Taenia solium Flashcards
1
Q
What are the two ways that Taenia solium is classified?
A
Eucestode (true tapeworm)
and Pork Tapeworm
2
Q
Who is the definitive host of Taenia soldium?
A
Human
3
Q
Who are the Intermediate hosts of Taenia solium?
A
Pig and Human
4
Q
Who ingests eggs?
A
Intermediate host
5
Q
How does the definitive host become infected?
A
Eating the intermediate host (not cooked properly)
6
Q
What type of scolex’s does the pork tapeworm have in the definitive host?
A
unarmed scolex
7
Q
Diagnosis
A
Fecal floatation (the human)
8
Q
Zoonotic?
A
yes by ingestion of eggs and/ or consumption of poorly cooked pork
9
Q
What comes out of a tapeworm egg?
A
Oncosphere
10
Q
What does the Oncophere develop into within the intermediate host?
A
Cysticercoid
