NEMATODES - Strongyloides stercoralis, Hookworm Flashcards

1
Q

male hookworm: aids in the speciation of hookworms; edposits spermatophore

A

bursa copulatrix

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2
Q

manifestation of hookworm infection

A

hypoalbuminemia

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3
Q

non-infective; FEEDING stage

A

rhabditiform larva

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4
Q

infective; NON-FEEDING stage

A

filariform larva

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5
Q

“morula ball” egg

A

hookworm egg

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6
Q

how can we differentiate different kinds of hookworms?

A

based on their: dental pattern & characteristics (MOT)

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7
Q

old world hookworm

A

ancylostoma duodenale

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8
Q

new world hookworm

A

n. americanus

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9
Q

c shaped

A

a. duodenale

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10
Q

s shaped

A

n. americanus

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11
Q

semi lunar cutting plates

A

n. americanus

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12
Q

2 pairs of teeth

A

a. duodenale

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13
Q

tridigitate, dorsal ray

A

a. duodenale

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14
Q

bidigitate, dorsal ray

A

n. americanus

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15
Q

plain, bristle like spicule

A

a. duodenale

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16
Q

barbed, fused spicule

A

n. americanus

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17
Q

mot for a. duodenale

A

skin pene, transmammary

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18
Q

mot for n. americanus

A

percutaneous

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19
Q

has 3 pairs of ventral teeth

A

a. caninum

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20
Q

diagnostic stage of hookworm

A

eggs

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21
Q

intermediate host for cutaneous larva migrans

A

humans

22
Q

definitive host for cutaneous larva migrans

A

dogs, cats

23
Q
  • through the subcutaneous tissue causes itching and formation of SERPINIGOUS TUNNEL
A

a. caninum
a. braziliense

24
Q

pair of big teeth

A

a. braziliense

25
Q

2 pairs of ventral teeth w outer bigger

A

a. ceylanicum

26
Q

n. americanus posterior end: used for copulation

A

caudal bursa

27
Q

cause of cutaneous larva migrans

A

migration of dog/cat hookworms

28
Q

what type of hookworm infection shows greater blood loss per day

A

a. duodenale infection

29
Q

hookworm: low level of albumin due to combined loss of blood, lymph, and proteins

A

hypoalbuminemia

30
Q

drug of choice for hokworm infection

A

albendazole

31
Q

hookworm: prone to infection

A

farmers

32
Q

hookworm: transmammary transmission

A

a. duodenale

33
Q

threadworm

A

strongyloides stercoralis

34
Q

cochin-china diarrhea

A

s. stercoralis

35
Q

only species of this genus that is naturally pathogenic to humans

A

s. stercoralis

36
Q

has a distinct cleft (notched) at the tip of tail

A

s. stercoralis filariform larva

37
Q

smallest nematodes

A

SS filariform female

38
Q

parthenogenic

A

SS filarifom female

39
Q

has a muscular double-bulbed esophagus; straight cut cylindrical tube

A

SS free living female

40
Q

has 2 spicules; gubernaculum

A

SS free living male

41
Q

guides spicule protrusion during copulation

A

gubernaculum

42
Q

T or F: free living male has caudal alae

A

false

43
Q

has short esophagus w a pyriform posterior bulb

A

SS rhabditiform larva

44
Q

SS definitive host

A

humans, monkeys

45
Q

SS MOF

A

cutaneous, pulmonary, intestinal

46
Q

manifest borborygmi

A

s. stercoralis

47
Q

treatment for strongyloidiasis

A

ivermectin

48
Q

T or F: SS eggs not passed out in feces

A

true

49
Q

SS autoinfection; yes or no

A

yes

50
Q

SS infection is more frequent in ?

A

male children