Trematode Laboratory Flashcards
Order of Trematodes
Digenea
Characteristics of Trematodes
All are flat and leaf like except Schistosomes
All are hermaphrodites except Schistosomes
All eggs are operculated except Schistosomes
All require 2 IH except Schistosomes
All have well developed reproductive organs
Phylum of Trematodes
Phylum Platyhelminthes
Adult flukes are usually __.
unsegmented
Adult worm lay eggs within the __.
vertebrate host
This is the larva that develops within the eggs of adult worms and swim away after hatching.
miracidium
Every species of trematode requires this intermediate host for development.
mollusk/ molluscan intermediate host
The larva that develops from the intermediate host of trematodes.
cercaria
The forms found in the second intermediate host or encysted on vegetation are known as __.
metacercaria
MOT of trematodes
Oral or Ingestion except Schistosomes
IS of Trematodes
metacercaria except Schistosomes
Alimentary Canal of trematodes is __.
Incomplete
All trematodes possess 2 suckers except __.
Heterophys heterophyes
Liver Flukes
Fasciola spp. (Fasciola hepatica, Fasciola gigantica)
Clonorchis sinensis
Opisthorchis spp.
Dicrocoelium dendriticum
CN of Fasciola Hepatica
Sheep liver fluke
CN of Fasciola Hepatica
Sheep liver fluke
1st IH of Fasciola Hepatica
Lymnaea truncatula (Europe and North Asia)
L. bulmoides (North America)
L. tomentosa (Australia)
Planorbidae (Sporadic)
CN of Fasciola gigantica
Tropical Liver Fluke, Giant Liver Fluke
1st IH of Fasciola gigantica
L. auricularia (Asia)
L. acuminata (Indian Subcontinent)
L. natalensis (Africa)
1st IH of Fasciola spp.
snail hosts in the PH:
L. philippinensis
L. auricularia rubiginosa
2nd IH of Fasciola spp.
water plants:
Ipomea obscura (morning glory or kangkong) Nasturtium officinale (watercress)
CN of Clonorchis sinensis
Chinese liver fluke
Oriental liver fluke
1st IH of Clonorchis sinensis
Parafossarulus (P. manchouricus, P. anomalospiralis, and P. stratulus)
Bulinus (B. striatulus)
Semisulcospira
Alocinma (A. longicornis)
Thiara (T. granifera)
Melanoides (M. tuberculatus)
2nd IH of C. sinensis
Ctenopharyngodon idellus (freshwater or Cyprinidae fish)
freshwater shrimp
CN of Opisthorchis felineus
Cat liver flukes, Siberian liver fluke
CN of Opisthorchis viverrini
Southeast Asian liver fluke
1st IH of Opisthorchis spp.
Bithynia
2nd IH of Opisthorchis spp.
Cyprinidae
Cobitidae
Dicrocoelium dendriticum is also known as?
Fasciola dendriticium or Fasciol lanceolata
CN of Dicrocoelium dendriticum
Lanceolate fluke or Lancet fluke
1st IH of D. dendriticum
Cionella lubrica
Accumulated cercaria of D. dendriticum are excreted in the form of __ by the 1st IH
slime ball
2nd IH of D. dendriticum
Formica fusca (ants)
Pancreatic flukes
Eurytrema pancreaticum
1st IH of E. pancreaticum
Macrochlamys indica
2nd IH of E. pancreaticum
Technomyrmex deterquens (ant)
Grasshoppers
Intestinal Flukes
Fasciolopsis buski
Echinostoma ilocanum
Heterophyes heterophyes
CN of F. buski
Large or Giant Intestinal Fluke
1st IH of F. buski
Segmentina coenosus
Hippeutis cantori
2nd IH of F. buski
Trapa bicornis (water caltrop)
Eliocharis tuberosa (water chestnut)
Ipomea obscura (morning glory or kangkong) Nymphaea lotus (lotus)
CN of Echinostoma ilocanum
Garrison’s Fluke
1st IH of E. ilocanum
Gyraulus convexiusculus
Hippeutis umbilicalis
2nd IH of E. ilocanum
Pila luzonica (kuhol)
Vivipara angularis (susong pampang)
CN of Heterophyes heterophyes
Von Siebold’s Fluke
1st IH of H. heterophyes
Brackish water or marine species snails
