PREFINAL: TISSUE NEMATODES Flashcards
Parastrongylus cantonensis common name
RAT LUNGWORM
1st described in Canton, China by Chen in 1935 from domestic rats
Normally lives in the lung of the Rats
Parastrongylus cantonensis
Formerly under genus ________
now under genus Parastrongylus
Angiostrongylus
Single-lobed, kidney
Shaped: well-developed ______
Male Adult worm, caudal bursa
use for grasping into the body to the female body during copulation
caudal bursa
female adult worm lay _______ eggs daily (p. cantonensis)
15,000 eggs daily
“Barber’s Pole”?
female adult worm (p. cantonensis)
Appearance: uterine tubules wind
spirally in the intestine
female adult worm (p. cantonensis)
color of uterus of female adult worm
white
color of digestive tract of female adult worm
red
Infective stage of Molluscan Ih
(intermediate host of Parastrongylus)
1st stage larvae
Infective stage of rats and humans
3rd stage larvae
3rd stage larvae occur in???
brain
Penetrates the stomach to reach
bloodstream to access CNS
3rd stage larvae (12 days)
Undergo_____ molts to reach maturity – Adult worm
2
After final molt (Host: Rat) the young
adult migrate in ___________ to complete development
pulmonary arteries
Definitive hosts of Parastrongylus cantonensis
Rats
Intermediate hosts of Parastrongylus cantonensis
Mollusks
What are the mollusks
Acatina fulica
Hemiplecta sagittifera
Helicostyla macrostoma
Vagiilus plebeius
Veronicella altae
GIANT AFRICAN SNAIL
Acatina fulica
Paratenic hosts of Parastrongylus cantonensis
freshwater prawn/crabs
accidental host of Parastrongylus cantonensis
human
transmission is via
- Ingestion:
o Raw mollusk (ESCARGOT)
o Leafy vegetables (with mucus of
mollusks)
o Ingestion of prawn/crab
o Contaminated water
Adult worm lives in the______ and right ventricle of normal definitive host – RATS
pulmonary arteries
Female worm lays egg and it will hatched in the __________ of the rats – yield the 1st stage larvae
terminal branch of pulmonary arteries
Infective stage (humans & rats) of Parastrongylus cantonensis
3rd stage larvae
diagnostic stage of Parastrongylus cantonensis
Larvae migrate to brain
disease association of Parastrongylus cantonensis
Primary Eosinophilic Meningoencephalitis
Incubation Period of Parastrongylus cantonensis (primary eosinophilic meningoencephalitis)
6-15 days
Meninges (diagnosis of Parastrongylus cantonensis)
Charcot-Leyden Crystals
in blood (diagnosis of Parastrongylus cantonensis)
eosinophilia (7%-36%)
CSF (diagnosis of Parastrongylus cantonensis)
Eosinophils (>10%) and monocytes
100-1000 WBC/uL
Mildly elevated proteins
Normal glucose
post-mortems (diagnosis of Parastrongylus cantonensis)
Immature worms in cerebrum/cerebellum
Dot-blot ELISA (100% sensitive)
specimen: blood (used in epidemiological survey)
ELISA (enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays) and PCR
Treatment of Parastrongylus cantonensis
Mebendazole and Albendazole (China, Taiwan and Thailand)
Trichinella spiralis common names
trichina worm, muscle worm, great imitator
Trichinella spiralis can cause
trichinellosis
Most adaptive in domestic and wild
pigs
trichinella spiralis
adult worm occur in the???
small intestine
conical papillae (copulatory
appendage)
Male adult worms
- Coiled/ club shaped uterus
- Viviparous (gives birth to live
larvae): lives on 30 days - 1,500 larvae (lifetime)
female adults worm
(gives birth to live larvae)
viviparous
Female adult worm can make?? (t. spiralis)
1,500 larvae (lifetime)
- Diagnostic and infective stage
- In muscle fibers
- Spear-like, burrowing anterior tip
ENCYSTED STAGE
Definitive and Intermediate hosts
Via ingestion of:
Raw/ Undercooked meats
maturation of trichinella spiralis adult worm
2 days