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Medical Parasitology "HELMINTH" - Coggle Diagram
Medical Parasitology
"HELMINTH"
Blood fluke
Schistosoma spp.
Habitat : blood vessel
-Small/large intestine, bladder
Disease : Schistosomiasis or Bilhaziasis
Schistosoma spp.
General characteristics
Adult is dioecious (sex separate)
Infective stage = fork-tailed cercaria
No 2nd IH
Treatment : Praziquantel
Pathogenesis
penetration of cercaria - dermatitis
migration of schistosomula - inflammation
egg deposition
tissue proliferation & repair
Cestode
hermaphrodite
no digestive tract
excretory and nervous systems : presented
Diphyllobothrium latum
Common name : Broad or fish tapeworm
The largest human tapeworm
Disease : Diphyllobothriasis
Habitat : Small intestine of man,Fish-eating mammals
Transmitted by : Salmon, whitefish, trout
Treatment : Praziquantel, Niclosamide
Prevention : Cook fish,Freeze -18ºC, 1-2 days
Taenia spp.
Taenia saginata (beef-tapeworm)
Treatment
Taeniasis
: - Praziquantel for T. solium
-Praziquantel & Niclosamide for T. saginata
Cysticercosis
: Varies depending on type of disease
Taenia solium (pork-tapeworm)
Prevention
Eggs (host feces) : destroy properly
IH (infective stage) : thorough cooking
Infected people : effective treatment
Public health education
Freezing at -5°C (5 days) : destroy cysticercus