Tropical Medicine: Worms Flashcards
Why do worms kill us?
If the human is not the natural host of the worm
Do worms replicate inside the host?
No- part of their life cycle is outside the host
What is the shape of cestodes?
Segmented plane
What is the body cavity of cestodes?
No body cavity
What is the digestive tube of cestodes?
No digestive tube
What is the sex of cestodes?
Hermaphroditic
What is the attachment organs of cestodes?
Suckers and Hooks
Give an example of cestodes?
Tapeworm
What is the body covering of cestodes?
Tegument
What is the shape of trematodes?
Unsegmented plane
What is the body cavity of trematodes?
None
What is the body covering of trematodes?
Tegument
What is the digestive tube of trematodes?
Ends in Caecum
What is the sex of trematodes?
Hermaphroditic except schistosomes
What is the attachment organs of trematodes?
Oral and ventral suckers
Give an example of trematodes?
Schistosomiasis
What is the shape of Nematodes?
Cylindrical
What is the body cavity of Nematodes?
Present
What is the body covering of Nematodes?
Cuticle
What is the digestive tube of Nematodes?
Ends in anus
What is the sex of Nematodes?
Dioecious