Cestodes Flashcards
1
Q
Taenia solium
Intermediate Host:
Pig
Tx: Praziquantel
A
Transmission:
Undercooked pork
Infective Stage:
Cysticerci
Eggs
Diagnostic Stage:
Gravid proglottids
2
Q
Taenia saginatum
Intermediate Host:
Cattle
Tx: Praziquantel
A
Transmission:
Undercooked meat
Infective Stage:
Cysticerci
Diagnostic Stage:
Gravid proglottids
3
Q
Diphyllobothrium latum
Intermediate Host:
Fish and coperpods
Tx: Praziquantel
A
Transmission:
Undercooked fish
Infective Stage:
Pierocercoid larvae
Diagnostic Stage:
Unembryonated eggs
4
Q
Echinococcus granulosus
Intermediate Host:
Sheep/Man
Definitive Host:
Dog
Tx: Surgical resection
Albendazole
PAIR Procedure
A
Transmission:
Ingestion of eggs
Infective Stage:
Embryonated egg
Diagnostic Stage:
Hyatid cysts
