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Endo part 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Tapeworms need _______ to reproduce | Vector --- fleas and mites |
| The most common intestinal worm | Round worms -- because they are prolific and easy to spread |
| All intestinal worms cause | GI upset |
| Roundworm genus | Toxocara (double o like round worm ova) |
| Tapeworm species | Dipylidium caninum (despicable -- can grow long like name) |
| Roundworms can be passed on via | Egg ingestion, vector, transmammary, transplacental - that's why they are so common! |
| Roundworm Ova | Round, looks like a fried egg |
| Whipworm species | Trichuris vulpis (tricky whippies) |
| Roundworm lives in | small and large intestine - likely to encyst when young |
| Whipworms live in the | large intestine |
| Whipworms and Hookworms are _____ and cause _______ | heavy blood feeders, anemia |
| Whipworms cause ______ stool | Red bloody stool |
| Why are there so many false negatives for Whipworms? | They have a long life cycle and lay few eggs |
| Whipworm Ova | Footballs/Stewie's head |
| Whipworms transmit via | ingestion - no vector |
| Hookworm species | Anycylostoma caninum - (A like blood type A, they are heavy blood feeders) |
| Hookworms are transmitted via | Ingestion, transplacental, transmammary, and burrowing through skin -- no vector |
| Hookworms live in | Small intestine |
| Hookworms cause _____ stool | black stool |
| Hookworm ova | Ovalish, small round egg things inside, lots of room for lil eggs. |