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Cestodes (tapeworms) Flashcards

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This was passed in stool and provided for assessment

  1. What is the name of the organism
  2. State your reasons
  3. Name one drug used to treat infection with this parasite?
A
  1. Dibothriocephalus latus (Diphyllobothrium latum)
  2. Characteristic elongated scolex with two bothria (grooves)
  3. Praziquantel
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This parasite measuring 35mm was passed in stool

  1. What is the name of the parasite?
  2. What is the lifecycle stage?
  3. State your reasons
  4. Nome one intermediate host for this parasite?
  5. What simple confirmatory test will confirm the species?
  6. Name one drug used to treat infection with this parasite?
A
  1. Hymenolepis nana
  2. Adult
  3. Within size range (15-40 mm) for Hymenolepis nana adults with overlapping proglottids wider than they are long.
  4. Beetles, fleas
  5. Microscopy of eggs and/or proglottids
  6. Praziquantel, Niclosamide
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This was passed in stool and provided for assessment

  1. What is the name of the organism
  2. State your reasons
  3. Name one drug used to treat infection with this parasite?
A
  1. Taenia saginata
  2. Characteristic four large suckers without a central rostellum and rostellar hooks
  3. Praziquantel
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This was passed in stool and provided for assessment (size 35mm)

  1. What is the name of the organism
  2. State your reasons
  3. Name one intermediate host
A
  1. Hymenolepis nana
  2. Characteristic four suckers with a rostellum and hooks
  3. Praziquantel, Niclosamide
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This was passed in stool and provided for assessment (size: 65 cm)

  1. What is the name of the organism
  2. State your reasons
  3. Name one drug used to treat infection with this parasite?
A
  1. Dipylidium caninum
  2. Scolex with 4 suckers and characteristic conical shape within the size range (10-70 cm) of D. caninum and with a retractable rostellum containing several rings of small rose thorn-shaped hooks
  3. Praziquantel
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  1. Identify this parasite (size 33 um)
  2. State your reasons
  3. Name one intermediate host
A
  1. Taenia spp
  2. Rounded eggs within the size range (30-35 um) of Taenia spp. with a radially striated shell and internal oncosphere with (up to) 6 refractile hooks (visible)
  3. Pigs, cattle
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This was passed in stool and provided for assessment

  1. What is the name of the organism
  2. State your reasons
  3. Name one drug used to treat infection with this parasite?
A
  1. Taenia solium
  2. Characteristic four large suckers with a central rostellum containing two rows of large and small hooks
  3. Praziquantel
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This is a histological section of a proglottid

  1. Identify this parasite (size 39 um)
  2. State your reasons
  3. Name the definitive host
  4. Name one intermediate host
A
  1. Dipylidium caninum
  2. Characteristic egg packets with 5-15 round to oval eggs in the size range (35-40 um) for Dipylidium caninum. Eggs have an internal oncosphere
  3. Dogs, cats
  4. Ctenocephalides sp fleas (C. canis [dog] or C. felis [cat])
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  1. Identify this parasite (size 64 um)
  2. State your reasons
  3. Name one intermediate host
A
  1. Dibothriocephalus latus
  2. Oval/ellipsoid unembryonated eggs within the size range (55-75 um) of D. latus and an inconspicuous operculum and barely discernible abopercular knob.
  3. Copepod, fish
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This was passed in stool and provided for assessment

  1. What is the name of the parasite?
  2. What is this part of the parasite called?
  3. State your reasons
  4. Nome one definitive host for this parasite?
  5. Name one drug used to treat infection with this parasite?
A
  1. Dipylidium caninum
  2. Proglottid
  3. Within size range (12 x 3 mm) for Dipylidium caninum proglottid longer than it is wide and tapered at both ends and presence of 2 genital pores without a visible uterus
  4. Dog, cat
  5. Praziquantel
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This was passed in stool and provided for assessment

  1. What is the name of the parasite?
  2. What is this part of the parasite called?
  3. State your reasons
  4. Nome one intermediate host for this parasite?
  5. Name one drug used to treat infection with this parasite?
A
  1. Taenia saginata
  2. Proglottid
  3. Characteristic proglottid longer than it is wide with 14 or more primary uterine branches (Taenia solium has 7-13 and Taenia saginata has 12-30)
  4. Cattle
  5. Praziquantel
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This was passed in stool and provided for assessment

