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1
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Characterisitics of spirometra egg

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Operculate with coracidum

2
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Characteristics of metacestode stages

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1st intermediate host: copepod

2nd IH: frog, rat, snake

3
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Life cycle of S. Mansonoides

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Eggs in feces through uterine pore > Coracidium develpopes in egg and emerges in water > Copepod ingests-develops into procercoid > frog, snake, rate eats copepod, procerocoid develoops into plerocercoid> encyst in muscles of 2 IH > ingested by DH

4
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Spirometra mansonides clinical signs

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mostly asymptomatic

Can cyst in muscle

5
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Diagnosis of spirometra mansonoides

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Fecal exam

Vomit

6
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Are spirometra true or pseudo tapeworms

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pseudo