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Study aid - Helminths Flashcards

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  1. Classification of the helminths by morphology?
A

Flatworms: flukes and tapeworms; roundworms

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  1. What are the most characteristic properties of the flukes (3 example)?
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they are short, flat, leaf shaped, hermaphrodites, do developed digestive system

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  1. What is the most common intermediate host of the flukes?
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water snail

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  1. What is the causative agent of fascioliasis?
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Fasciola hepatica

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  1. What is the treatment of fascioliasis?
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bithionol or triclabendazole

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  1. What is the intermediate host of Taenia saginata?
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cattle

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  1. What is the intermediate host of Taenia solium?
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pig

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  1. What kind of human diseases cab be caused by Taenia solium? (2 example)
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tape worm infection and, cysticercus cellulosae

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  1. What is the treatment of taeniasis?
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Niclosamide, mebendazole

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  1. Which helminth can cause itchiness in anus?
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Enterobius vermicularis

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  1. How can be treated the infection caused by Enterobius vermicularis?
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By mebendazole

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  1. How can be diagnosed the infection caused by Enterobius vermicularis?
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by sticky tape or Scotch tape

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  1. Which helminth can cause protein deficiency (Kwashiorkor syndrome)?
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Ascaris lumbricoides

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  1. What kind of human disease can be caused by Toxocara canis?
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visceral larva migrans and ocular larva migrans syndrome

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  1. What kind of specimen can be used to diagnose the Toxocara infection?
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Blood for serology

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  1. What kind of helminthic infection can spread from carnivore animals to humans?
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Trichinella spiralis

17
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  1. What is the diagnosis of trichinellosis?
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Serology from blood

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  1. What is the treatment of the Trichinella infection?
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mebendazole, albendazole and can acts only on intestinal helminths

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