Taenia

Question 1

Taenia species that infect humans

Answer 1

○ Taenia solium
○ Taenia saginata
○ Taenia asiatica

Question 2

Beef tapeworm

Answer 2

Taenia saginata

Question 3

Intermediate host of T. saginata

Answer 3

Cow/Cattle

Question 4

Pork tapeworm

Answer 4

T. solium

Question 5

Most neglected agent of human taeniasis-cystercosis

Answer 5

T. asiatica

Question 6

2 ways to cause infection in humans

Answer 6

• Taeniasis
• Cysticercosis (larval stage)

Question 7

Cysticercosis will not happen with ____ infection

Answer 7

T. saginata

Question 8

Infective stage of Taeniasis

Answer 8

Encysted larva called cysticercus

Question 9

Cysticercosis Infective stage

Answer 9

T. solium or T. asiatica eggs

Question 10

Most frequent presentable cause of epilepsy

Answer 10

Neurocysticercosis

Question 11

____ are worldwide in distribution

Answer 11

T. saginata and T. solium

Question 12

____ is prevalent in poorer communities

Answer 12

T. solium

Question 13

_____ was identified by WHO as a leading cause of deaths from food-borne diseases

Answer 13

T. solium

Question 14

Diagnosis of Taenia

Answer 14

Ova in stool exams

Question 15

Diagnosis of Cysticercosis

Answer 15

● Biopsy, X-ray, MRT, CT scan for brain calcifications
● Serological tests- EITB (western blot), ELISA
● PCR

Question 16

Gold standard for NCC

Answer 16

Enzyme-linked immunoelectrotransfer blot (EITB)

Question 17

What diagnostic test uses lentil lectin purified glycoprotein (LGPP) antigens?

Answer 17

Enzyme-linked immunoelectrotransfer blot (EITB)

Question 18

The only bonds to be diagnosed as positive in EIT are those in the ____ kDa proteins

Answer 18

8 and 10

Question 19

Diagnostic test which uses primers specific for cytochrome oxidase-1 of Taenia species

Answer 19

PCR

Question 20

R.A. 9296

Answer 20

Meat Inspection Code of the Philippines