cestodes

• Taenia saginata - AKA beef tapeworm of humans
• Taenia saginata - Humans serves only as definitive host
• Adult Taenia saginata worm inhabits the upper jejenum
• Taenia saginata May live up to 25 years
• T. saginata Treatment - praziquantel
• Taenia solium - known as the pork tapeworm of man
• Taenia solium - Human serves as both definite and intermediate host
• Taenia solium is Shorter than T.saginata
• Taenia solium - Scolex carries cushion-like rostellum w/ double crown of 25-30 hooks
• Neurocysticercosis - one of the most serious zoonotic disease
• Distribution of T. saginata and T. solium was highly related to the habit if eating raw or improperly cooked meat
• Hymenolopis nana - Known as dwarf tapeworm
• Hymenolopis nana - Only human tapeworm that can complete its life cycle in a single host
• Hymenolopis nana - Adults are found in ileum
• Hymenolopis diminuta - AKA Rat tapeworm
• Hymenolopis diminuta - Hooklets = 3pairs; have fan-like arrangement
• Dipylidium caninum - Common intestinal parasite of dogs and cats
• Dipylidium caninum - Pale reddish adult worm
• Raillietina garrisoni - Belongs to Family Davaineidae; Common tapeworm of rats
• Diphyllobothrium latum - Fish tapeworm or broad tapeworm
• Diphyllobothrium latum - Causes Diphyllobothriasis
• Diphyllobothrium latum - Has two bothria or sucking grooves located dorsally and ventrically
• Echinococcus sp. - Human echinococcosis considered as emerging zoonotic diseases
• Echinococcus sp. - Dogs and other canines are the common definitive host
• Echinococcus sp. - Scolex has 4 acetabula which is armed w/ 30-36 hooks
• Echinococcus granulosus - def host is dog; intermediate host is sheep
• Echinococcus multilocularis - def host - fox; intermediate host - rat
• Echinococcus multilocularis - Treatment: PAIR, albendazole, mebendazole