  1. What is the name of the organism
  2. State your reasons
  3. Name one drug used to treat infection with this parasite?
A
  1. Hymenolepis nana
  2. Within size range (30-40mm) for Hymenolepis nana with characteristic four suckers with a rostellum and hooks
  3. Praziquantel, Niclosamide
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  1. Identify this parasite (size 76 um)
  2. State your reasons
  3. Name one drug used to treat infection with this parasite
A
  1. Hymenolepis diminuta
  2. Characteristic rounded eggs within the size range (70-85 um) for Hymenolepis diminuta with inner and outer membranes, an internal oncosphere, and no polar filaments (unlike H. nana)
  3. Praziquantel
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  1. Identify this parasite (size 43 um)
  2. State your reasons
  3. Name one intermediate host
  4. Name two definitive hosts
  5. How do humans acquire infection with this parasite?
A
  1. Hymenolepis nana
  2. Characteristic rounded eggs within the size range (30-50 um) for Hymenolepis nana with 4-8 polar filaments between the inner and outer membranes at each pole and an internal oncosphere
  3. Beetles (Tribolium sp.), fleas (Ctenophalides sp.)
  4. Humans, rodents
  5. Ingesting infected intermediate hosts (beetles, fleas)
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  1. Identify this parasite (size 38 um)
  2. State your reasons
  3. Name the definitive host
  4. Name one intermediate host
A
  1. Dipylidium caninum
  2. Characteristic egg packets with 5-15 round to oval eggs in the size range (35-40 um) for Dipylidium caninum. Eggs have an internal oncosphere
  3. Dogs, cats
  4. Ctenocephalides sp fleas (C. canis [dog] or C. felis [cat])
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This is a histological cross section of a proglottid

  1. Identify this parasite (size 33 um)
  2. State your reasons
  3. Name one intermediate host
A
  1. Taenia spp
  2. Rounded eggs within the size range (30-35 um) of Taenia spp. with a radially striated shell and internal oncosphere with (up to) 6 refractile hooks (visible)
  3. Pigs, cattle
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This was passed in stool and provided for assessment

  1. What is the name of the parasite (size: 36 mm)?
  2. What is the lifecycle stage?
  3. State your reasons
  4. Nome one intermediate host for this parasite?
  5. What simple confirmatory test will confirm the species?
  6. Name one drug used to treat infection with this parasite?
A
  1. Hymenolepis nana
  2. Adult
  3. Within size range (30-40mm) for Hymenolepis nana with proglottids wider than they are long.
  4. Beetles, fleas
  5. Microscopy of eggs and/or proglottids
  6. Praziquantel, Niclosamide
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  1. Identify this parasite (size 76 um)
  2. State your reasons
  3. Name one intermediate host
A
  1. Hymenolepis diminuta
  2. Characteristic rounded eggs within the size range (70-85 um) for Hymenolepis diminuta with inner and outer membranes, an internal oncosphere, and no polar filaments (unlike H. nana)
  3. Confused flour beetle (Tribolium confusum)
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This parasite measuring 8m was passed in stool

  1. What is the name of the parasite?
  2. What is the lifecycle stage?
  3. State your reasons
  4. Nome one intermediate host for this parasite?
  5. What simple confirmatory test will confirm the species?
  6. Name one drug used to treat infection with this parasite?
A
  1. Taenia spp (saginata, solium, asiatica)
  2. Adult
  3. Within size range (up to 15m) for Taenia spp with proglottids longer than they are wide and with a single genital pore alternating surfaces
  4. Cattle, pigs
  5. Microscopy of eggs and/or proglottids to identify typical features
  6. Praziquantel
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  1. Identify this parasite (size 76 um)
  2. State your reasons
  3. Name one intermediate host
A
  1. Hymenolepis diminuta
  2. Characteristic rounded eggs within the size range (70-85 um) for Hymenolepis diminuta with inner and outer membranes, an internal oncosphere, and no polar filaments (unlike H. nana)
  3. Confused flour beetle (Tribolium confusum)
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This was passed in stool and provided for assessment

  1. What is the name of the parasite?
  2. What is this part of the parasite called?
  3. State your reasons
  4. Nome one intermediate host for this parasite?
  5. Name one drug used to treat infection with this parasite?
A
  1. Taenia solium
  2. Proglottid
  3. Characteristic proglottid longer than it is wide with between 7-13 primary uterine branches
  4. Pigs
  5. Praziquantel
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This was passed in stool and provided for assessment

  1. What is the name of the organism
  2. State your reasons
  3. Name one drug used to treat infection with this parasite?
A
  1. Taenia solium
  2. Characteristic four large suckers with a central rostellum containing two rows of large and small hooks
  3. Praziquantel
23
Q

