PR TRM BLOOD FLUKES Flashcards
Compared to other life cycles, what does Schitosoma spp. lack?
No metacercaria
Schistosoma spp.
MOT
skin penetration
Schistosoma spp.
IS
fork-tailed cercaria
enzymes present in cercaria that is used to break down skin
Lytic enzymes
what part of cercaria enters inside the skin
only head of cercaria
Cercaria without tail
schistosomule
Eggs (embryonated or unembryonated)
already embryonated
Egg with larva inside
miracidium
Miracidium becomes
sporocyst
where free-swimming miracidium emerges
Freshwater
Sporocyst reproduce asexually and become free swimming
cercaria
swims toward light (detects antigens from human host)
Chemotaxis
Schistosoma spp.
Male worm characteristics
shorter and thick
Schistosoma spp.
Female worm characteristics
longer and thin/slender
Schistosoma spp.
where worms copulate
copula
Schistosoma spp.
where female is found on the male
inside the gynecophoric canal
Schistosoma spp.
FH
man
Schistosoma spp.
IH
snails
Schistosoma spp.
Habitat
mesenteric veins, blood
Schistosoma spp.
male (testes)
testes arranged in one row above ventral sucker
Schistosoma spp.
female (ovary)
single pyramidal ovary located in midline
Schistosoma spp.
worm ingest
red blood cells
Schistosoma spp.
Purpose of hemoglobinase
breaks down globulin and hemoglobin
Schistosoma japonicum
Common name
Oriental Blood Fluke
Schistosoma japonicum
Habitat
Superior mesenteric vein of small intestine
Schistosoma japonicum
Intermediate Host
Oncomelania hupensis quadrasi
Schistosoma japonicum
Adult Stages
Largest