18 Questions
What is the common name of the Diphyllobothrium latum cestode?
Broad fish tapeworm
What is the mode of transmission of cestodes?
Ingestion
Which of the following is a characteristic of true tapeworms?
Requiring 1 intermediate host
What is the habitat of adult Diphyllobothrium latum?
Small intestine
What is the primary cause of traumatic and necrotic lesions in the liver during the acute phase of human fascioliasis?
Ventrolateral sucker attachment to the parenchymal cell/liver
What is the diagnostic stage of Diphyllobothrium latum?
Ova
What is the treatment for Diphyllobothrium latum infection?
Praziquantel
What is the term used to describe the temporary lodgment of the fluke in the pharynx, resulting in suffocation?
Halzoun
What is the intermediate host for Fasciola spp. where the larva develops from Miracidia to cercariae?
Snail
What is the stage of the larva that swims and finds its first intermediate host for Fasciola spp.?
Miracidia
What is the primary location where S. mansoni paired adult worms migrate to?
Mesenteric venules of the bowel/rectum
What is the diagnostic stage of human fascioliasis where ova (embryonated egg) are found in feces?
Diagnostic stage
What is the characteristic feature of Hepatosplenic Schistosomiasis?
Hepatosplenomegaly and ascites
What is the method of choice for the definitive diagnosis of Schistosomiasis?
Circumoval Precipitin Test (COPT)
What is the result of the adult worm's obstruction of the bile ducts during the chronic phase of human fascioliasis?
Inflammation and fibrosis
What is the term for the larval migration to the lungs in Schistosomiasis?
Pulmonary Schistosomiasis
What is the term for the dermatitis caused by the cercariae of Schistosomes?
Schistosomal Cercarial Dermatitis
Which of the following is NOT a complication of Schistosomiasis?
Fascioliasis
Test your knowledge on the pathology of human fascioliasis, including the acute and chronic phases, symptoms, and liver lesions. Learn about the migration of juvenile parasites and their effects on the liver parenchyma.
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