Site of Infections- Cestodes

Question 1

Dipylidium caninum

Answer 1

small intestines (adult) (canine and feline)

Question 2

Moniezia spp.

Answer 2

small intestines (sheep, goats and cattle)

Question 3

Anoplocephala perfoliata

Answer 3

cecum and ileocecal valve (equid)

Question 4

Choanotaenia spp.

Answer 4

small intestine (avian)

Question 5

Raillientina spp.

Answer 5

small intestine (avian)

Question 6

Anoplocephala magna

Answer 6

small intestine (equid)

Question 7

Echinococcus multilocularis

Answer 7

small intestines (adults) (wild canids, domestic dogs, cats or coyotes)

Question 8

Echinococcus granulosus

Answer 8

small intestines (wild dogs and other canids)

Question 9

Taenia crassiceps

Answer 9

small intestines (foxes and dogs)

Question 10

Taenia pisiforrmis

Answer 10

small intestines (dogs, wolves, and foxes)

Question 11

Taenia taeniaeformis

Answer 11

small intestines (cats)

Question 12

Taenia solium

Answer 12

striated muscle- swine; small intestine and brains- humans

Question 13

Taenia saginata

Answer 13

small intestines- humans (FH); striated muscles- cattle (IH)

Question 14

Taenia hydatigena

Answer 14

peritoneal cavity- sheep, cattle, pigs, wild herbivores (IH); small intestines- dog