18 Questions
Liver: Granulomatous inflammation around eggs can lead to fibrosis, known as ______ fibrosis
pipestem
Bladder: Most common complication of schistosomiasis is inflammation & fibrosis of ureteral walls, causing obstructive ______
uropathy
Schistosoma japonicum causes Intestinal schistosomiasis, while Schistosoma haematobium causes Vesicular/ Urinary ______
schistosomiasis
The common name for Schistosoma japonicum is Oriental Blood Fluke, and for Schistosoma mansoni is Manson’s Blood ______
fluke
Paragonimus westermani infection can present with chronic cough with blood; sputum resembling ______
TB
Clonorchis sinensis infection can lead to hyperplasia & fibrosis of the biliary ______
tract
_______ are non-hermaphrodites and have separate sexes.
Blood flukes
The mode of transmission for schistosomiasis is through ______ penetration.
skin
_______ fever is a hypersensitivity reaction caused by migration of schistosomule to blood vessels.
Katayama
Barefooted abaca farmers are at risk for ______ infection.
blood fluke
_______ species are endemic in Asia, particularly in the Philippines.
S. japonicum
______ is the specific habitat for S. haematobium.
urine
Granulomatous inflammation leading to fibrosis is a common theme in ______ infection.
schistosomiasis
The number of testes in male S. japonicum is ____.
6-8
______ fever is a hypersensitivity reaction caused by migration of schistosomula.
Katayama
The developmental stages of schistosoma include egg, larva, and adult (male/female). The larval stages are miracidium, sporocyst, and ______.
cercaria
______ is the genus of snail that serves as an intermediate host for schistosoma.
Biomphalaria
______ is a form of dermatitis that may develop due to cercarial penetration.
schistosomule
Explore the organ morphology changes in salmonoid (Plecoglossus and Salmo) and cyprinoid (Richardsonium) fishes, including granulomatous inflammation around eggs leading to fibrosis in the liver, pulmonary arteritis in the lungs, glomerulopathy in the kidneys, and bladder complications. Test your knowledge on the pathological alterations in different organs of these fish species.
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