Taeniid tapeworms (taenia and echinococcus) Flashcards

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Taeniid

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kingdom- Animalia (unikonts)
phylum- Platyhelminthes 
class- Cestoda 
order- Cyclophyllidea
family- taeniid
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taeniid tapeworms include

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  • taenia

- echinococcus

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taeniid host

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  • mammals as intermediate host

- adults in carnivores

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taeniid lifecycle

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Hydatid Cyst – Larval metacestode stage w/ huge cysts that develop tens to hundreds of thousands of heads

  • Protoscolices – Each little metacestode head inside hydatid cyst
  • Cysticercus larva in mammals
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taeniid transmission

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  • cysticerci from human taeniids
  • coenuri from canine taeniids
  • hydatid cysts from canine echinococcus
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taeniid organ effected

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liver

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taeniid heads

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Cysticercus – 1 head per bladder

  • Strobilo-cercus – 1 head per bladder but strobilized
  • Coenurus – Multiple heads per bladder
  • Hydatid – Many heads per bladder (smallest heads, biggest cyst)
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taenia pisciformis alt name

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common dog tapeworm

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taenia pisciformis taxonomy

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kingdom- Animalia (unikonts)
phylum- Platyhelminthes 
class- Cestoda 
order- Cyclophyllidea
family- taeniid
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taenia pisciformis host

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  • intermediate rabbit

- final- dog

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taenia pisciformis lifecycle

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Segment released -> Releases egg -> Rabbit eats egg -> Larva develops in abd cavity & liver -> metacestode cysticercus forms -> Head pops out of cyst when its eaten by dog

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taenia pisciformis transmission

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dogs get it by eating rabbits

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taenia pisciformis organ

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liver

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taenia taeniaeformis alt name

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cat tapeworm

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taenia taeniaeformis taxonomy

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kingdom- Animalia (unikonts)
phylum- Platyhelminthes 
class- Cestoda 
order- Cyclophyllidea
family- taeniid
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taenia taeniaeformis host

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  • intermediate rat

- final cat

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taenia taeniaeformis lifecycle

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-strobilocercus metacestode stage that develops in rat livers

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18
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taenia taeniaeformis transmission

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via ingestion of rats

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taenia serialis

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  • intermediate rabbit

- final dogs, ppl sometimes cats

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taenia serialis lifecycle

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coenurus stage in intermediate

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taenia serialis organ effected

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  • sq cysts in rabbits and ppl

- cns cysts in cats

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taenia ovis taxonomy

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kingdom- Animalia (unikonts)
phylum- Platyhelminthes 
class- Cestoda 
order- Cyclophyllidea
family- taeniid
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taenia ovis host

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  • intermediate sheep

- final dogs

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taenia ovis lifecycle

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  • cysticercus in intermediate
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taenia multiceps taxonomy

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kingdom- Animalia (unikonts)
phylum- Platyhelminthes 
class- Cestoda 
order- Cyclophyllidea
family- taeniid
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taenia multiceps host

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  • intermediate sheep

- final dog, ppl

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taenia multiceps lifecycle

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coenurus in intermediate

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taenia multiceps organ effective

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massive cysts in brain

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taenia multiceps location

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not in North America

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taenia hydatigena taxonomy

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kingdom- Animalia (unikonts)
phylum- Platyhelminthes 
class- Cestoda 
order- Cyclophyllidea
family- taeniid
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taenia hydatigena host

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  • intermediate ruminants (usually wild cervids like deer)

- final dogs

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taenia hydatigena lifecycle

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  • cysticercus in intermediate w/ long neck like extension of bladder w/ scolex at enx
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taenia hydatagena organ effected

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liver

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taenia crassiceps taxonomy

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kingdom- Animalia (unikonts)
phylum- Platyhelminthes 
class- Cestoda 
order- Cyclophyllidea
family- taeniid
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taenia crassiceps host

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  • intermediate rodents (woodchuck)

- foxes final

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taenia crassiceps lifecycle

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asexually multiplying in intermediate

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taenia crassiceps organ effected

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skeletal muscle, abd cavity

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taenia saginata alt name

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beef tapeworm

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taenia saginata taxonomy

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kingdom- Animalia (unikonts)
phylum- Platyhelminthes 
class- Cestoda 
order- Cyclophyllidea
family- taeniid
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taenia saginata host

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  • intermediate cow

- final human

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taenia saginata id

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no hooks

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taenia saginata transmisssion

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  • humans eat infected cows

- humans infected w/ cystericercus which becomes adult

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taenia saginata organ effected

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  • encysted larva in muscle of cow
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taenia saginata location

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world wide

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taenia asiatica alt name

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pork liver tapeworm

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taenia asiatica taxonomy

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kingdom- Animalia (unikonts)
phylum- Platyhelminthes 
class- Cestoda 
order- Cyclophyllidea
family- taeniid
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taenia asiatica host

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  • intermediate pigs

- final humans

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taenia asiatica id

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no hooks

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taenia asiatica organ effected

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  • cysticerci in livers of pigs
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taenia asiatica location

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asia

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taenia solium alt name

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pig tapeworm

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taenia solium taxonomy

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kingdom- Animalia (unikonts)
phylum- Platyhelminthes 
class- Cestoda 
order- Cyclophyllidea
family- taeniid
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taenia solium host

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  • intermediate pig

- final human

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taenia solium life cycle

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Pig ingests egg from human feces  Larva hatch & enter their vessels  Cysticerci develop in muscles & infectious to humans by eating raw pork

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taenia solium id

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have hooks

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taenia solium organ effected

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  • cysticerci can develop in any organ especially brain
57
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taenia solium dx

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significant dx often associated w/ seizures

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echinococcus granulosus taxonomy

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kingdom- Animalia (unikonts)
phylum- Platyhelminthes 
class- Cestoda 
order- Cyclophyllidea
family- taeniid
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echinococcus granulosus host

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  • intermediate caribou, sheep, kangaroo (respectively)
  • final wolf, dog, dingo (respectively)
  • humans
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echinococcus granulosus lifecycle

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metacestode hydatid in intermediate

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echinococcus granulosus organ effected

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  • cysts in liver of intermediates
  • brain of intermediates and final
  • cysts in skin of humans
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echinococcus multilocularis taxonomy

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kingdom- Animalia (unikonts)
phylum- Platyhelminthes 
class- Cestoda 
order- Cyclophyllidea
family- taeniid
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echinococcus multilocularis host

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  • intermediate vole, small rodents

- final arctic fox and dogs

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echinococcus multilocularis lifecycle

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  • metacestode hydatid in intermediate

- alveolar hydatid bc not normal round cyst and instead make liver look like lungs

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echinococcus multilocularis organ effected

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  • liver of intermediate host

- intestines of final host

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echinococcus multilocularis dx

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  • very deadly 1 egg untreated can kill you
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echinococcus multilocularis location

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northern us and southern Canada