This parasite measuring 35mm was passed in stool and provided for assess

  1. What is the name of the parasite?
  2. What is this part of the parasite called?
  3. State your reasons
  4. Nome one intermediate host for this parasite?
  5. Name one drug used to treat infection with this parasite?
A
  1. Hymenolepis nana
  2. Proglottid
  3. Within size range (30-40mm) for Hymenolepis nana with overlapping proglottids wider than they are long.
  4. Beetles, fleas
  5. Praziquantel, Niclosamide
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  1. Identify this parasite (size 32 um)
  2. State your reasons
  3. Name one intermediate host
A
  1. Taenia spp
  2. Rounded eggs within the size range (30-35 um) of Taenia spp. with a radially striated shell and internal oncosphere with (up to) 6 refractile hooks (visible)
  3. Pigs, cattle
26
Q
  1. Identify this parasite (size 68 um)
  2. State your reasons
  3. Name one intermediate host
A
  1. Dibothriocephalus latus
  2. Oval/ellipsoid unembryonated eggs within the size range (55-75 um) of D. latus and an inconspicuous operculum and barely discernible abopercular knob.
  3. Copepod, fish
27
Q

This was passed in stool and provided for assessment

  1. What is the name of the parasite?
  2. What is this part of the parasite called?
  3. State your reasons
  4. Nome one intermediate host for this parasite?
  5. Name one drug used to treat infection with this parasite?
A
  1. Taenia saginata
  2. Proglottid
  3. Characteristic proglottid longer than it is wide with 14 or more primary uterine branches (Taenia solium has 7-13 and Taenia saginata has 12-30)
  4. Cattle
  5. Praziquantel
28
Q
  1. Identify this parasite (size 76 um)
  2. State your reasons
  3. Name one intermediate host
A
  1. Hymenolepis diminuta
  2. Characteristic rounded eggs within the size range (70-85 um) for Hymenolepis diminuta with inner and outer membranes, an internal oncosphere, and no polar filaments (unlike H. nana)
  3. Confused flour beetle (Tribolium confusum)
29
Q
  1. Identify this parasite (size 36 um)
  2. State your reasons
  3. Name one intermediate host
  4. Name two definitive hosts
  5. How do humans acquire infection with this parasite?
A
  1. Hymenolepis nana
  2. Characteristic rounded eggs within the size range (30-50 um) for Hymenolepis nana with 4-8 polar filaments between the inner and outer membranes at each pole and an internal oncosphere
  3. Beetles (Tribolium sp.), fleas (Ctenophalides sp.)
  4. Humans, rodents
  5. Ingesting infected intermediate hosts (beetles, fleas)
30
Q

This is a histological cross section of a proglottid

  1. Identify this parasite (size 34 um)
  2. State your reasons
  3. Name one intermediate host
A
  1. Taenia spp
  2. Rounded eggs within the size range (30-35 um) of Taenia spp. with a radially striated shell and internal oncosphere with (up to) 6 refractile hooks (visible)
  3. Pigs, cattle
31
Q
  1. Identify this parasite (size 36 um)
  2. State your reasons
  3. Name one intermediate host
  4. Name two definitive hosts
  5. How do humans acquire infection with this parasite?
A
  1. Hymenolepis nana
  2. Characteristic rounded eggs within the size range (30-50 um) for Hymenolepis nana with 4-8 polar filaments between the inner and outer membranes at each pole and an internal oncosphere
  3. Beetles (Tribolium sp.), fleas (Ctenophalides sp.)
  4. Humans, rodents
  5. Ingesting infected intermediate hosts (beetles, fleas)
32
Q
  1. Identify this parasite (size 32 um)
  2. State your reasons
  3. Name one intermediate host
A
  1. Taenia spp
  2. Rounded eggs within the size range (30-35 um) of Taenia spp. with a radially striated shell and internal oncosphere with (up to) 6 refractile hooks (visible)
  3. Pigs, cattle
33
Q

This was passed in stool and provided for assessment

  1. What is the name of the parasite?
  2. What is this part of the parasite called?
  3. State your reasons
  4. Nome one intermediate host for this parasite?
  5. Name one drug used to treat infection with this parasite?
A
  1. Taenia solium
  2. Proglottid
  3. Characteristic proglottid longer than it is wide with between 7-13 primary uterine branches
  4. Pigs
  5. Praziquantel
34
Q

A histological section of intestine is shown

  1. Identify this parasite (size 59 um)
  2. State your reasons
  3. Name one intermediate host
A
  1. Dibothriocephalus latus
  2. Oval/ellipsoid unembryonated eggs within the size range (55-75 um) of D. latus and an inconspicuous operculum and barely discernible abopercular knob.
  3. Copepod, fish
35
Q

This was passed in the stool and provided for assessment (size: 55 cm)

