Platyhelminths Flashcards

1
Q

Trematoda

nickname

A

Flukes!

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2
Q

Trematoda

transmiss/epi

A

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

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3
Q

Trematoda

4 clinical presentations

A

intestinal
liver
lung
blood

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4
Q

Trematoda
Oriental Liver Infxn’s
(casuative agents)

A
clonorchis sinensis (China)
opisthorcis viverrini (Thailand)
opisthorcis felineus (Kazak, Siberia)
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5
Q

Trematoda
Oriental Liver Infxn’s
(alternative name)

A

clonorchiasis

opsithorciasis

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6
Q

Trematoda
Oriental Liver Infxn’s
(secondary vector)

A

raw fish

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7
Q

Trematoda
Oriental Liver Infxn’s
(clinical pres)

A

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

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8
Q

Trematoda
Oriental Liver Infxn’s
(treatment)

A

praziquantel

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9
Q

Trematoda
Western Liver Infx’ns
(casuative agent)

A

Fasciola hepatica

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10
Q

Trematoda
Western Liver Infx’ns
(alternative name)

A

fascioliasis

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11
Q

Trematoda
Western Liver Infx’ns
(distribution)

A

S. America
Mideast
S. Europe

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12
Q

Trematoda
Western Liver Infx’ns
(secondary vector)

A

watercress

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13
Q

Trematoda
Western Liver Infx’ns
(clinical pres)

A

acute: RUQ pain
chronic: hepatitis

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14
Q

Trematoda
Western Liver Infx’ns
(diagnosis)

A

ultrasound

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15
Q

Trematoda
Western Liver Infx’ns
(treatment)

A

triclabendazole

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16
Q

Trematoda
Lung Infx’n
(causative agent)

A

paragonimus

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17
Q

Trematoda
Lung Infx’n
(alternative name)

A

paragonimiasis

18
Q

Trematoda
Lung Infx’n
(distribution)

A

everywhere but Europe

19
Q

Trematoda
Lung Infx’n
(secondary vector)

A

crab or crayfish

20
Q

Trematoda
Lung Infx’n
(clinical pres)

A

pleuropulmonary

cerebral

21
Q

Trematoda
Lung Infx’n
(diagnosis)

A

eggs in sputum, feces

22
Q

Trematoda
Lung Infx’n
(treatment)

A

praziquantel

23
Q

Tremotoda
Intestinal
Schistosomiasis
(causative agents)

A

Asia: japonicum

Africa, Latin Am: mansoni

24
Q

Tremotoda
Intestinal
Schistosomiasis
(clinical pres)

A

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

25
Q

Tremotoda
UTI
Schistosomiasis
(causative agent)

A

Africa/Mideast: haematobium

26
Q

Tremotoda
UTI
Schistosomiasis
(clinical pres)

A
hematuria
obstructive uropathy
renal failiure
squamous cell carc.
fem. gen. schistosomiasis
risk: HIV
27
Q

Tremotoda
UTI
Schistosomiasis
(treatment)

A

praziquantel

28
Q

Cestoda

nickname

A

tapeworms!

29
Q

Cestoda

transmiss/epi

A

food-borne (pig/beef)

larval>adult

30
Q

Cestoda
Taeniasis
(2 causative agent)

A

beef: taenia saginata
pork: taenia solium

31
Q

Cestoda
taenasis
(distribution)

A

worldwide

32
Q

Cestoda
Taenasis
(clinical pres)

A

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

33
Q

Cestoda
Taenasis
(treatment)

A

praziquantel

34
Q

Cestoda
diphyllobothriasis
(causative agent)

A

fish tapeworm

diphyllobothrium latum

35
Q

Cestoda
Hyatid cyst
(causative agent)

A

echinococcus granulosus

“uniocular hyatid”

36
Q

Cestoda
Hyatid cyst
(hosts 1* and 2*)

A

1*: dog

2*: barnyard pets

37
Q

Cestoda
Hyatid cyst
(distribution)

A

worldwide

38
Q

Cestoda
Hyatid cyst
(clinical pres)

A

cysts in liver, lung, brain

39
Q

Cestoda
Hyatid cyst
(diagnosis)

A

radiography, CT, MRI

40
Q

Cestoda
Hyatid cyst
(treatment)

A

albendazole

surgery