III: Helminths Flashcards
Ingestion of Taenia solium eggs leads to _____.
cysticercosis
Ingestion of Taenia solium larvae leads to _____.
Intestinal infection
What is the location of Ascaris?
small intestine (lumen)
What is the location of Strongyloides?
small intestine (burrow)
What is the location of Trichuriasis?
large intestine (embed)
Which category of helminth? Ancylostoma (hookworm)
Nematode (Roundworm)
Which category of helminth? Ascaris lumbricoides (Giant roundworm)
Nematode (Roundworm)
Which category of helminth? Diphyllobothrium latum
Cestode (Tapeworm)
Which category of helminth? Echinococcus granulosus
Cestode (Tapeworm)
Which category of helminth? Enterobius vermicularis (pinworm)
Nematode (Roundworm)
Which category of helminth? Necator (hookworm)
Nematode (Roundworm)
Which category of helminth? Onchocerca volvulus
Nematode (Roundworm)
Which category of helminth? Schistosoma
Trematode (Fluke)
Which category of helminth? Strongyloides stercoralis
Nematode (Roundworm)
Which category of helminth? Taenia solium
Cestode (Tapeworm)
Which category of helminth? Toxocara canis
Nematode (Roundworm)
Which category of helminth? Trichinella spiralis
Nematode (Roundworm)
Which category of helminth? Wuchereria bancrofti
Nematode (Roundworm)
Which parasite? Bladder squamous cell carcinoma and pulmonary hypertension
Schistosoma haematobium
Which parasite? Burrows into small intestine
Strongyloides stercoralis
Which parasite? Causes B12 deficiency leading to megaloblastic anemia
Diphyllobothrium latum
Which parasite? Causes river blindness
Onchocerca volvulus
Which parasite? Cyst rupture may lead to life-threatening anaphylaxis
Echinococcus granulosus
Which parasite? Diarrhea/abdominal pain, skin infection (pruritis/urticaria), lung infection
Strongyloides stercoralis