[REVIEWER] Platyhelminthes

Question 1

Clonorchis sinensis

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Answer 1

Common Name: Chinese/Oriental Liver Fluke
Disease: Clonorchiasis
Mode of Transmission: Fecal-oral, Eating undercooked fish
Diagnostic Stage: Embryonated eggs passed in feces
Infective Stage: Metacercariae
Intermediate Host: Snail, Fish
Definitive Host: Mammals
Drug Treatment: Praziquantel-Albendazole
Diagnostic Technique: ELISA, EIA, PCR

Question 2

Fasciola gigantica

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Answer 2

Common Name: Tropical Liver Fluke
Disease: Fascioliasis
Mode of Transmission: Fecal-oral, Eating undercooked aquatic plants
Diagnostic Stage: Unembryonated eggs passed in feces
Infective Stage: Metacercariae
Intermediate host: Snail (aquatic), Aquatic plants
Definitive host: Mammals
Drug Treatment: Triclabendazole
Diagnostic Technique: ELISA

Question 3

Fasciola hepatica

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Answer 3

Common Name: Temperate Liver Fluke
Disease: Fascioliasis
Mode of Transmission: Fecal-oral, Eating undercooked aquatic plants
Diagnostic Stage: Unembryonated eggs passed in feces
Infective Stage: Metacercariae
Intermediate host: Snail (amphibious), Aquatic plants
Definitive host: Mammals
Drug Treatment: Triclabendazole, Bithionol
Diagnostic Technique: ELISA

Question 4

Paragonimus westermani

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Answer 4

Common Name: Lung Fluke
Disease: Paragonimiasis
Mode of Transmission: Fecal-oral, Eating undercooked crabs
Diagnostic Stage: Unembryonated eggs
Infective Stage: Cercariae → Metacercariae
Intermediate host: Snail, Crabs
Definitive host: Mammals
Drug Treatment: Praziquantel, Triclabendazole, Bithionol
Diagnostic Technique: EIA, CT Scan, MRI, Radiography

Question 5

Schistosoma japonicum

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Answer 5

Common Name: Oriental Blood Fluke
Disease: Schistosomiasis
Mode of Transmission: Skin penetration in water-related activities
Diagnostic Stage: Embryonated eggs shed from infected human
Infective Stage: Cercariae
Intermediate Host: Snail
Definitive Host: Humans
Drug Treatment: Praziquantel
Diagnostic Technique: ELISA, Kato-Katz Technique

Question 6

Taenia saginata

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Answer 6

Common Name: Beef Tapeworm
Disease: Taeniasis
Mode of Transmission: Fecal-oral, Eating undercooked beef
Diagnostic Stage: Adult tapeworms
Infective Stage: Embryonated eggs
Intermediate host: Cattle
Definitive host: Humans
Drug Treatment: Praziquantel
Diagnostic Technique: CT Scan, MRI

Question 7

Taenia solium

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Answer 7

Common Name: Pork Tapeworm
Disease: Taeniasis
Mode of Transmission: Fecal-oral, Eating undercooked pork
Diagnostic Stage: Eggs and gravid proglottids in feces
Infective Stage: Cysticerci (consumed in meat)
Intermediate host: Pigs
Definitive host: Humans
Drug Treatment: Praziquantel
Diagnostic Technique: CT Scan, MRI