Intestinal Cestodes - DIPHYLLOBOTHRIUM LATUM Flashcards
1
Q
LONGEST OF THE TAPEWORMS
SCOLEX: 2 elongated sucking grooves for attachment; (-) hooks
almond shaped
PROGLOTTIDS: wider than they are long; GRAVID uterus is in the form of a ROSETTE
have oval and OPERCULATED EGGS
A
Diphyllobothrium latum
2
Q
Intermediate host of D. latum
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COPEPODS (1ST)
FISH (2ND)
3
Q
Ingestion of PLEROCERCOID LARVAE in undercooked FISH
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adult tapeworm can in the INTESTINE – DIPHYLLOBOTHRIASIS
abdominal pain
diaarhea
VITAMIN B12 DEFICIENCY – MEGALOBLASTIC ANEMIA
4
Q
Diagnostic test of D. latum
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unembryonated OPERCULATED EGGS in STOOL
5
Q
Treatment for D. latum
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Praziquantel