W8- Phylum Nematoda (filarial nematodes), Phylum Annelida Flashcards
what is Dracunculus medinensis known as?
Guinea worm
Dracunculus medinensis cause
dracunculiasis (guniea worm disease)
Dracunculus medinensis transmission
drinking water contaminated with infected cyclops (copepod)
Dracunculus medinensis habitat
subcutaneous tissue of legs, arms+ back of humans
Dracunculus medinensis host
def host: humans inter host: copepods, cyclops
Dracunculus medinensis infective stage
3rd larval stage
Dracunculus medinensis morphology
female=60-120cm. ant=blunt w/ tampering tail. lrg uterus-3 mill eggs
male= 10-40mm, rarely seen, dies after copulation
Dracunculus medinensis life cycle
1) human drinks contaminated water containing copepods w/ L3 larvae.
2) copepods dies, larvae released. it penetrates hosts stomach+ intestinal wall. they mature + reproduce in subcutaneous tissues. male dies after copulation
3) fertilised female migrate to skin surface causes a blister and discharges larvae
4) L1 larvae released into water + is ingested by cyclops. They penetrate gut wall of Cyclops and enter body cavity 5)larvae molts twice, cyclops L3 contains stage larva
what are filarial worms?
Filarial worms and their larvae = parasitic thread-like round nematodes Filariasis.
The larvae= transmitted to humans through a mosquito bite.
includes:
Wuchereria bancrofti, Loa loa, Onchocerca volvulus
Wuchereria bancrofti cause
lymphatic filariasis
Wuchereria bancrofti habitat
in lymph nodes, lymphatic system
Wuchereria bancrofti morphology
Female= 70-100mm, post end is straight Male= 25-40mm, post end is curved
MICROFILARIAE: sheathed, nocturnal- appear in blood at night. dark spots= dispersed nuclei throughout body cavity, w/ no nuclei in tail tip.
ant v spot= excretory system
post v spot= anal pore
Wuchereria bancrofti transmission
bite by mosquito carrying filariform larvae
Wuchereria bancrofti life cycle
1) During bloodmeal mosquito inject L3 larvae into skin which enters lymphatics and develops to adult, sexually mature, mate.
2) female produce sheathed microfilariae that migrate to lymphatic+peripheral blood circulation
3) mosquito takes a bloodmeal, ingest microfilaria which shed sheaths+ penetrate mosquitoes midgut, migrate to thoracic muscles.
4) L1 larvae –>L2 larvae–> infective L3 larvae migrate to mosquito head + proboscis
Wuchereria bancrofti life cycle
1) During bloodmeal mosquito inject L3 larvae into skin which enters lymphatics and develops to adult, sexually mature, mate.
2) female produce sheathed microfilariae that migrate to lymphatic+peripheral blood circulation during NIGHT
3) mosquito takes a bloodmeal, ingest microfilaria which shed sheaths+ penetrate mosquitoes midgut, migrate to thoracic muscles.
4) L1 larvae –>L2 larvae–> infective L3 larvae migrate to mosquito head + proboscis
Loa loa cause
Loiasis- swelling
Loa loa morphology
thread-like, transparent.
female= 50-70mm
male= 30-40mm
MICROFILARIAE: sheathed w/ column of nuclei which extends to tip of tail.
diurnal- appear in peripheral circulation during daytime
Loa loa habitat
under skin in subcutaneous connective tissue. under conjunctiva of eye, in body cavity walls
Loa loa host &vector
def host: humans inter host/vector: blood-sucking mango flies-genus chrysops
Loa loa infective form
3rd stage larvae
Loa loa transmission
Bite of infected chrysops during blood-meal