LUNG, LIVER, INTESTINAL FLUKES Flashcards
flukes that sexes are combined
Hermaphroditic / MONOECIOUS FLUKES
Infective stage of Monoecious flukes
Metacercaria
Diagnostic stage of Monoecious flukes
Ova or eggs in feces
Number of host
Monoecious flukes
Diecopis flukes
Monoecious flukes =3 (2 IH & 1 DH)
Diecopis flukes = 2 (1 IH & 1 DH)
Developmental stages of Monoecious flukes
Operculated eggs
“My Sister Rent a Car for Me”
Adult
Miracidium
Sporocysts
Redia
Cercaria
Metacercaria
ciliated larva released from egg when hatched
Miracidium
sac liked larva developed from miracidium
Sporocyts
larva developed from sporocysts; absent in Schistosoma
Redia
larva developed from redia or sporocysts
Cercaria
cercaria that has lost its tail following entry into 2nd IH
Metacercaria
Common name of Paragonimus westermani
Oriental Lung fluke
SECOND INTERMEDIATE HOST of Paragonimus westermani
Fresh water crab, crayfish
Common name of Fasciola hepatica
Sheep Liver fluke
SECOND INTERMEDIATE HOST of Fasciola hepatica
Water plants e.g. watercress
Kangkong
Common name of Clonorchis sinensis
Oriental Liver fluke
Chinese Liver fluke
Most important liver fluke of man
Clonorchis sinensis
Common name of Opistorchis felineus
cat liver fluke
Common name of Opistorchis viverrini
sea liver fluke