Nematodes 1 (PPT) Flashcards
Trichinella spiralis PS
SI
Roundworm of pig, rat, domestic & wild carnivores and man
Trichinella spiralis
Larva is of this roundworm is found in muscles
Trichinella spiralis
Same host serves both as definitive/final and intermediate host
Trichinella spiralis
World’s largest intracellular parasite
Trichinella spiralis
Diseases caused by Trichinella spiralis
Trichinellosis/Trichinosis
No free-living stage (larva and adult are parasitic)
Trichinella spiralis
Affected pig muscles caused by T. spiralis is called
Trichinous meat
Tool used in viewing Trichinae by digestion of affected muscle
trichinoscopes
Drug used in treating hosts affected by T. spiralis
Thiabendazole
How to Control T. spiralis
• prevent access to animal offals
• avoid eating raw or unthoroughly
cooked pork, other meat
Third most common roundworm of humans
Trichuris or Whipworms
nematode of cecum and colon one, of the “big 4” intestinal parasites of dogs
Trichuris or Whipworms
Whipworm of man
Trichuris trichiura
Whipworm of pig
Trichuris suis
Whipworm of dog
Trichuris vulpis
Whipworm of Mouse
Trichuris muris
Whipworm of goat
Trichuris ovis
Whipworm of cat
Trichuris campanula
Whipworm of cattle
Trichuris discolor/globulosa
Hairworms of dog bladder
Capillaria/Pearsonema plica
Hairworms of birds and man intestinal tract
Capillaria/Aonchotheca
philippinensis
Hairworms of
Hairworms of Rodents Liver
Capillaria/Calodium hepatica