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Morphology of ____: scolex, neck, strobila composed of proglottids. |
Cestodes |
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Which is the organ of attachment in Cestodes? |
Scolex |
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Which is the non segmented region of the worm? |
Neck |
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What are the three types of proglottids (segments) on strobila (trunk) ? |
Immature, mature and gravid |
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Cestodes consume nutrients through ____ |
Endosmosis |
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____ is the definitive host in Cestodes |
Man |
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Location of adult cestode worms in human body? |
Small intestine |
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Tapeworms are biohelminths or geohelminths? |
Biohelminths |
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The first stage larva is called ___ |
Oncosphere |
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Oncosphere of human tapeworm generally has 3 pairs of ___ called ____ embryo |
Hooklets, hexacanth |
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What is the infective stage for: a) Intermediate host b) Definitive host |
a) Egg with oncosphere b) Phynn/ larvocyst |
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In intermediate host, oncosphere develops into second stage larva called _____ |
Larvocyst or phynn |
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_____ is a spherically shaped cyst seen in taenia solium and taeniarhynchus saginatus. |
Cysticercus |
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_____ is a pyriform shaped cyst seen in Hymenolepis Nana. |
Cysticercoid |
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The disease cause by tapeworms is called _____ |
Cestodiasis |
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Taenia Solium is an agent for the disease ______ |
Taeniasis (adult worm) and Cysticercosis (larva) |
Pork or armed tapeworm |
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In Taenia solium the adult worm lives in a) ____ and cysticerci lives in b) _____ |
a) Small intestine b) Muscles, brain, eyes and other organs. |
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In which specie, mature uterus consists of 7-14 lateral segments and lacks opening? |
Taenia Solium |
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In which adult worm, scolex is shaped as ball, equipped with 4 suckers and and armed with double row of hooks? |
Taenia solium |
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In taenia colium, the intermediate host are _____ |
Pigs, dogs, cats and sometimes human |
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Segments which contain eggs with oncosphere are called _____ |
Gravid segments |
Infective stage for definitive host |
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The pork containing cysticerus cellulosae is usually referred to as ____ |
Measly pork |
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This disease manifests as abdominal discomfort, alternating diarrhea and constipation, anemia, weakness, loss of weight and fatigue. |
Taeniasis and taeniarhynciasis |
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This disease causes blindness, epilepsy, behavioral disorders, hydrocephalus and parases |
Cysticercosis |
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Diagnosis for taeniasis is ____ |
Helmintoscopy of faeces |
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Diagnosis of cysticercosis is ____ |
Biopsy, X rays, tomography and serologic tests |
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Taeniarhynchus saginatus is agent of disease ____ |
Taeniarhynchiasis |
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Taeniarhynchus saginatus lives in ____ of humans |
Small intestine |
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Taeniarhynchus saginatus lives in ____ of humans |
Small intestine |
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Morphology: 4 suckers, no hooks, mature segment is larger than T. Solium |
Taeniarhynchus saginatus |
Unarmed tapeworm |
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Uterus has 17-35 lateral branches and lacks opening. Gravid segments are expelled singly, eggs are present in perianal skin |
Taeniarhynchus saginatus |
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In taeniarhynchus saginatus a) definitive host b) intermediate host |
a) human b) cow, buffalo, Zebu
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_____ worm's eggs are not infective for humans. |
Taeniarhynchus saginatus |
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Second larva stage in taenia solium is called _____ and in taeniarhynchus saginatus is ____ |
Cysticerus cellulosea & Cysticerus bovi |
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Diagnosis of taeniarhynchus saginatus is ____ |
Helminthoscopy of faeces |
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Hymenolepis Nana is agent of ____ |
Hymenolepiasis |
Dwarf tapeworm |
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The adult worms of Hymenolepis Nana lives in ____ and the phynn occupies ____ |
Small intestine, intestinal villi |
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Morphology: worm looks like mucus thread, 4 suckers, 20-30 hooklets, >200 proglottids, single genital pore |
Hymenolepis Nana |
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Eggs of this specie is transparent and colorless and contains filaments in eggs. |
Hymenolepis Nana |
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This is the only tapeworm in which man acts as intermediate host and then as definitive host. |
Hymenolepis Nana |
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Which disease is a contact anthroponotic disease in which disease gets fecal orally in same individual? |
Hymenolepiasis |
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What are mechanical carriers of hymenolepiasis? |
Flies |
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Symptoms of which diseases are abdominal pain, diarrhea, weight loss, headache and allergic rash |
Hymenolepiasis |
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Diagnosis of Hymenolepiasis is ____ |
Ovoscopy of faeces |
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