Trematodes (lab) Flashcards
What is the 1st IH for all trematodes?
Snail
T/F: Flukes are segmented
F
T/F: Flukes have complete organ system
F
T/F: Flukes have simple nervous system
T
Identify the part of flukes: a series of glands that facilitates in waste excretion
Vitellaria
Enumerate the intestinal flukes (5)
Fasciolopsis buski
Echinostoma ilocanum
Heterophyes heterophyes
Gastrodiscoides hominis
Metagonimus yokogawai
Enumerate the liver flukes (6)
Clonorchis sinensis
Opisthorchis felineus
Opisthorchis viverrini
Fasciola hepatica
Fasciola gigantica
Dicrocoelium dendriticum
Enumerate the pancreatic flukes (1)
Eurytema pancreaticum
Enumerate the lung flukes (1)
Paragonimus westermani
Enumerate the blood flukes (3)
Schistosoma japonicum
Schistosoma mansoni
Schistosoma haematobium
Identify the stage of the life cycle: ciliated
Miracidium
Identify the stage of the life cycle: flagellated
Cercaria
Identify the stage of the life cycle: 1st larval stage
Miracidium
Identify the stage of the life cycle: infective stage to 1st IH
Miracidium
Identify the stage of the life cycle: 2nd generation larval stage
Sporocyst
Identify the stage of the life cycle: develop inside the sporocyst
Rediae
Identify the stage of the life cycle: infective stage to 2nd IH (in most trematodes)
Cercaria
Identify the stage of the life cycle: infective stage to humans (in most trematodes)
Metacercaria
Identify the stage of the life cycle: infective stage of Schistosomes to humans
Cercaria
Order of trematodes
Order Digenea
Common shape/appearance of flukes
Flat and leaf-like
Most trematodes require ___ IH/s
2
Most common MOT of trematodes
Ingestion of 2nd IH with metacercaria
All trematodes possess 2 suckers, namely ____ and ____. Give their functions
Oral Sucker (for nutrition)
Ventral Sucker/Acetabulum (for attachment)
All trematodes possess 2 suckers except ____, which has 1 more sucker called ____. Give its function
Heterophyes heterophyes
Genital sucker / Gonotyl
Causes swimmer’s itch
Blood flukes
Enumerate the flukes that produce embryonated eggs
Schistosomes
Clonorchis sinensis
Heterophyes heterophyes
Opisthorchis spp.
Enumerate the flukes that produce unembryonated eggs
Paragonimus westermani
Fasciola spp.
Fasciolopsis buski
Echinostoma ilocanum
Common name of Fasciola hepatica
Sheep/temperate liver fluke
Final host of Fasciola hepatica
Sheep, human, cattle
1st IH of Fasciola hepatica
Snail (Lymnaea spp.)
2nd IH of Fasciola hepatica
Aquatic plants (Ipomea obscura & Nasturtium officinale)
Causative agent of Halzoun
Fasciola hepatica adult worm
Also called as “pharyngeal fascioliasis” wherein the fluke travels outside the GI tract and blocks the patient’s airway
Halzoun
Scarring/thickening of liver tissue
Cirrhosis
Common stain injected to Fasciola hepatica
KMnO4
Describe the intestinal ceca of Fasciola hepatica
Branching
Describe the testes of Fasciola hepatica
Branching; in tandem
T/F: Fasciola hepatic eggs do not require staining
T
DOC for Fasciola hepatica
Bitionol/Triclabendazole
Diagnostic tests for Fasciola hepatica
Fecalysis
Bile/Duodenal aspirates
Surgery
Serologic tests
NAT-PCR
Creates a notion that the flukes have shoulder
Cephalic cone
Common name of Fasciola gigantica
Tropical/Giant liver fluke
Identify between F. hepatica and F. gigantica: more elongated adult
F. gigantica
Identify between F. hepatica and F. gigantica: longer cephalic cone
F. gigantica
Identify between F. hepatica and F. gigantica: more prominent shoulder
F. hepatica
1st IH of Fasciola gigantica
Snail (Lymnaea spp.)
2nd IH of Fasciola gigantica
Aquatic plants (Ipomea obscura & Nasturtium officinale)
Describe the intestinal ceca of Fasciola gigantica
Branching
Describe the testes of Fasciola gigantica
Branching; in tandem
Common name of Clonorchis sinensis
Chinese/Oriental liver fluke
DOC for Clonorchis sinensis
Praziquantel
Appearance of Clonorchis sinensis and Ophisthorchis spp. egg
Pitcher-like/Old-fashioned light bulb
Shape of the abopercular end of Clonorchis sinensis
Comma-shaped
Describe the intestinal ceca of Clonorchis sinensis
Simple
Describe the testes of Clonorchis sinensis
Branched; in tandem
Most notorious fluke which causes cancer
Clonorchis sinensis
Describe the suckers of Clonorchis sinensis
O > V
Appearance of Clonorchis sinensis adult
Spatula-like
Describe the shoulder of Clonorchis sinensis egg
Well-defined
Common name of Opisthorchis felineus
cat liver fluke
Describe the suckers of Opisthorchis spp.
O > V