Family: TROGLOTHREMATIDA Flashcards

1
Q

Known as salmon fluke

A

Troglotrematidae

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2
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General characts

A

Fleshy flukes with spiny cuticle
Parasites of carnivores,mammals and birds

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3
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Genera species

A

Collyriclum fata
Troglotrema salmincola
Troglotrma acutum

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4
Q

Collyriclum faba SITE:

A

Subcutaneous tissue near cloaca

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5
Q

I.H

A

1st snail
2nd dragon naiads

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6
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Troglotrema salmincola is reservoir and intermediate host of

A

Neorickettsia helminthoeca

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7
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Pathogenesis:

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T. Salmincola
Flukes lodge intestinal mucosa causes enteritis
Bloody diarrhea and vomiting

T.acutum
Parasites cause decalcification and atropy of sinus

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8
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No satisfactory medical treatment for T.salmincola
Maybe palliative

A

Apomorphine

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