Cestodes And Trematodes Flashcards
What does adult worm consists?
Head
Neck
Trunk
What are the types of Cestodes?
Dişphyllobothrium Latum
Spirometra
Taenia Saginata
Taenia Solium
Eichnococcus Granulosus
How is the transmission of the Diphyllobothrium Latum?
Uncooked or undercooked fish containing third stage plerocercoid larva
What are the hosts of Diphylobothrium?
Definitive host: Man
1st Intermediate Host: Cyclops
2nd Intermediate Host: Fresh water fish
What is the longest tapeworm found in man ?
Diphylobothrium Latum
What does Diphylobothrium Latum causes?
Abdominal discomfort
Nausea
Megaloblastic anemia
How is the diagnosis of Diphylobothrium Latum?
Stool microscopy for egg and coproantigen test
What are the hosts of Spirometa?
Accedential: Man
Definitive: Cat,dog
How does the Spirometra transmitted?
Ingestion of infected cyclops
Ingestion of raw, infected fish
Local application of raw, infective flesh to skin Conjunctiva or vagina
What are the agents of Spirometra
S. Monsoni
S. Theileri
S. Erinacei
What is the disease of Spirometra?
Spargonosis
What are the hosts of Taenia Saginata?
D: Man
I: Cow
What are the hosts of Taenia Solium?
D: Man
I: Pig, Man
How does Taenia Saginata transmitted?
Undercooked beef containing cysticerous bovis.
How does Taenia Solium transmitted?
Undercooked pork containing cysticercus cellulose, autoinfection and egg in contaminated vegetable, food and water.
Which cestode is called as Beef Tapeworm?
Taenia Saginata