MEDICAL PARASITOLOGY LECTURE NOTES #2

• Roundworms


  Nematodes are basically referred as...
• Cuticula


  Nematodes have their bodies covered by a thick hyaline protective covering called...
• Male nematodes


  smaller and with dorsally curved tail
• Female nematodes


  longer and with straight tail
• Amphids


  paired sensory organs located at the level of cephalic

  papillae an found in all nematodes
• Phasmids


  Paired posterior structures in Nematoda that function in chemoreception
• Homoxenous


  Term for with only one host
• Heteroxenous


  Term for with more than one host
• Giant intestinal

  Roundworm

  or eelworm


  Ascaris lumbricoides common name/s
• Small Intestine


  Habitat of Ascaris lumbricoides
• Human whipworm


  Common name of Trichuris trichiura
• Large intestine


  Habitat of Trichuris trichuria
• Pinworm or seat worm


  Common name of Enterobius vermicularis
• Large intestine (cecum)


  Habitat of Enterobius vermicularis
• New world hookworm


  Common name of Necator americanus
• Small intestine


  Habitat of Necator americanus
• Old hookworm


  Common name of A. Duodenale
• Small intestine


  Habitat of A. Duodenale
• Pudoc worm


  Common name of Capillaria philippinensis
• Small intestine


  Habitat of Capillaria philippinensis
• Threadworm


  Common name of Strongyloides stercoralis
• Small intestine


  Habitat of threadworm
• Bancroft's filaria


  Common name of Wuchereria bancrofti
• Upper lymphatic system

  Habitat of Brugia malayi
• Lower lymphatic system

  Habitat of wuchreria bancrofti
• Malayan Filaria


  Common name of Brugia malayi
• African eyeworm


  common name for Loa loa
• Subcutaneous tissue


  Habitat of Loa loa
• Convulated filaria


  Common name of onchocerca volvulus
• Craw craw and blinding worm


  Other common names of Onchorcerca volvulus
• Subcutaneous tissue

  Habitat of O. Volvulus
• Persisten filaria


  Common name of M. Perstans
• Deep connective tissue


  Habitat of M. Perstans
• Ozzard's Filaria


  Common name of Mansonella ozzardi
• Mesenteries and visceral fat

  Habitat of Mansonella ozzardi
• Pork muscle roundworm or Trichina worm

  Trichinella spiralis common names
• Striated muscles and small intestine

  WIth trichinella spiralis, LARVA may be found in where? And ADULT may be found in where?
• Dragon worm, Serpent worm, Guinea worm


  Dracunculus medinensis common name/s are...
• Toxocara canis

  It's the ascaris of dogs
• Toxocara cati

  Ascaris of cats