Trematodes Flashcards
1
Q
Sheep Liver Fluke
A
Fasciola hepatica
2
Q
Lymnaea is what kind of animal and is it a 1st or 2nd intermediate host?
A
- snail
* 1st IH
3
Q
The ff are F. hepatica’s 2nd IH:
Ipomea obscura: ?
Nesturtium officinale: ?
A
- kangkong
* watercress
4
Q
F. hepatica‘s habitat is?
A
bile ducts (liver)
5
Q
It’s adult worms are:
- laurel/bayleaf-like
- prominent shoulder
- prominent cephalic cone
A
Fasciola hepatica
6
Q
Describe F. hepatica’s intestinal ceca and ovary
A
- highly branched intestinal ceca
* dendritic ovary
7
Q
Hen’s eggs
A
Fasciola hepatica
8
Q
It’s ova is described as:
- large, ovoidal
- distinct operculum
- brownish-yellow
- undeveloped miracidium
A
Fasciola hepatica
9
Q
Sheep Liver Rot Disease
A
Fascioliasis
10
Q
Halzoun: Marrara
A
fluke lodgment in pharynx;
pharyngeal fascioliasis
11
Q
Treatment for F. hepatica
A
Bithionol
Thiabendazole
12
Q
Bithionol is also known as
A
Dichlorophenol
