Trematodes 1 Flashcards
Helminths taxonomy
kingdom- Animalia (unikonts)
Group- helminths
platyhelminths taxonomy
kingdom- Animalia (unikonts)
Group- helminths
phylum- Platyhelminthes
platyhelminths include what parasites
- flatworms
- flukes (trematodes)
- tapeworms (cestodes)
platyhelminths id
- bilat symetrica
- solid bodied like acoelomates
- excretory system is flame cell system
platyhelminths execretory system
flame cell system
digenetic trematodes taxonomy
kingdom- Animalia (unikonts) Group- helminths phylum- Platyhelminthes class- trematodes family- digenetic trematodes
digenetic trematodes lifecycle
- mollusk (snail) intermediate host (asexual multiplication)
- vertebrate final host (no multiplication here so what goes out comes in)
digenetic trematodes id
- solid body w/ syncytium
- anterior sucker around mouth and posterior sucker mid body
digenetic trematodes sex organs
- hermaphrodites have ovaries and testes
- oviduct filled with eggs
- operculate eggs (capped)
digenetic trematodes digestion
- have no anus so v+ up what they eat after divesting
digenetic trematodes development
- sporocysts and media (have mouths and crawl around inside snail eating things) developmental stages in snail
digenetic trematodes transmission brief
ingestion of metacercaria is how you get trematode
digenetic trematodes lifecycle
Eggs in feces/urine & environ -> Miracadium (swims) -> Asexual repro & sporocysts in mollusk -> Redia -> Cercaria (have tails) and leave snail -> Metacercaria -> Final hosts have adults
- Meso-cercaria – In some genera, cercaria does not have cyst wall
fasciolopsis buski (giant intestinal fluke) taxonomy
kingdom- Animalia (unikonts) Group- helminths phylum- Platyhelminthes class- trematodes family- digenetic trematodes
fasciolopsis buski (giant intestinal fluke) host
- pigs
- humans
fasciolopsis buski tranmission
- broad: consumption of vegitation
- transmission by eating grain
- eggs basses in feces
fasciolopsis buski organ effected
small intestine
fasciolopsis buski dx
- minimal symptoms or unnoticed
fasciolopsis buski geography
- southeast asia
- china
fasciolopsis buski prevetion
boiling vegtables
fasciola hepatica alt name
sheep liver fluke
fasciolopsis buski alt name
giant intestinal fluke
fasciola hepatica taxonomy
kingdom- Animalia (unikonts) Group- helminths phylum- Platyhelminthes class- trematodes family- digenetic trematodes
fasciola hepatica host
- sheep and cattle
fasciola hepatica transmission
- broadly: consumption of vegetation
- ingest metacercaria from plants while grazing
fasciola hepatica organ effected
bile ducts
fasciola hepatica dx
- Acute disease from larva migration through abd cavity & liver capsule (go straight through abomasal wall!)
- Chronic disease from fibrosis of bile ducts
fasciola hepatica fun fact
- leave behind black pigment where they track from the food they v+ up
fascioloides magna taxonomy
kingdom- Animalia (unikonts) Group- helminths phylum- Platyhelminthes class- trematodes family- digenetic trematodes
fascioloides magna host
- white tailed deer
- cattle
- sheep
fascioloides magna id
-HUGE
fascioloides magna life cycle
- cysts not patent in cattle so eggs trapped
fascioloides magna organ effected
cysts in liver
fascioloides magna dx
- in sheep migrate about destroying liver and leaving black pigment
fascioloides magna fun fact
move around in pairs
fascioloides magna transmission
consumption of vegetation
paramphistomes alt name
jellies
paramphistomes taxonomy
kingdom- Animalia (unikonts) Group- helminths phylum- Platyhelminthes class- trematodes family- digenetic trematodes
paramphistomes host
ruminants
paramphistomes id
- gelatinous looking
- terminal sucker is on other end not in middle
paramphistomes transmission
- broadly consumption of vegitation
- ingestion of encysted meacercaria on vegetation
paramphistomes organ infected
intestine, rumen
paramphistomes dx
- immature flukes burrow in to wall of is before going back to rumen
paramphistome location
worldwide
echinostoma taxnomy
kingdom- Animalia (unikonts) Group- helminths phylum- Platyhelminthes class- trematodes family- digenetic trematodes
echinostoma host
- rodents
- birds
echinostoma id
spines around mouth
echinostoma transmission
ingestion of snails
