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CLASS ADENOPHOREA Flashcards

1
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Trichuris trichiura. Common name

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Whipworm

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Trichuris trichiura. Disease:

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Trichuriasis

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The name Trichuris means a

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‘hair-like tail’

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trichos— ___, oura— ___

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trichos— hair, oura—tail

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Egg. barrel-shaped/Japanese lantern with bipolar plugs

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Trichuris trichiura

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Trichuris trichiura. Eggs may be destroyed by

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sunlight, desiccation, heat (above
30C) and 30% ammonia

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7
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Trichuris trichiura. Adult
Anterior - Attenuated, whiplike, esophagus resembles ____

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“string of beads”

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Trichuris trichiura. Natural host

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Man

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Trichuris trichiura. Infective form:

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Embryonated eggs containing Rhabditiform larva.

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10
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Trichuris trichiura Diagnostic stage

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unembryonated eggs, adult worm

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11
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Trichuris trichiura. The females begin to oviposit ____ days after infection

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60 to 70 days

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12
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Trichuris trichiura. . Female worms in the cecum shed between ___ to ___ eggs per day.

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3,000 and 20,000 eggs

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13
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Trichuris trichiura. The life span of the adults is about

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1 year

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14
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Trichuris trichiura. Blood loss per day

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0.8-8.6 mL

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Trichuris trichiura. Blood loss per day 0.8-8.6 mL - what anemia

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Microcytic anemia

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16
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protrusion of rectum from anus

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Rectal prolapse

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17
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(human whipworm infection)

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trichocephaliasis

18
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Trichuris trichiura. Diagnosis. ___ is useful as worms are found in the rectal
mucosa in whipworm diarrhea and dysentery

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Sigmoidoscopy

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Capillaria philippinensis. Common name:

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Pudoc worm.

20
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Capillaria philippinensis. Disease:

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Pudoc disease or Mystery disease

21
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Egg. Shape: Peanut-shaped or Guitar- shaped with flattened bipolar plug

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Capillaria philippinensis

22
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Definitive host: Birds (Fish eating birds)

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Capillaria philippinensis

23
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Infective stage: Larva in fish

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Capillaria philippinensis

24
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rumbling sound in intestines

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Borborygmi

25
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Diagnosis for Capallaria philippinensis

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DFS
Concentration technique

26
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Common name: Capillary liver worm

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Capillaria hepatica

27
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Capillaria hepatica. Disease:

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Hepatic capillariasis

28
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Egg:
Shape: Lemon-shaped outer shell : pitted like a golf-ball appearance

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Capillaria hepatica

29
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Capillaria hepatica. Adult: slender, anterior narrow and swelled posterior, rarely seen intact, dies in ___.

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parenchyma

30
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Capillaria hepatica. Coinfections with ____ is possible

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Clonorchis sinensis

31
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Capillaria hepatica. Diagnosis:

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Liver biopsy (if found in feces: spurious infection)

32
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Common name: Garbage worm, muscle worm, pork worm, trichina worm, “blind alley”worm

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Trichinella spiralis

33
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The smallest nematode worm (larva and adult)

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Trichinella spiralis

34
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3 subspecies of T.spiralis:

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Trichinella spiralis spiralis (temperate regions)
Trichinella spiralis nativa (arctic regions)
Trichinella spiralis nelsoni (Africa)
Trichinella spiralis pseudospiralis (Europe)

35
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Larva
Shape: spear like burrowing anterior tip Adults (canlivefor1month,

A

Trichinella spiralis

36
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Trichinella spiralis. Disease:

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Trichinellasis, Trichinosis/Trichiniasis

37
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The female worm is viviparous and discharge larva instead of
eggs

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Trichinella spiralis

38
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Optimum host: Pig.

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Trichinella spiralis

39
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Trichinella spiralis. Alternate host:

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Man.

40
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Infection Infection occurs via self-inoculation

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Enterobius vermicularis

41
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Trichinella spiralis. Disease. 3 stages:

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  1. Intestinal invasion (GIT symptoms)
  2. Larval migration
  3. Convalescence (fibrosis, degeneration, calcification)
42
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Trichinella spiralis. Diagnosis

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Muscle biopsy
Chemistry tests
Beck’s xenodiagnosis

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