia sp. - Taxonomy

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Class: Cestoidea
Family: Taeniidae

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Taenia sp. - Morphology

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Big
Scole with arm rostellum
Single marginal genital pores

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Taenia pisiformis - Metacestode, IH, and Location

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Metacestode: Cysticercus
IH: Rabbit
Location: Peritoneal cavity

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Taenia taeniaeformis - Metacestode, IH, and Location

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Metacestode: Strobilocercus
IH: Rodents
Location: Liver

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Taenia sp. - Life cycle

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Gravid segments in feces
Eggs ingested by IH
Hexacanth embryo develops into metacestode
Host eats IH with metacestode
Tapes mature in small intestine
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21
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Taenia sp. - PPP

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2-3 months

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Taenia sp. - Pathology

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Usually none unless heavy infection

Metacestode in IH can cause physiological or neurological damage

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Taenia sp. - Clinical signs

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No definite signs

24
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Taenia sp. - Diagnosis

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Segments in feces

Eggs in feces

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Taenia sp. - Treatment

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Fenbendazole
Praziquantel
Epsiprantel

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Taenia sp. - Control

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  1. Regular anthelmintic treatment of dogs and cats

2. Don’t permit pets to eat rabbits or rodents

27
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Taenia sp. - Public health

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Only Echinococcus granulosus (alveolar hydatid disease and cystic hydatid disease) and E. multiocularis
Kills people

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Echinococcus sp. - Morphology

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Typical taenia type egg

Adults 1-6 mm

29
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Cestodiasis

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Mesocestoides spp.

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Mesocestoides spp. - Host and distribution

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Canids, cats, raccoons, foxes

Western US

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Mesocestoides spp. - Morphology

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Scolex with 4 suckers but no hooks or rostellum

1 m in length

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Mesocestoides spp. - Life cycle

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1st IH: cysticercoid in oribatid mite or dung beetle

2nd IH: tetrathyridia in amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals

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Mesocestoides spp. - Pathology

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Intestinal infection non-pathogenic

Tetrathyridial infection in dogs and cats can cause severe peritonitis

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Mesocestoides spp. - Clinical signs

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Adults: Usually none

Peritoneal mesocestodiasis: Ascites, anorexia, weight loss, emesis, diarrhea, depression, fever

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Mesocestoides spp. - Diagnosis

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Adults: Motile segments in stool or eggs in fecal

PLC - Clinical signs and identification of tetrathyridia in abdominal effusion

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Mesocestoides spp. - Treatment

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Adult tapes: Prazi

PLC: Fenbendazole & peritoneal lavage

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Mesocestoides spp. - Public health

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Ingetions of tetrathyridia in undercooked meat

38
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Pseudophyllidea

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Diphyllobothrium latum

Spirometra mansonoidea

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Diphyllobothrium latum - Common name

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Broad fish tapeworm

40
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Spirometra mansonoideas - Common name

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Zipper tapeworm

41
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Pseudophyllidea - Taxonomy

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Class: Cestoidea
Order: Pseudophyllidea
Family: Diphyllobothridae

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Pseudophyllidea - Morphology

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Large worms
Scolex elongated with 2 bothria (no suckers or hooks)
Operculated eggs

43
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Diphyllobothrium latum - Life cycle

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Operculated eggs escape intestine
Coracidium hatch in water and eaten by copepod
Develops into a proceroid
Copepod eaten by a fish, becomes plerocercoid in fish muscles
Host eats fish with plerocercoid

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Spirometra mansonoides - Life cycle

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Operculated eggs escape intestine
Coracidium hatch in water and eaten by copepod
Develops into a proceroid
Copepod eaten by a frog, water snake, or rodent and becomes plerocercoid in SQ tissue
Host eats fish with plerocercoid

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Pseudophyllidea - PPP

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Pseudophyllidea - Pathology

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Not in dogs and cats

47
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Pseudophyllidea - Clinical signs

48
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Pseudophyllidea - Diagnosis

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Fecal sedimentation

Recovery of gravid segments in feces

49
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Diphyllobothrium latum - Treatment

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None approved

Praziquantel

50
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Spirometra mansonoides - Treatment

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None approved

Praziquantel

51
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Diphyllobothrium latum - Public health

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Humans infected as a result of eating undercooked fish

Vitamin B12 deficiency, diarrhea, constipation, abdominal pain, fatigue

52
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Spirometra mansonoides - Public health

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Humans can be paratenic or second IH
Acquired by drinking contaminated water or eating undercooked fish
Cause sparganosis
Neurological symptoms

DMP 718 - Veterinary Parasitology (8 decks)

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