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Platyhelminthe

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Describe organisms in the Phylum Platyhelminthes.   Flatworms; Noncylindrical; Leaf-shaped or ribbon-like organisms; Multiple hosts and complicated life cycles  
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What organisms are found in the Class Trematoda?   Clonorchis sinensis and Schistosoma  
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What organisms are found in the Class Cestoda?   Taenia saginata, Taenia solium, Echinococcus granulosis  
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What are the general characteristics of Trematoda?   Leaf-shaped parasites; Simple digestive tract; At least one intermediate molluscan host (snail)  
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What are the general characteristics of Cestoda?   Lack a digestive tract of their own; Rely completely on the digestion of the host they inhabit  
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Monoecious   both sexes occur in a single animal  
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Dioecious   the male and female are separate animals  
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What is the common name for Clonorchis sinensis?   Chinese liver fluke  
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How does one get infected with Clonorchis sinensis?   Eating raw or undercooked infected fish  
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What serves as the intermediate host for Clonorchis sinensis?   snail  
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What organism is commonly called the “blood fluke”?   Schistosoma  
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How do people get infected with Schistosoma?   Infected by parasite burrowing directly through unbroken skin while wading, washing clothes, swimming or bathing in infected water  
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Schistosoma causes a pandemic infection. Why don’t we have problems with this fluke in the United States?   U.S. lacks a suitable host snail  
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What is swimmer’s itch?   Painful, itchy inflammatory dermatitis; caused by Schistosoma that usually infects birds  
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What is a scolex?   Head of worm  
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What is a proglottid?   Segment of worm  
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Why is it important to make sure the scolex, as well as the proglottid of the tapeworm, is passed from the body when you are trying to rid a patient of a tapeworm?   A scolex can grow new proglottids if it is still attached to the host  
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What is the definition of a definitive host?   Host where we find the adult organism/host where sexual reproduction occurs  
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What is the definition of an intermediate host?   Hosts where asexual reproduction occurs and where we find developing forms of the parasite  
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Man is the definitive host for both Taenia saginata and Taenia solium. What animal serves as the intermediate host for each tapeworm?   T. saginata—cows; T. solium—pigs  
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How does man become infected with Taenia saginata and Taenia solium?   Consuming raw or undercooked beef or pork  
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What is the difference between the scolex of Taenia saginata and Taenia solium?   T. solium—hooks; T. saginata—no hooks  
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Why is Taenia solium usually considered the more dangerous of the two tapeworms?   Because if humans ingest T. solium ova, they can become the host of the larval form; The cystercerci that develop have a predilection for human central nervous system where they may cause brain cysts to develop  
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How do you prevent infection with Taenia?   Thoroughly cook pork and beef  
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What is the genus and species name of the dog tapeworm?   Echinococcus granulosis  
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Is man the definitive or intermediate host of the dog tapeworm?   intermediate  
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How does man become infected with Echinococcus granulosis?   Ingesting infected dog feces  
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What is a hydatid cyst?   A fluid filled sac that may eventually contain up to four gallons of fluid  
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What is hydatid sand?   Immature scolices  
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