  1. What is the name of the parasite?
  2. What is this part of the parasite called?
  3. State your reasons
  4. Nome one intermediate host for this parasite?
  5. Name one drug used to treat infection with this parasite?
A
  1. Hymenolepis diminuta
  2. Proglottid
  3. Within size range (up to 60 cm) for Hymenolepis diminuta with overlapping (craspedote) proglottids wider than they are long.
  4. Confused flour beetle (Tribolium confusum)
  5. Praziquantel
36
Q
  1. Identify this parasite (size 39 um)
  2. State your reasons
  3. Name one intermediate host
  4. Name two definitive hosts
  5. How do humans acquire infection with this parasite?
A
  1. Hymenolepis nana
  2. Characteristic rounded eggs within the size range (30-50 um) for Hymenolepis nana with 4-8 polar filaments between the inner and outer membranes at each pole and an internal oncosphere
  3. Beetles (Tribolium sp.), fleas (Ctenophalides sp.)
  4. Humans, rodents
  5. Ingesting infected intermediate hosts (beetles, fleas)
37
Q

This was passed in stool and provided for assessment

  1. What is the name of the parasite?
  2. What is this part of the parasite called?
  3. State your reasons
  4. Nome one intermediate host for this parasite?
  5. Name one drug used to treat infection with this parasite?
A
  1. Dipylidium caninum
  2. Proglottid
  3. Within size range (12 x 3 mm) for Dipylidium caninum proglottid longer than it is wide and tapered at both ends and presence of 2 genital pores without a visible uterus
  4. Flea (cat or dog)
  5. Praziquantel
38
Q

This is a histological section of a proglottid

  1. Identify this parasite (size 45 um)
  2. State your reasons
  3. Name one intermediate host
  4. Name two definitive hosts
  5. How do humans acquire infection with this parasite?
A
  1. Hymenolepis nana
  2. Characteristic rounded eggs within the size range (30-50 um) for Hymenolepis nana with 4-8 polar filaments between the inner and outer membranes at each pole and an internal oncosphere
  3. Beetles (Tribolium sp.), fleas (Ctenophalides sp.)
  4. Humans, rodents
  5. Ingesting infected intermediate hosts (beetles, fleas)
39
Q

This was passed in stool and provided for assessment

  1. What is the name of the organism
  2. State your reasons
  3. Name one drug used to treat infection with this parasite?
A
  1. Taenia saginata
  2. Characteristic four large suckers without a central rostellum and rostellar hooks
  3. Praziquantel
40
Q
  1. Identify this parasite (size 62 um)
  2. State your reasons
  3. Name one intermediate host
A
  1. Dibothriocephalus latus
  2. Oval/ellipsoid unembryonated eggs within the size range (55-75 um) of D. latus and an inconspicuous operculum and barely discernible abopercular knob.
  3. Copepod, fish
41
Q

This was passed in stool and provided for assessment

  1. What is the name of the parasite?
  2. What is this part of the parasite called?
  3. State your reasons
  4. Nome one intermediate host for this parasite?
  5. Name one drug used to treat infection with this parasite?
A
  1. Taenia saginata
  2. Proglottid
  3. Characteristic proglottid longer than it is wide with 14 or more primary uterine branches (Taenia solium has 7-13 and Taenia saginata has 12-30)
  4. Cattle
  5. Praziquantel
42
Q
  1. Identify this parasite (size 36 um)
  2. State your reasons
  3. Name the definitive host
  4. Name one intermediate host
A
  1. Dipylidium caninum
  2. Characteristic egg packets with 5-15 round to oval eggs in the size range (35-40 um) for Dipylidium caninum. Eggs have an internal oncosphere
  3. Dogs, cats
  4. Ctenocephalides sp fleas (C. canis [dog] or C. felis [cat])
43
Q

This was passed in stool and provided for assessment

  1. What is the name of the parasite?
  2. What is this part of the parasite called?
  3. State your reasons
  4. Nome one definitive host for this parasite?
  5. Name one drug used to treat infection with this parasite?
A
  1. Dipylidium caninum
  2. Proglottid
  3. Within size range (12 x 3 mm) for Dipylidium caninum proglottid longer than it is wide and tapered at both ends and presence of 2 genital pores without a visible uterus
  4. Flea (cat or dog)
  5. Praziquantel
44
Q
  1. Identify this parasite (size 76 um)
  2. State your reasons
  3. Name one intermediate host
A
  1. Hymenolepis diminuta
  2. Characteristic rounded eggs within the size range (70-85 um) for Hymenolepis diminuta with inner and outer membranes, an internal oncosphere, and no polar filaments (unlike H. nana)
  3. Confused flour beetle (Tribolium confusum)
45
Q