eurytrema pancreaticum taxnomy
kingdom- Animalia (unikonts) Group- helminths phylum- Platyhelminthes class- trematodes family- digenetic trematodes
eurytrema pancreaticum host
- cattle
eurytrema pancreaticum transmission
- broadly consumption of insects
- cattle infected when eat grasshoppers
eurytrema pancreaticum organ effected
pancreas
dicrocoelium dendriticum alt name
lanceolate liver fluke
dicrocoelium dendriticum host
- sheep
- deer
- woodchucks
- cattle
- pigs
dicrocoelium dendtriticum id
- small
dicrocoelium dendriticium lifecycle
- Cercaria come out of land snails tied into little balls and coated in mucus (slime balls) Eaten by ants Ants eaten by sheep
dicrocoelium dendriticum tranmsission
- broadly consumption of insects
- sheep eat ants
dicrocoelium dendtriticum organ effected
- bile ducts (get there nicely by just migrating instead of going through the wall)
dicrocoelium dendriticum dx
- pathology only in older animals bc takes long time to show symptoms
dicrocoelium dendriticum effect on ants
Ants eat slime balls then go crazy and when they know mammals around, they hang on the ends of the grass w/ their butts in the air so they’re easily eaten by grazers
platonosomum fastosum taxonomy
kingdom- Animalia (unikonts) Group- helminths phylum- Platyhelminthes class- trematodes family- digenetic trematodes
plantonosomum fastosum host
- cats
plantonosomum fastosum transmission
- broadly: consumption of insects
- cats eat infected pill bugs
plantonosomum fastosum organ of interest
- gall bladder
plantonosomum fastosum dx
- usually non-pathogenic
- liver poisoning and temporary inappitance (rare)
plantonosomum fastosum location
Florida, SE US, Hawaii, Caribbean, South & Central America, W Africa, Malaysia
nanophyetus salmincola taxonomy
kingdom- Animalia (unikonts) Group- helminths phylum- Platyhelminthes class- trematodes family- digenetic trematodes
nanophyetus salminocola host
- coyotes, mink, bears, raccoons, and other candids
nanophyetus salminocola transmission
- broadly: consumption of fish
- metacercariae in salmonid fish
nanophyetus salmincola vector
- vector of neorickettsia
nanophyetus salminocola dx
- fever, v+, d+, death in 90% untreated
heterophyes heterophyes alt name
tiny intestinal fluke
heterophyes heterophyes taxonomy
kingdom- Animalia (unikonts) Group- helminths phylum- Platyhelminthes class- trematodes family- digenetic trematodes
heterophyes heterophyes host
- dog
- cat
- various birds
heterophyes heterophyes transmission
- broadly: consumption of fish
- ingestion of freshwater or brackish water fish
heterophyes heterphyes organ effected
deeply embedded in intestinal crypts
metagonimus yokogawi alt name
tiny oriental fluke
metagonimus yokogawi taxonomy
kingdom- Animalia (unikonts) Group- helminths phylum- Platyhelminthes class- trematodes family- digenetic trematodes
metagonimus yokogawi host
- dog
- cat
- bird
- human
metagonimus yokogawi life cycle
Snail ingests eggs passed in human/ animal feces -> Cercariae released from snail -> Penetrate skin of fish & become meta-cercariae -> Ingested by dogs, cats, birds, humans
metagonimus yokogawi organ effected
deeply embedded in intestinal crypts
metagonimus yokogawi transmission
broadly: consumption of fish
clonorchis sinensis alt name
oriental liver fluke
clonorchis sinensis taxonomy
kingdom- Animalia (unikonts) Group- helminths phylum- Platyhelminthes class- trematodes family- digenetic trematodes
clonorchis sinensis host
- cats
- dogs
- ppl
clonorchis sinensis life cycle
Snail ingests eggs passed in human/ animal feces -> Cercariae released from snail -> Penetrate skin of fish & become meta-cercariae -> Ingested by dogs, cats, birds, humans
clonorchis sinensis transmission
- broadly: consumption of fish
- ingestion of raw fish
clonorchis sinensis organ effected
bile duct
clonorchis sinensis dx
- cancer in ppl
clonorchis sinensis location
- Japan
- vietnam
- china
opisthorchis felineus alt name
feline liver fluke
opisthorchis felineus taxonomy
kingdom- Animalia (unikonts) Group- helminths phylum- Platyhelminthes class- trematodes family- digenetic trematodes
opisthorchis felineus host
- dogs
- cats
- civets
- foxes
- ppl
opisthorchis felineus id
- “opistho” means at rear, they have 2 testis at the back
