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||[[Fasciola#Lymnaea truncatula|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]] | ||[[Fasciola#Lymnaea truncatula|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]] | ||
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Cestodes
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Fill in the missing words about cestodes | A cestode (tapeworm) is a chain (strobila) of progressively maturing reproductive units called proglottids anchored at one end to the intestinal wall by a hold-fast organ called the scolex. | Link to Answer Article |
What species of Taenia occur in dogs? |
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Describe the features of a cysticercus |
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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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What is the difference between a coenurus and a cysticercus? |
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How does the distribution of hydatid cysts differ in sheep, horses and humans? |
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What tapeworms occur in the cat? |
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Why is it so difficult to prevent many cats from becoming re-infected with T. taeniaeformis? |
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Where in the host (horse) would you expect to find Anoplocephala? |
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Why are Anoplocephala eggs rarely seen on routine faecal examination? |
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Why is it so difficult to prevent grazing horses from becoming re-infected with Anoplocephala? |
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Describe the appearance of Moniezia |
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Why is T. solium more dangerous to human health than T. saginata? |
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Trematodes
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What are the most diagnostic features of the Fasciola hepatica egg? |
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Fill in the missing words about Lymnaea truncatula | Lymnaea truncatula is the intermediate host for (Fasciola hepatica). It is found in muddy areas, and feeds on slimy green algae. It has a brown-black shell with 5-6 spirals. | Link to Answer Article |