PRL NMT Ascaris, Trichuris, Enterobius Flashcards
“true roundworms”
Nematodes
Characteristics of nematodes
- Non-segmented, elongated
- Bilaterally symmetrical (when cut longitudinally)
- Cylindrical
- With complete digestive system
How are nematodes acquired
- Egg is ingested
- Larva penetrates the skin
- Via vector*
T/F Sexes are separate in nematodes
True
Difference of male and female in nematodes
- Female – larger pointed posterior; with no spicule
- Male - small, curved posterior; with spicule
Stages of life cycle of nematodes
- Egg stage
- larval stage
- adult stage
Female Types of Nematodes
- Oviparous = “egg laying
- Larviparous/Viviparous = lays larva
Parthenogenetic
free-living; may or may not require male for fertilization/ may or may not require male for copulation/reproduction
segmented egg
Embryonated egg
Ascaris lumbricoides
Common name
Giant Intestinal Roundworm
Ascaris lumbricoides
Habitat
Small intestines
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Final Host
Man
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Final Host
Man
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Diagnostic Stage
Infective Stage
Diagnostic Stage: Ova found in stool (fertilized or unfertilized)
Infective stage: embryonated egg
Ascaris lumbricoides
MOT
ingestion of embryonated egg
Ascaris lumbricoides
Portal of entry
mouth
Ascaris lumbricoides
Life span
12 months
Ascaris lumbricoides
Mature or immature adults may be found in feces or may spontaneously migrate out of the
anus, mouth or nares
Ascaris lumbricoides
Characteristics of cross section (mouth)
TRILOBATE = 2 ventral and 1 dorsal, with sensory papillae
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margin of the teeth is lined
minute teeth
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Parts of Male (cross section)
- Lateral line with excretory canal
- Intestine
- Cuticle & Hypodermis
- Longitudinal muscle layer
- Vas deferens
- Testes
- Pseudocoele
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Parts of Female Worm (cross section)
- Cuticle and hypodermis
- Longitudinal muscle layer
- Uterus
- Ovary
- Intestine
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Types of Eggs
- Fertilized Egg (Corticated, Decorticated)
- Unfertilized Egg (Corticated, Decorticated)
- Embryonated Egg
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eggs (45–75 by 35–50 μm) in 1-cell stage in feces
Bile-stained, mamillated, thick-shelled eggs
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eggs (85–95 by 43–47 μm) have thinner shells and distorted mammillations
Infertile eggs / Unfertilized egg
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Fertilized Decorticated Eggs layers
- Glycogen layer
- Lecithin/vitelline layer
(lipid)
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Fertilized Corticated Egg layers
- Albumin coat
- Glycogen layer
- Lecithin/vitellinelayer(lipid)
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Difference of eggs
1. Fertilized Decorticated
2. Fertilized Corticated
3. Unfertilized, corticated
4. Embryonated
- Fertilized Decorticated : round in shape
- Fertilized Corticated : thick shell
- Unfertilized, corticated : ovoid, with coarse lecithin granules
- Embryonated : segmented with larva inside the egg
Ascaris lumbricoides
Pathology due to Larva
- Visceral Larva Migrans
- Ascaris Pneumonitis/ Loeffler Syndrome
- Irritation of Intestinal mucosa
Ascaris lumbricoides (Disease)
happens when parasite migrates to lungs
Loeffler Syndrome
Ascaris lumbricoides (Disease Manifestation)
Due to Adult
- Bolus
- Erratism
- Epigastric pain
- Diarrhea
- Malnutrition
Ascaris lumbricoides
Diagnosis
DFS
Kato-katz Technique
FECT
X-Ray
*Zinc Sulfate Floatation CT