Visceral Flukes Flashcards
Fasciola is common in? And sometimes found in
Sheep. Humans
Fasciola reside in
Gall Bladder and bile ducts in the Liver
Cephalic Cone
Cone shaped projection on Fasciola anterior end
Where is the oral sucker located on Fasciola
End of cephalic cone
Fasciola oral vs ventral sucker sizes
Almost equal
Fasciola shape of testes and caecum
Branched
Location of Fasciola Uterus
Anteriorly
Fasciola eggs pass through
Out liver into intestine, expelled through feces
Fasciola Embryonated or Unembryonated
Unembryonated
Unembryonated Eggs Miracidium hatches where
In water
Fasciola Eggs development into miracidiun
Eggs in water hatch in 9-10 days
Fasciola have 24hrs to
Find a snail host or die
Fasciola miracidium upon penetrating snails
Metamorphoses into Sporocyst giving rise to Mother Rediae, which can give rise to Daughter Rediae
Fasciola Redia Brood Chambers
Germ balls develop into cercaria
Fasciola infected snails morphology
Stunted and shell distortion
Fasciola cercaria emerge from snail time
5-7 weeks after infection
Fasciola infected snails in dried water
Snail burrow into mud, survive infected for months. Water comes and snails emerge and shed many cercaria rapidly with simple tail twice its body length
Fasciola cercaria look for
Aquatic objects, plants
Fasciola cercaria on plants
Encyst into metacercaria which sheep/cattle eat
Humans become infected by Fasciola how
Humans eat Metacercaria infected plants
Fasciola juveniles path
Excuse in duodenum, penetrate intestinal wall, travel to liver
Fasciola juvenile sexual maturity
12 weeks in liver where they feed and reach sex m.
Fascioliasis
Fasciola disease caused by worms migration and presence in bile ducts
Fasciola damage from migration
Larvae migration to bile ducts cause damage and Eosinophilic Inflammation to Hepatic Parenchyma