Trematodes (Echinostoma ilocanum) (Artefechinostomum Flashcards
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True of False: The Echinostoma ilocanum has no sporocyst stage.
True. Miracidium directly forms to redia
Disease of infected person with Echinostoma ilocanum
Echinostomiasis
Common name of Echinostoma ilocanum
Garrison’s fluke
Habitat of Echinostoma ilocanum
Duodenum
Diagnostic stage of Echinostoma ilocanum
Eggs in stool
Treatment for Echinostomiasis
Praziquantel
Inflammation in Echinostomiasis is caused by:
Spines in the oral sucker
Toxemia in Echinostomiasis is caused bu
Waste products excreted in the enviroment
Common symptoms of Echinostomiasis
Blood in stool, abdominal pain, headache, slight anemia, increased EO
Testes of Echinostoma ilocanum
Tandem and deeply lobed
Ovaries of Echinostoma ilocanum
Lobed
Uterus of Echinostoma ilocanum
Coiled
Intestinal ceca of Echinostoma ilocanum
Simple/Unbranched
Oral sucker of Echinostoma ilocanum
w/ 49-51 horse shoe shaped spine AKA circum oral disk
Tegument of Echinostoma ilocanum
Plaque-like scales
Eggs of Echinostoma ilocanum
Immature, very small operculum with germ ball/yolk (straw colored)
1st intermediate hosts of Echinostoma ilocanum
Gyraulus convexiusculus (freshwater snal), Hippeutis sp.
2nd intermediate hosts of Echinostoma ilocanum
Pila luzonica (kuhol), Carbicula sp. (tulya), and Vivipara angularis (susong pampang)
Final hosts of Echinostoma ilocanum
Man and other domesticated animals
Habitat o fArtyfechinostomum malayanum
Duodenum
1st intermediate host of Artyfechinostomum malayanum
Snail (Unknown specific genus/spp.)
2nd intermediate host of Artyfechinostomum malayanum
Lymnea (Bullastra) cumingiana (CN: birabid)
Difference between Echinostomum ilocanum and Artyfechinostomum malayanum
The circum oral disk of Artyfechinostomum has 43-45 spines while the circum oral disk of Echinostomum ilocanum has 49-51
Egg of Artyfechinostomum malayanum
Immature