Cestodes (PPT) Part II Flashcards
Common name of Taenia solium
Pork tapeworms
It serves as both definitive host and intermediate host for Taenia solium
Humans
Intermediate host of the pork tapeworm
Pigs
The adult worm of Taenia solium inhabits in the _____
small intestine
Which is shorter, T. saginata or T. solium?
Taenia solium (pork tapeworm)
The pork tapeworms measures ____ m in length
2-4 m
How many acetabulum does the pork tapeworm have?
4 acetabulum
Hallmark of the hooks of the Taenia solium
Double crown of 12-30 large and small hooks
True or False:
The eggs of the Taenia species cannot be differentiated
True
Differentiation of Taenia species is usually done by __________ that have been injected with ______ to reveal the lateral uterine branches
examination of gravid proglottids and India ink
The shell of the Taenia spp. is thick and radially striated, giving it a ______ appearance
Prismatic
The eggs of the Taenia spp contains a sex-hooked embryo called an
oncosphere
The infected meat of the pork tapeworm is often called
Measly pork
Pathogenesis and Clinical Manifestation of Taenia solium
- Mild non-specific abdominal complaint
- Cystecircosis
CSF of Taenia solium shows:
Increase pressure
Elevated protein
Decrease glucose
Increase mononuclear cells
CSF eosinophilia w/o peripheral blood eosinophilia
Diagnosis of T. solium
- Identifying the characteristics of proglottids, eggs or even scolex
- Cat Scan
- MRI
- ELISA
- Western blot for IgG & IgM
Treatment of T. solium
Praziquantel
Niclosamide
Albendazole
Known as beef tapeworm
Taenia saginata
What is the definitive host of the T. saginata
Human
The adult worms of T. saginata inhabits in the
upper jejunum
Adult worms of T. saginata may live for _____
25 years
The adult worms of T. saginata measures ____ m in length or ____ m
4-10 m or 25 m
How many prominent acetabulum does the beef tapeworm have?
4 prominent acetabulum
What is the shape of the uterus of the beef tapeworm?
club-shaped
Describe the uterus of the beef tapeworm:
Distended with oval has 15-20 lateral branches
Morphology of the T. saginata (Ova, Gravid proglottids, and Cyctercus)
Measures: 30-45 um in dm
Ova (spherical or subspherical)
Morphology of the T. saginata (Ova, Gravid proglottids, and Cyctercus)
Ovoidal, milky white 10 mm in dm and has a single scolex invaginated into fluid filled bladder
Cyctecercus
Morphology of the T. saginata (Ova, Gravid proglottids, and Cyctercus)
Brownish in color thick embryophore
Ova (spherical or subspherical)
Diagnosis of T. saginata
Identifying the characteristic proglottids, eggs or scolex
Treatment for T. saginata
Praziquantel
Niclosamide
Characteristics of T. saginata and T. solium:
Intermediate host of both
T. saginata - cattle, reindeer
T. solium - hug, wild boar
Characteristics of T. saginata and T. solium:
Site of development
T. saginata - muscle, viscera
T. solium - skin, muscle, brain
Characteristics of T. saginata and T. solium:
Scolex: cystercercus
T. saginata - no rostellum
T. solium - has restellium and hooks
Characteristics of T. saginata and T. solium:
Scolex: adult worm
T. saginata - no hooks
T. solium - with hooks
Characteristics of T. saginata and T. solium:
Proglottids: Uterine branches
T. saginata - 23 (14-22)
T. solium - 8 (7-15)
Characteristics of T. saginata and T. solium:
Ovary
T. saginata - single, spontaenous
T. solium - passively, in groups
Characteristics of T. saginata and T. solium:
Passing of Proglottids
T. saginata - two lobes
T. solium - Three lobes
Characteristics of T. saginata and T. solium:
Vagina: Sphincter muscle
T. saginata - present
T. solium - absent
Characteristics of T. saginata and T. solium:
Gravid proglottid
T. saginata - tree-like (dichomotous)
T. solium - Finger-like (dendritic)
Characteristics of T. saginata and T. solium:
Larva
T. saginata - Cysticercus bovis
T. solium - Cysticercus cellulosae
Characteristics of T. saginata and T. solium:
Infective stage
T. saginata - Cysticercous bovis
T. solium - Cysticercus cellulosae
Characteristics of T. saginata and T. solium:
Pathogenesis
T. saginata - Taeniasis saginata
T. solium - Taeniasis solium
Mode of infection of Taeniasis saginata:
Ingesting raw or undercooked beef containing Cysticercus bovis
Mode of infection of Taeniasis solium:
Ingesting raw or undercooked pork containing viable Cysticercus cellulosae
Common name of Hymenolepis nana
Dwarf tapeworm
The adult worm of the dwarf tapeworm are found in the
Ileum
Describe the hooklets of the dwarf tapeworm
12-30 Y shaped hooklets
The anterior proglottids of the dwarf tapeworm is
short
The posterior proglottids of the dwarf tapeworm is
broader than long
The genital pore of the dwarf tapeworm is found
along the same side of the segments
Layers of the oncosphere of the dwarf tapeworm:
thin outer membrane
thick inner membrane with conspicuous bipolar thickening
Diagnosis for Hymenolepis nana
Specific demonstration of characteristic eggs in stools
Intermediate host of Hymenolepis nana:
Arthropods
Definitive host of Hymenolepis nana
Human or Rodents
Infective stage of Hymenolepis nana:
Embryonated eggs or Cysticercoid in insects
Diagnostic stage of Hymenolepic nana:
Eggs in feces