L30 - Pseudophyllidian Tapeworms of Dogs and Cats
Call Kai
Learn
Practice Test
Spaced Repetition
Match
Flashcards
Knowt Play1/13
There's no tags or description
Looks like no tags are added yet.
Name | Mastery | Learn | Test | Matching | Spaced | Call with Kai |
|---|
No analytics yet
Send a link to your students to track their progress
14 Terms
Bothria, or long slit-like suckers, are typical of what spp. of tapeworm?
Pseudophyllidean cestodes
How is Diphyllobothrium latum transmitted?
Eggs go into water and hatch → ingested by copepods → eated by fish
What tapeworm is associated with B12 iron deficiency anemia in humans?
Diphyllobothrium latum
Diphyllobothrium latum
Golden-brown
Operculum lid
What species is also known as the Broad Fish Tapeworm?
Diphyllobothrium latum
How many hosts are in the lifecycle of Pseudophyllidian tapeworms like Diphyllobothrium latum and Spirometra mansonoides?
2 host lifecycle
What can act as a second intermediate host of Spirometra mansonoides?
Humans
Spirometra mansonoides
More pointy than Diphyllobothrium
Operculum
How are Pseudophyllidian treated and controlled?
Praziquantel → targets Ca channels → opens them and causes degradation and muscle contraction
Control: don’t let pets eat raw/undercooked fish
