Liver Flukes: Clonorchis sinensis Flashcards
Common name of Chlonorchis sinensis
- Chinese Liver Fluke
1st IH of C. sinensis
- Bulinus spp.
- Parafossarulus manchouricus
- Parafossarulus anomalospiralis
- Parafossarulus stratulus
- Alocinma longicornis
- Thiara granifera
- Melanoides tuberculatus
- Semisulcospira
For the 1st IH, what are the species under Parafossarulus? There are 3.
- P. manchouricus
- P. anomalospiralis
- P. stratulus
For the 1st IH, what are the species under Bulinus? There is only 1.
- B. striatulus
For the 1st IH, what are the species under Alocinma? There is only 1
- A. longicornis
For the 1st IH, what are the species under Thiara? There is only 1
- T. granifera
For the 1st IH, what are the species under Melanoides ? There is only 1
- M. tuberculatus
2nd IH of Clonorchis sinensis. There are 2.
- Freshwater fish (Cyprinidae)
- Freshwater shrimp (but not all the time)
Final host/Definitive Host of C. sinensis.
Human
Habitat of the adult C. sinensis in Man.
- Bile ducts
- Bile passages
- Gallbladder
Diagnostic Stage of C. sinensis
Recovery of eggs/ovaries in stool
embryonated eggs
Drug of choice for C. sinensis
Praziquantel
Alternative Drug of choice for C. sinensis
Albandazole
What is the appearance of the oral sucker of C. sinensis and where is it located?
- Located on the anterior which is tapering
Which sucker is bigger than the other C. sinensis
Oral > Ventral
What is the appearance of C. sinensis’s testis?
A. Branched
B. Unbranched
C. Highly Branched
D. Coiled
C. Highly branched