This was passed in stool and provided for assessment

  1. What is the name of the parasite?
  2. What is this part of the parasite called?
  3. State your reasons
  4. Nome one intermediate host for this parasite?
  5. Name one drug used to treat infection with this parasite?
A
  1. Dipylidium caninum
  2. Proglottid
  3. Within size range (12 x 3 mm) for Dipylidium caninum proglottid longer than it is wide and tapered at both ends and presence of 2 genital pores without a visible uterus
  4. Flea (cat or dog)
  5. Praziquantel
46
Q

This was passed in stool and provided for assessment

  1. What is the name of the parasite?
  2. What is this part of the parasite called?
  3. State your reasons
  4. Nome one intermediate host for this parasite?
  5. Name one drug used to treat infection with this parasite?
A
  1. Taenia solium
  2. Proglottid
  3. Characteristic proglottid longer than it is wide with between 7-13 primary uterine branches
  4. Pigs
  5. Praziquantel
47
Q
  1. Identify this parasite (size 71 um)
  2. State your reasons
  3. Name one intermediate host
A
  1. Dibothriocephalus latus
  2. Oval/ellipsoid unembryonated eggs within the size range (55-75 um) of D. latus and an inconspicuous operculum and barely discernible abopercular knob.
  3. Copepod, fish
48
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A
49
Q

This parasite measuring 12 m was passed

  1. What is the name of the parasite?
  2. What is the lifecycle stage?
  3. State your reasons
  4. Nome one intermediate host for this parasite?
  5. What simple confirmatory test will confirm the species?
  6. Name one drug used to treat infection with this parasite?
A
  1. Dibothriocephalus latus (Diphyllobothrium latum)
  2. Adult
  3. Within size range (up to 15m) for Dibothriocephalus latus with proglottids wider than they are long and with a single genital pore on the ventral surface that does not alternate.
  4. Copepod, Fish
  5. Microscopy of eggs and/or proglottids to identify typical features
  6. Praziquantel
50
Q

This parasite measuring 8m was passed in stool

  1. What is the name of the parasite?
  2. What is the lifecycle stage?
  3. State your reasons
  4. Nome one intermediate host for this parasite?
  5. What simple confirmatory test will confirm the species?
  6. Name one drug used to treat infection with this parasite?
A
  1. Taenia spp (saginata, solium, asiatica)
  2. Adult
  3. Within size range (up to 15m) for Taenia spp with proglottids longer than they are wide and with a single genital pore alternating surfaces
  4. Cattle, pigs
  5. Microscopy of proglottids with India ink stain to identify the number of primary uterine branches
  6. Praziquantel
51
Q

This was passed in stool and provided for assessment

  1. What is the name of the parasite?
  2. State your reasons
  3. Nome one intermediate host for this parasite?
  4. What simple confirmatory test will confirm the species?
  5. Name one drug used to treat infection with this parasite?
A
  1. Dibothriocephalus latus (Diphyllobothrium latum)
  2. Proglottids wider than they are long and with a single genital pore on the ventral surface that does not alternate.
  3. Copepod, Fish
  4. Microscopy of eggs and/or proglottids to identify typical features
  5. Praziquantel
52
Q

This parasite measuring 35mm was passed in stool and provided for assess

  1. What is the name of the parasite?
  2. What is this part of the parasite called?
  3. State your reasons
  4. Nome one intermediate host for this parasite?
  5. Name one drug used to treat infection with this parasite?
A
  1. Hymenolepis nana
  2. Proglottid
  3. Within size range (30-40mm) for Hymenolepis nana with overlapping proglottids wider than they are long.
  4. Beetles, fleas
  5. Praziquantel, Niclosamide
53
Q

This was passed in stool and provided for assessment

  1. What is the name of the parasite?
  2. What is this part of the parasite called?
  3. State your reasons
  4. Nome one intermediate host for this parasite?
  5. Name one drug used to treat infection with this parasite?
A
  1. Dibothriocephalus latus (Diphyllobothrium latum)
  2. Proglottid
  3. Characteristic proglottids wider than they are long and with a single genital pore on the ventral surface that does not alternate with typical rosette-shaped uteri
  4. Copepod, Fish
  5. Praziquantel
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Q
  1. Identify this parasite (size 31 um)
  2. State your reasons
  3. Name one intermediate host
A
  1. Taenia spp
  2. Rounded eggs within the size range (30-35 um) of Taenia spp. with a radially striated shell and internal oncosphere with (up to) 6 refractile hooks (visible)
  3. Pigs, cattle

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