opisthorchis felineus transmission
-broadly: consumption of fish
opisthorchis felineus organ effected
bile duct
opisthorchis felineus location
Europe to southeast asia
opisthorchis viverrini alt name
civet liver fluke
opisthorchis viverrini taxonomy
kingdom- Animalia (unikonts) Group- helminths phylum- Platyhelminthes class- trematodes family- digenetic trematodes
opisthorchis viverrini hosts
- dogs
- cats
- civets
- foxes
- ppl
opisthorchis viverrini id
- “opistho” means at rear, they have 2 testis at the back
opisthorchis viverrini transmission
- broadly: consumption of fish
opisthorchis viverrini organ effected
bile ducts
opisthorchis viverrini location
Europe to Southeast Asia
alaria canis taxonomy
kingdom- Animalia (unikonts) Group- helminths phylum- Platyhelminthes class- trematodes family- digenetic trematodes
alaria canis host
- raccoon, skunk
- fox, dog, cat
- mammalian paratenic hosts
alaria canis stage differences
- mesocercaria not metacercaria
alaria canis id
- have wings that come out and wrap around villus
alaria canis transmission
- broadly: consumption of paratenic host
- snails to tadpoles- cats infected when nursing can transmit to kittens
alaria canis dx
- almost no dx in infected dogs and cats
alaria marcianae taxonomy
kingdom- Animalia (unikonts) Group- helminths phylum- Platyhelminthes class- trematodes family- digenetic trematodes
alaria marcianae host
- raccoon, skunk
- fox, dog, cat
- mammalian paratenic hosts
alaria marcianae stage differences
- mesocercaria not metacercaria
alaria marcianae id
- have wings that come out and wrap around villus
alaria marcianae transmission
- broadly: consumption of paratenic host
- snails to tadpoles- cats infected when nursing can transmit to kittens
alaria marcianae dx
- almost no dx in infected dogs and cats
paragonimus kellicotti alt name
NA lung fluke
paragonimus kellicotti taxonomy
kingdom- Animalia (unikonts) Group- helminths phylum- Platyhelminthes class- trematodes family- digenetic trematodes
paragonimus kellicotti hosts
- mink, bobcats, dogs, cats
- humans
paragonimus kellicotti lifecycle
- eggs passed via sputum or stool
paragonimus kellicotti transmission
- ingestion of infected crayfish
paragonimus kellicotti organ effected
- flukes in pairs in cysts in lungs (migrate straight through diaphragm into lungs)
paragonimus kellicotti dx
- pneumonia, severe acute pulmonary dx, pneumothorax
trematodes as dx carrying agents
- salmon poisoning dx
- Potomac horse fever
- elokomin fluke fever
- sennetsu fever
heterobilharzia americana alt name
american schistosome
heterobillharzia americana taxonomy
kingdom- Animalia (unikonts) Group- helminths phylum- Platyhelminthes class- trematodes family- digenetic trematodes
heterobillharzia americana host
- raccoon
- nutria
- bobat
- rabbit
- dog
heterobillarzia americana life cycle
paired adults
heterobiliharzia americana (american schistosome)
-schistosomatidae- through direct skin penetration by cercariae
heterobilliharzia americana organ effected
adults in mesenteric and hepatic veins
heterobilliharzia americana dx
- Eggs carried to liver & cause severe fibrosis
Swimmers itch
– Zoonotic schistosome dermatitis caused by cercariae of wild water fowl penetrating & migrating in human skin
heterobilliharzia americana location
Florida along gulf coast into tx and north Kansas
schistosoma mansoni taxonomy
kingdom- Animalia (unikonts) Group- helminths phylum- Platyhelminthes class- trematodes family- digenetic trematodes
schistosoma mansoni host
humans
schistosoma mansoni life cycle
- Schisto-somula carried via blood to lungs Blood again to liver
schistosoma mansoni id
- Adults in pairs
schistosoma mansoni transmission
-schistosomatidae- through direct skin penetration by cercariae
schistosoma mansoni organ effected
- tributaries of inferior mesenteric vein
- liver
schistosoma mansoni dx
- fever, GI bleeding, rectal polyps, malabs
- swimmers itch
schistosoma japonicum taxonomy
kingdom- Animalia (unikonts) Group- helminths phylum- Platyhelminthes class- trematodes family- digenetic trematodes
schistosoma japonicum host
- many mammals mainly cats and humans
schistosoma japonicum transmission
-schistosomatidae- through direct skin penetration by cercariae
schistosoma japonicum dx
swimmers itch