2.2.2 Helminths (Nematodes, Hookworms) Flashcards
MOT for Hookworms
Skin penetration
Hookworms are heart-lung migrant
T or F
T
Hookworm lifecycle:
Eggs in the feces will start to develop until it reaches (___________) larva and (___________) larva in the environment
Rhabditiform
Filariform
Hookworm lifecycle:
Filariform larvae will ________ to the skin and will travel to the _________ to mature and once mature, it will exit the lungs through coughing and enters GI tract specifically in the ___________ for nourishment in adult form
Penetrate, Lungs, Small intestine
Also known as Old world hookworm
Ancylostoma duodenale
Ancylostoma duodenale has __ pairs of teeth
2
4 teeth in total
Infective stage of Hookworms
Filariform larvae
Buccal capsule has two pairs of curved ventral teeth, inconspicuous buccal spear and transverse striation on the sheath in the tail region
Ancylostoma duodenale
Also known as New world Hookworm
Necator americanus
Has only 1 pair of teeth, Ventral pair of SEMILUNAR cutting plates
Necator americanus
Dog hookworm
Ancylostoma Caninum
Cat hookworm
_ pair of teeth
Ancylostoma braziliensis
1
The ova of this hookworm is bluntly rounded ends and a single thin transparent shell
Ancylostoma duodenale
Necator americanus
Wakana disease is similar to?
Loeffler
(From ascaris pneumocystis)
Lab diagnosis of Hookworms include:
- DFA
- Kato thick or Kato Katz technique
- Stool concentration
- Culture methods
Which of the following does not belong?
None
