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| − | ===Cestodes===
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| − | <FlashCard questions="13">
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| − | |q1=Fill in the missing words about cestodes:<p>
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| − | A cestode (tapeworm) is a chain (???) of progressively maturing reproductive units called ??? anchored at one end to the intestinal wall by a hold-fast organ called the ???.
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| − | |a1=
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| − | *strobila
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| − | *proglottids
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| − | *scolex
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| − | |l1=Cyclophyllidea#Introduction
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| − | |q2=What species of Taenia occur in dogs?
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| − | |a2=
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| − | *Taenia ovis
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| − | *Taenia hydatigena
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| − | *Taenia pisiformis
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| − | *Taenia multiceps
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| − | *Taenia serialis
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| − | |l2=Taenia#Introduction
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| − | |q3=Describe the features of a cysticercus
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| − | |a3=Fluid filled bladder, containing a single invaginated head (protoscolex) - seen as a white blob on the wall of the cyst
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| − | |l3=Cyclophyllidea#Life-Cycle
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| − | |q4=In which host(s) would you expect to find the cysticercus of ''T. hydatigena'' and where in the host might it be found?
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| − | |a4=
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| − | *Sheep (mostly)'
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| − | *Cattle
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| − | *Pigs
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| − | *Found in the peritoneal cavity
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| − | |l4=Taenia#Structure and Function
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| − | |q5=What is the difference between a coenurus and a cysticercus?
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| − | |a5=
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| − | *A coenurus is a fluid filled bladder with multiples (dozens) of inverted scolices attached to the wall
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| − | *Whereas the cysticercus has only a single inverted scolex.
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| − | |l5=Cyclophyllidea#Life-Cycle
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| − | |q6=How does the distribution of hydatid cysts differ in sheep, horses and humans?
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| − | |a6=
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| − | *Sheep = most are in the lungs with smaller numbers in the liver
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| − | *Horses = nearly all are in the liver
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| − | *Humans = most are in the liver, with some in the lungs and a few elsewhere
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| − | |l6=Echinococcus#Life-Cycle
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| − | |q7=What tapeworms occur in the cat?
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| − | |a7=
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| − | *Taenia taeniaeformis
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| − | *Dipylidium
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| − | |l7=Taenia#Introduction
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| − | |q8=Why is it so difficult to prevent many cats from becoming re-infected with ''T. taeniaeformis''?
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| − | |a8=The intermediate hosts are mice and other small mammals that are hunted
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| − | |l8=Taenia#Taenia spp of the Cat
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| − | |q9=Where in the host (horse) would you expect to find ''Anoplocephala''?
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| − | |a9=Ileo-caecal junction
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| − | |l9=Anoplocephala#Life-Cycle
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| − | |q10=Why are ''Anoplocephala'' eggs rarely seen on routine faecal examination?
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| − | |a10=They are dense structures and do not always float in the flotation media used in routine diagnosis
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| − | |l10=Anoplocephala#Life-Cycle
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| − | |q11=Why is it so difficult to prevent grazing horses from becoming re-infected with ''Anoplocephala''?
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| − | |a11=The intermediate hosts are ubiquitous free-living pasture mites
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| − | |l11=Anoplocephala#Life-Cycle
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| − | |q12=Describe the appearance of ''Moniezia
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| − | |a12=
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| − | *Long tapeworm (up to 2m)
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| − | *Segments much wider than they are long
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| − | |l12=Moniezia#Introduction
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| − | |q13=Why is ''T. solium'' more dangerous to human health than ''T. saginata''?
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| − | |a13=If T. solium eggs get into the human small intestine, they will hatch and cysticerci can establish in the musculature and CNS. This does not happen with T. saginata.
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| − | |l13=Taenia#T. solium, the Pork Tapeworm of Humans
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| − | </FlashCard>
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