Pironella
2nd IH of H. heterophyes
Brackish and salt water fish
tilapia
Mugil cephalus (mullet)
Lung Fluke
Paragonimus westermani
CN of Paragonimus westermani
Oriental or Chinese Lung Fluke
1st IH of P. westermani
Antemelania asperata (Brotia asperata)
Antemelania dactylus
2nd IH of P. westermani
Sundathelphusa philippina (Parathelphusa grapsoides); mountain crab or talangka)
Blood flukes
Schistosomes
Schistosomes that concentrates around the portal vein of the small intestine that causes hepato-intestinal schistosomiasis
Schistosoma japonicum
Schistosome that is concentrated in the mesenteric vessels of the lower intestine
Schistosoma mansoni
Schistosome that is most concentration around the urinary bladder
Schistosoma haematobium
CN of S. japonicum
Oriental Blood Fluke
CN of S. mansoni
Manson’s Blood Fluke
CN of S. haematobium
Vesical Blood Fluke
Habitat of S. japonicum
Superior mesenteric vein of the small intestines
Habitat of S. mansoni
Inferior mesenteric vein of the colon
Habitat of S. haematobium
Vesical, Prostatic, Uterine Plexuses of the Venous Circulation
Habitat of S. haematobium
Vesical, Prostatic, Uterine Plexuses of the Venous Circulation
IH of S. japonicum
Oncomelania hupensis quadrasi
IH of S. mansoni
Biomphalaria (Biomphalaria glabrata)
IH of S. mansoni
Biomphalaria (Biomphalaria glabrata)
IH of S. haematobium
Bulinus (Bulinus truncatus)
Largest adult stages among schistosomes
Schistosoma japonicum
Smallest adult stages among schistosomes
Schistosoma mansoni
Egg production of S. japonicum
3,000 eggs per worm pair per day (greatest)
Egg production of S. mansoni
190-300 eggs/day
Egg production of S. haematobium
30 eggs/day (lowest)
Integumentary tuberculation of S. japonicum
none
Integumentary tuberculation of S. mansoni
prominent
Integumentary tuberculation of S. haematobium
fine
Number of Testes of S. japonicum
6-8
Number of testes of S. mansoni
8-9
Number of testes of S. haematobium
4-5
Eggs of S. japonicum
Oval with recurved hook or knob
Small lateral spine
Smallest egg among Schistosomes
S. japonicum
Eggs of S. mansoni
Elliptical with lateral spine
Eggs of S. haematobium
Elliptical with terminal spine
Reservoir Host of S. japonicum
Humans and other mammals (dogs, pigs, cats, carabaos, rodents, monkeys)
Reservoir hosts of S. mansoni
Humans, non-human primates
Reservoir hosts of S. haematobium
Humans
Disease distribution of S. japonicum
China, Indonesia, Japan, PH
Disease distribution of S. mansoni
Africa, Madagascar, West Indies, Suriname, Brazil, Venezuela
Disease distribution of S. mansoni
Africa, Madagascar, West Indies, Suriname, Brazil, Venezuela
Disease distribution of S. haematobium
Africa, Middle East, India, Portugal
Final host of Fasciola spp.
Sheep, Cattle, and Other Herbivores
Humans infected occasionally
Reservoir hosts of Fasciola spp.
Hares and rabbits
DS of Fasciola spp.
Unembryonated egg
MOT of Fasciola spp.
Ingestion of undercooked or raw aquatic plants containing the metacercaria
Habitat of Fasciola spp.
Biliary passages of liver
A conical projection present at the anterior end of Fasciola adult is known as the __ unique to this parasite.
cephalic cone
Intestinal ceca of Fasciola spp.
highly branched
Egg of Fasciola spp is described as
hen-egg shaped
T or F. Fasciola eggs are indistinguishable, thus they are reported as Fasciola egg.
True
Acute stage of Fascioliasis
Triad of high fever, hepatomegaly, and marked eosinophilia
Liver Rot
Jaundice
Chronic stage of Fascioliasis
Fibrosis
Cirrhosis