CESTODES sem2 Flashcards
where and what is the MC in taenia saginata
cysticercus
cattle musce
name 3 taenia spp which sheep are IH and what are their MC stages
t. hydaginata - cysticercus
t. ovis - cysticercus
t. multiceps - coneurosis
name 2 taenia where the rabbit is a IH
t. pisiformis
t. serialis
both cysticercs
what taenia spp has the cat as a DH
t. taeniformis, rodents = IH
what taenia spp are humans the DH
t. solium - in pigs
name a cestode which lead to hydatid cysts as the MC
echinoccocus granulosa and multilocularis
what echinococcus is alveolar
multilocularis
if you open hydatid cysts - what do you find
if fertised = lots of scolices
what happens if humans get infected with e granulosus
hydatid diseae
can be fatal
get hydatid cysts in liver, lungs, brain
if rupture = anaphylactic shock, encephalitis, jaundice..
what family does taenia and echinoccosus belong to
taenidae
what family does dipylidium caninum belong to
dilepididae
what superfamily does taenia, echinococus and diplydium belong to
cestodes
how can you differentiate the proglottid segments of taenia and diplydium
taenia = genital pore x 1 dipl = x2
whats strange with diplydium egg laying
lays in packets of 15-25 eggs
what is the IH for diplydium
ctenocephalides felis (cat flea) trichodectes canis (dog louse)
