Taena solium and Taenia saginata Flashcards
What is the common name of Taenia solium?
Pork tapeworm
What is the common name of Taenia saginata?
Beef tapeworm
What is the infective stage of Taenia solium?
Cysticercus cellulosae
What is the infective stage of Taenia saginata?
Cysticercus bovis
What is the definitive host of Taenia solium?
Man (jejunum)
What is the definitive host of Taenia saginata?
Man ( small intestine)
What is the appearance of an ADULT Taenia solium?
Slightly smaller than T.saginata with 2 - 7 meters
What is the definitive host of Taenia saginata?
It has a length of 4 - 6 meter and a width of 12 mm
Describe the scolex of an ADULT Taenia solium
It has GLOBULAR with FOUR SUCKERS and has a rostellum with 2 rows
Describe the scolex of an ADULT Taenia saginata
It is pear-shaped head with FOUR MUSCULAR SUCKERS but no hooks
Describe the PROGLOTTIDS of an ADULT T.solium
It is 5 x 10 mm and has a 800 - 1,000 proglottids
Describe the PROGLOTTIDS of an ADULT T.saginata
It is 18 x 6 mm and has a 1,000 - 2,000 proglottids
Describe the uterus and testes of the Taenia solium
Uterus: 7 - 12 lateral branches
Testes: 150 - 200
Describe the uterus and testes of the Taenia saginata
Uterus: 15 - 30 uterine branches
Testes: 300 - 400
What is the color of the OVA/OVUM of Taenia solium?
Spherical brown
What is the color of the OVA/OVUM of Taenia saginata?
Round and yellow - brown with peripheral radial striation
What is the diameter of the OVA/OVUM of T.solium?
31 - 35 u
How many shells do T. solium have?
2 radially striated shells
What is the size of the OVA/OVUM of the T.saginata?
35 x 45 u
Describe the embryo of T.solium and saginata
The embryo has a 3 hooklets
how many eggs to T.solium lay?
30,000 - 50,000 eggs/ segment
how many eggs to T.saginata lay?
80,000 eggs/ segment
What disease caused by T.solium causes epileptic episode?
Cysticercosis
What disease caused by T.solium is asymptomatic?
Taeniasis solium
What disease of T.solium can human get from eating pork?
Pork tapeworm infection
This disease caused by T.saginata causes disturbance in the normal functions of the digestive tract.
It is also a systemic intoxication
Taeniasis saginata
What is the laboratory diagnosis of the order cyclophyllidean?
eggs or proglottids
Stool exam; scotch tape swab \
Cysticercosis: ANtibodies; biopsy
What is the treatment for the order cyclophyllidean?
Praziquantel and Albendazole
What dose of Prazinquantel that should be given for Taeniasis?
5 - 10 mg/kg single dose
What dose of Prazinquantel that should be given for cysticercosis?
50mg/kg per day within 15 days
What dose of Albendazole should be given?
15 mg/kg per day for 28 days
Cysticercosis can cause?
Pressure symptoms
2.5% of patients is infected with this cysticercosis.
Ocular cysticercosis
10% of patients is infected with this cysticercosis.
Muscular involvement
Neurocycticercosis is AKA?
Jacksonian epilepsy
60-90% of patients is infected with this cysticercosis.
Neurocysticercosis
Taenia saginata can infect human by ?
Ingesting vegetation that is contaminated by Taenia saginata eggs or gravid proglottids
Which among the cyclophyllidean has no neurocysticercosis?
Taenia saginata
