TISSUE CESTODES

Question 1

natural hosts T. solium

DH:
IH:

Answer 1

DH: Man
IH: Pig

Question 2

natural hosts T. multiceps and T. serialis

DH:
IH:

Answer 2

DH: Dog/cat
IH: Sheep, rodent, rabbit

Question 3

natural hosts E. granulosus

DH:
IH:

Answer 3

DH: Dog
IH: Sheep, goat, cattle

Question 4

natural hosts E. multilocularis

DH:
IH:

Answer 4

DH: dog, fox, wolf
IH: rodent

Question 5

E. vogeli

DH:
IH:

Answer 5

DH: bush dog
IH: rodent

Question 6

Spirometra spp.

DH:
IH:

Answer 6

DH: dog/cat
IH: copepod (1st), fish (2nd)

Question 8

T. solium IS

Answer 8

Eggs from human feces

Question 9

T. multiceps and T. serialis IS

Answer 9

eggs from dog/cat’s feces

Question 10

E. granulosus, E. multilocularis, E. vogeli

Answer 10

Eggs from Dog’s feces

Question 11

Spirometra spp. IS

Answer 11

procercoid/plerocercoid

Question 12

disease caused by T. solium

Answer 12

Cysticercosis

Question 13

disease caused by T. multiceps and T. serialis

Answer 13

Coenurosis

Question 14

disease caused by E. granulosus, E. multilocularis, E. vogeli

Answer 14

hydatidosis/hydatid disease

Question 15

disease caused by Spirometra spp.

Answer 15

Sparganosis

Question 16

Diagnostic Techniques for Tissue Cestodes

Answer 16

▪ Imaging techniques (X-ray, CT scan, MRI)
▪ Antibody detection in serum or CSF (IHA, LAT, IFA, ELISA, Western blot)
▪ Antigen detection in
serum or CSF (ELISA, CIEP, LAT)
▪ Histopathology
▪ Molecular method