Dipylidium caninum Flashcards
1
Q
Dipylidium caninum is not a zoonosis (T/F)
A
FALSE!!
- Dipylidium caninum is a zoonotic cestode
2
Q
Where is Dipylidium caninum typically found in the body?
A
Small intestines
3
Q
What are the definitive hosts for Dipylidium caninum?
A
- Dogs
- Cats
- Humans (rare)
4
Q
What are the intermediate hosts for Dipylidium caninum?
A
- Fleas
- Lice
5
Q
How is Dipylidium caninum typically transmitted?
A
- drinking water -> ingest fleas with parasite
6
Q
Describe the life cycle of Dipylidium caninum
A
- Flea takes blood meal from host with tapeworm, grows eggs which develop into larvae then pupae which have the infective cystercercoid.
- Humans eat fleas and develop tapeworm.
- Human pass rice shaped proglottids
7
Q
What are the clinical symptoms of Dipylidium caninum infection?
A
- Usually asymptomatic.
- Abdominal pain
- Diarrhea
- Anal pruritis
- Passing tapeworm segments
8
Q
How would one treat the host of Dipylidium caninum?
A
-Niclosamide
or
-Praziquantel
9
Q
How would one treat the intermediate host of Dipylidium caninum?
A
Insecticides
10
Q
How would one control Dipylidium caninum infection?
A
- Control of fleas
- Deworming of cats and dogs
