Lab 5 Platyhelminthes Class Trematoda - LAB EXAM Flashcards
Digenic
Have at least two host in their life cycle
Most common habitat of trematodes
Alimentary canal of verebrates and associated organs
Phylum Platyhelminthes
Flatworms
Unsegmented, bilateral symmetry
Absorb nutrients through body wall
Two important classes: Trematoda and Cestoidea
Which one is male? Which one is female?
Thicker one is male
Female is inside the male gynaecophoric canal
Schistosoma mansoni
Phylum
Class
Disease
Habitat
Diagnostic features
Treatment
Platyhelminthes
Trematoda
Schistosomiasis
Blood of humans
Fever, chills, lymphnode enlargement, frequent/painful urination, abdominal pain, rash
Praziquantel, metrifonate
Schistosoma mansoni EGG
Schistosoma mansoni SPOROCYST
Schistosoma japonicum EGG
Fasciola hepatica
Fasciola hepatica EGG
Fasciola hepatica MIRACIDIA
Fasciola hepatica
Phylum
Class
Disease
Habitat
Diagnostic features
Treatment
Platyhelminthes
Trematoda
Fascioliasis
Bileducts in human
Fever, nausea, swollen liver, abdominal pain, rash, jaundice, anemia
Bithionol or Triclabendazole
Schistosoma mansoni common name
Blood fluke
Fasciola hepatica common name
Liver fluke
Clonorchis sinesis
Clonorchis sinesis EGG
Clonorchis sinesis
Phylum
Class
Disease
Habitat
Diagnostic features
Treatment
Platyhelminthes
Trematoda
Clonorchiasis
Bile ducts of humans
Fever, chills, gastric pain, tender hepatomegali, diarrhea, mild jaundice
Praziquantel or albendazole
Clonorchis sinesis common name
Chinese liver fluke
