Dipylidium caninum & Raillientina garrisoni

Question 1

What is the common name of D.caninum?

Answer 1

Double - Pored Tapeworm
Dog tapeworm

Question 2

What is the intermediate host of D.caninum?

Answer 2

Larval stage develops in dog flea
- Car flea
- Dog louse

Question 3

What is the infective host of Raillietina garrisoni / Raillientina madagascareinsis?

Answer 3

Flour beetle (Tribolium confusum)

Question 4

Describe the mature proglottid of an ADULT R.garrisoni

Answer 4

Bilobed and surrounded by 36 - 50 ovoid testes

Question 5

Describe the Genital pore of R.garrisoni

Answer 5

Opens at the side
Contains 200 - 400 egg capsules
1 - 4 spindle shaped eggs/capsules

Question 6

What is the infective stage of D.caninum?

Answer 6

Cysticercoid larva

Question 7

What is the definitive host of D.caninum?

Answer 7

Cats, Dogs, Man

Question 8

What is the habitat of D.caninum?

Answer 8

Lumen of the small intestines of dogs

Question 9

What is the appearance of an ADULT D.caninum?

Answer 9

Pale red and has a length of 10 - 70 cm

Question 10

Describe the scolex of D.caninum

Answer 10

Has 4 suckers and club shaped rostellum with 1 - 7 rows

30 - 150 rose thorn-shaped hooks

Question 11

Describe the proglottids of a mature adult D.caninum

Answer 11

Pumpkin seed-shaped with double set of reproductive organs

Question 12

Describe the proglottids of a garvid adult D.caninum

Answer 12

It is filled with polyglonal shaped uterine egg pockets and each pocket contains 8 - 15 eggs

Question 13

Describe the Ova/Ovum of D.caninum

Answer 13

Subspherical to oval with thick transparent albuminous covering membranes and it contains oncospheres with 6 hooklets

Question 14

How many hooklets does the ova/ovum of D.caninum have?

Answer 14

6 hooklets

Question 15

What is the disease caused by D.caninum?

Answer 15

Dog tapeworm infection or Dipylidiasis

Question 16

What is the specimen used in D.caninum fecalysis?

Answer 16

Eggs and proglottids

Question 17

What is the specimen used in R.garrisoni fecalysis?

Answer 17

Ova and proglottids

Question 18

What dosage of praziquantel is given for D.caninum?

Answer 18

5 - 10 mg/kg single dose

Question 19

what is the purpose of praziquantel for Raillietina garrisoni?

Answer 19

To expel the worm

Question 20

This is the common intestinal cestode of rodents in PH

Answer 20

Raillietina garrisoni

Question 21

The first case of Raillietina garrisoni happened in what counrty?

Answer 21

Thailand

Question 22

What is the length of R.garrisoni?

Answer 22

60 cm

Question 23

What is the appearance of the scolex of R.garrisoni?

Answer 23

Minute and subglobular scoelx

Question 24

How many acetabula do R.garrisoni has?

Answer 24

4

Question 25

This is a muscular sucker

Answer 25

Acetabula

Question 26

Acetabula is AKA?

Answer 26

Ventral sucker

Question 27

This is the primary attachment organ found in parasitic tapeworms

Answer 27

Acetabula or ventral sucker

Question 28

Describe the rostellum of R.garrisoni

Answer 28

90 - 140 hammer shaped hooks with 2 alternating hooks