cestodes

• What is the term that refers to parasitic infection caused by taenia spp?

  Taeniasis
• What is the other name for Taenia Saginata?

  Beef tapeworm
• Taenia Solium is also known as? Pork Tapeworm
• T. Asiatica is also known as? Asian tapeworm
• Give (2) intermediate host for Taenia Spp. : pigs, cattle
• True or False. The adult worm inhabits in the upper jejunum and can live up to 25 years.

  TRUE
• True or False. T. Saginata has hooks or rostellum.

  FALSE
• True or False. T. Asiatica adult worm are closely related to T. Saginata. TRUE

• True or false. The ova of taenia is spherical. TRUE
• True or false. The head of the tapeworm is called strobila. FALSE
• Diphyllobothrium is mostly not elongated scolex. FALSE
• The parasite diphyllobothrium is broader than long. TRUE
• Most infections of diphyllobothrium is asymptomatic. TRUE
• Antibiotics are the prescribed treatment for diphyllobothrium? FALSE
• The diphyllobothrium is measuring not more than 2 meters. FALSE
• Measured size of Diphyllobothrium. 3-10 meters
• Color of Diphyllobothrium. GREYISH-WHITE
• Treatment for Diphyllobothrium. PRAZIQUANTEL, NICLOSAMIDE
• How many segments does Diphyllobothrium have? 3000-4000
• How many slit does Diphyllobothrium have? 2
• From what animal you can acquire Diphyllobothrium? FISH
• In 1970s how many cases of Diphyllobothriasis came from Europe? 5 million cases
• What is the color of Diphyllobothrium? Grayish White
• What vitamin has deficiency if you have Diphyllobothriasis? Vitamin B12
• What to avoid eating to prevent having Diphyllobothriasis? Raw Fish
• How long after the ingestion of an egg does it take to become a mature tapeworm? 5 TO 6 DAYS
• What is it called when H. nana will re-infect the human without ever leaving the body? AUTOINFECTION
• What is the common intermediate host for H. diminuta? GRAIN BEETLE
• Hymenolepiasis is the term when humans are infected with which of the following? H. NANA, H. DIMINUTA
• Which hymenolipididae specie is common to humans? H. NANA
• What is the term for the asexual reproduction of Hymenolepis nana, where its body divides into segments called proglottids? STROBILATION
• What is the common name for H. diminuta? RAT TAPEWORM
• What is H. nana also known as, due to its rostellum with hooks? - Vampirolepis Nana
• What is the name for the larvae stage of H. nana and H. diminuta? - Cysticercoid
• What is the specimen collected for the diagnosis of Hymenolepiasis? - Stool
• H. diminuta does not require arthropod hosts to infect humans.- FALSE
• Only H. nana can affect humans. - FALSE
• Hymenolepitis is the term when a human is infected with either H. nana or H. diminuta. - FALSE
• Both H. nana and H. diminuta’s genital pore are unilateral. - TRUE
• H. nana has retractable rostellum with a single circle of 20-30 hooks. - TRUE