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Helminths Flashcards

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1
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mnenomic for worm types

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“Try Running First”

Tapeworms= Cestode/Long Ribbon, Roundworms= Nematodes/Cylindrical, Fluke = Trematodes/Flat

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part of tapeworm that attaches to intestine

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scolex

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head of tapeworm

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scolex

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4
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body of tapeworm

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proglottid

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5
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egg generating segment of tapeworm

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proglottid

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Hymenolepis nana (cestode)

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Dwarf tapeworm

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Taenia Saginata (cestode)

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Beef tapeworm

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Taenia Solium (cestode)

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Pork tapeworm

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Diphyllobothrium datum (cestode)

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Fish tapeworm

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tapeworm that may cause B12 deficiency

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Diphyllobothrium datum (cestode)

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tapeworm that is found in pacific NW salmon

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Diphyllobothrium datum (cestode)

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12
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Echinococcus granulosus (cestode)

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Dog tapeworm

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13
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Blood Fluke

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Shistosoma Japonicum

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14
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vector for shistosoma japonicum

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snail

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MC cause of death by helminth worldwide

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Shistosoma Japonicum

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16
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Pulmonary Fluke

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Paragonimus Westermani

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vector for Paragonimus Westermani

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MC roundworm

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Ascariasis (“My Ass is Round”)

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organism for ascariasis

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ascaris lumbricoides (nematode)

20
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MC helminth INFECTION worldwide

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ascaris lumbricoides (nematode)

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organism for Filiariasis

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Wuchereria Bancrofti (nematode)

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vector for Wuchereria Bancrofti (nematode)

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elphantitis and lymphatic blockage associated with

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Filariasis – Wuchereria Bancrofti (nematode)

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organism for hookworm

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Nectar Americanus

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MC hookworm in *US*
Nectar Americanus
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vector for Nectar Americanus
contaminated soil
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organism for Pinworm (threadworm)
Enterobius Vermicularis
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vector for Enterobius Vermicularis
anus-finger-mouth
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scotch-tape or "anal cellophane" test is for
Enterobius Vermicularis -- pinworm/threadworm
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MC Helminth in *US*
Enterobius Vermicularis (organism for Pinworm/Threadworm)
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organism for river blindness
onchocerca volvulus (roundworm)
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onchocerca volvulus (roundworm) found in
Africa
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organism for River Worm Eye and aka
Loa Loa | aka "African Eyeworm"
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organism for Trichinosis
Trichonella Spiralis
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vector for trichinosis (roundworm)
raw pork
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organism that lives in striated muscles and is diagnosed on x-ray, especially in *GASTROC*
trichonella spiralis
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organism for Whipworm
Teichuris Trichura | "Whip those T's Together"

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