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Parasitology: Cestodes Flashcards

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Only tapeworm able to compete its whole life cycle in a single host

MC tapeworm in developed countries

Smallest tapeworm

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Hymenolepsis nana

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Known for its FATAL anaphylactic reaction

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Echinococcus granulosus

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Longest medically important tapeworm

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Diphyllobothrium latum

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Taeniasis + intestinal obstruction

More active proglottids with more branching

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Taenia saginata

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Taeniasis
(-) intestinal obstruction

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Taenia solium

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Megaloblastic anemia OR B12 deficiency

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Diphyllobothrium latum

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Triad of jaundice, fever, eosinophilia +/- intrabiliary cyst rupture

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Echinococcus granulosus

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Seizures + visual deficits + motor deficits + brain cysts after ingestion of eggs

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Taenia solium

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