Platyhelminths

Question 1

Trematoda

nickname

Answer 1

Flukes!

Question 2

Trematoda

transmiss/epi

Answer 2

obligate intra-snail-ular! hahaha
location: where snails are
intermediate hosts: fish, crab

Question 3

Trematoda

4 clinical presentations

Answer 3

intestinal
liver
lung
blood

Question 4

Trematoda
Oriental Liver Infxn’s
(casuative agents)

Answer 4

clonorchis sinensis (China)
opisthorcis viverrini (Thailand)
opisthorcis felineus (Kazak, Siberia)

Question 5

Trematoda
Oriental Liver Infxn’s
(alternative name)

Answer 5

clonorchiasis

opsithorciasis

Question 6

Trematoda
Oriental Liver Infxn’s
(secondary vector)

Answer 6

raw fish

Question 7

Trematoda
Oriental Liver Infxn’s
(clinical pres)

Answer 7

acute: fever, abdominal sx
eggs appear in 3 wks
chronic: cholang-/pancreatitis

Question 8

Trematoda
Oriental Liver Infxn’s
(treatment)

Answer 8

praziquantel

Question 9

Trematoda
Western Liver Infx’ns
(casuative agent)

Answer 9

Fasciola hepatica

Question 10

Trematoda
Western Liver Infx’ns
(alternative name)

Answer 10

fascioliasis

Question 11

Trematoda
Western Liver Infx’ns
(distribution)

Answer 11

S. America
Mideast
S. Europe

Question 12

Trematoda
Western Liver Infx’ns
(secondary vector)

Answer 12

watercress

Question 13

Trematoda
Western Liver Infx’ns
(clinical pres)

Answer 13

acute: RUQ pain
chronic: hepatitis

Question 14

Trematoda
Western Liver Infx’ns
(diagnosis)

Answer 14

ultrasound

Question 15

Trematoda
Western Liver Infx’ns
(treatment)

Answer 15

triclabendazole

Question 16

Trematoda
Lung Infx’n
(causative agent)

Answer 16

paragonimus

Question 17

Trematoda
Lung Infx’n
(alternative name)

Answer 17

paragonimiasis

Question 18

Trematoda
Lung Infx’n
(distribution)

Answer 18

everywhere but Europe

Question 19

Trematoda
Lung Infx’n
(secondary vector)

Answer 19

crab or crayfish

Question 20

Trematoda
Lung Infx’n
(clinical pres)

Answer 20

pleuropulmonary

cerebral

Question 21

Trematoda
Lung Infx’n
(diagnosis)

Answer 21

eggs in sputum, feces

Question 22

Trematoda
Lung Infx’n
(treatment)

Answer 22

praziquantel

Question 23

Tremotoda
Intestinal
Schistosomiasis
(causative agents)

Answer 23

Asia: japonicum

Africa, Latin Am: mansoni

Question 24

Tremotoda
Intestinal
Schistosomiasis
(clinical pres)

Answer 24

1) acute rash
2) katayama (fever chills) syndrome
3) immunopathologic rxn (intest, liver)
heptasplenomegaly, CNS

Question 25

Tremotoda UTI Schistosomiasis (causative agent)

Answer 25

Africa/Mideast: haematobium

Question 26

Tremotoda UTI Schistosomiasis (clinical pres)

Answer 26

``` hematuria obstructive uropathy renal failiure squamous cell carc. fem. gen. schistosomiasis risk: HIV ```

Question 27

Tremotoda UTI Schistosomiasis (treatment)

Answer 27

praziquantel

Question 28

Cestoda | nickname

Answer 28

tapeworms!

Question 29

Cestoda | transmiss/epi

Answer 29

food-borne (pig/beef) | larval>adult

Question 30

Cestoda Taeniasis (2 causative agent)

Answer 30

beef: taenia saginata pork: taenia solium

Question 31

Cestoda taenasis (distribution)

Answer 31

worldwide

Question 32

Cestoda Taenasis (clinical pres)

Answer 32

beef: asymptomatic pork: neurocystericosis (CNS) acquired epilepsy caused by larval stage

Question 33

Cestoda Taenasis (treatment)

Answer 33

praziquantel

Question 34

Cestoda diphyllobothriasis (causative agent)

Answer 34

fish tapeworm | diphyllobothrium latum

Question 35

Cestoda Hyatid cyst (causative agent)

Answer 35

echinococcus granulosus | "uniocular hyatid"

Question 36

Cestoda Hyatid cyst (hosts 1* and 2*)

Answer 36

1*: dog | 2*: barnyard pets

Question 37

Cestoda Hyatid cyst (distribution)

Answer 37

worldwide

Question 38

Cestoda Hyatid cyst (clinical pres)

Answer 38

cysts in liver, lung, brain

Question 39

Cestoda Hyatid cyst (diagnosis)

Answer 39

radiography, CT, MRI

Question 40

Cestoda Hyatid cyst (treatment)

Answer 40

albendazole | surgery