MISCELLANEOUS NEMATODES Flashcards
Trichinosis - swelling at the sites of encystment
Trichinella spiralis
Common name of Trichinella
spiralis
pork muscle tapeworm
trichina worm
MOT of T. spiralis
Ingestion of _____
encysted larvae from infected meat
Common name of Dracunculus
medinensis
Guinea worm
Serpent worm
Dragon worm
MOT of D. medinensis
Ingestion of _____
L3 from copepods
Causes Drantiasis (skin ulcers)
Dracunculus medinensis
Common name of Parastrongylus
cantonensis
Rat lung worm
MOT of P. cantonensis
Ingestion of _____
L3 from mollusks (snail or slugs)
Causes Eosinophilic meningoencephalitis
Parastrongylus cantonensis
Causes Abdominal
angiostrongyliasis
Parastrongylus costaricensis
Old genus of Parastrongylus
Angiostrongylus
Causes Hepatic capillariasis or
spurious infection
Capillaria hepatica
Common name of Toxocara canis
Dog ascaris
Common name of Toxocara catis
Cat ascaris
Visceral or ocular larva migrans caused by zoonotic
Toxocara canis
Toxocara catis