Trematodes Flashcards
definition of trematode
unsegmented parasitic worms with 2 suckers and branching intestinal canal
3 names for trematodes
fasciolosis
paramphistomidosis
dicrocoeliosis
low resistance to fasciolosis
sheep
goat
rabbit
mouse
rat
delayed resistance
cattle
buffalo
camel
deer
guinea pig
early resistance
horse
pig
dog
cat
host of fasciola hepatica
herbivorous mammals and humans
morphology of fasciola hepatica
flat 2-3cm
leaf like
slow moving
whitish/greyish brown
head conical and emerges btw 2 shoulders
suckers on fasciola hepatica
small sucker on tip of head and on ventral side
egg of fasciola hepatica
oval
1 operculate
golden yellow
130-145 um
zygote
location of fasciola hepatica
bile ducts
longevity of fasciola hepatica
several years
sexual organs of fasciola hepatica
yellow masses of eggs behind ventral sucker
testicles have whitish branches
brown yolk glands
visible intestines
intermediate hosts of fasciola hepatica
freshwater snails of genus lymnaea
intermediate hosts of fasciola gigantica
l. auricularia
l. virdis
diagnosis of fasciola hepatica eggs
sedimentation or flotation
eggs in faeces at 6-12weeks
diagnosis of fasciola hepatica acute
weight loss
sudden death
no eggs in faeces
diagnosis of fasciola hepatica chronic
submandibular oedema
cachexia
changes in blood paramters
life cycle of fasciola hepatica
Miracidium -> sporocyst -> redia ->cercaria -> metacercariae
migration of fasciola hepatica
4-6weeks
maturation of fasciola hepatica
10weeks
paramphistomidosis location
rumen and reticulum
morphology of paramphistomidosis
bean like 1-2cm
pinkish/reddish conical worms