Taenia spp

Question 1 of 11

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Label the lifecycle of T. solium

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Ingestion of raw/undercooked pork

Ingestion of cooked pork

Adult in small intestine

Adult in large intestine

Gravid proglottids passed in feces

Scolex passed in feces

Egg

Metacestode

Oncosphere hatches, develops cysticercus

Oncosphere migrates to liver

Oncosphere migrate to muscle

Oncosphere hatches in intestine

Oncosphere forms cysticercus in muscle

Oncosphere forms coenurus in muscle

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Question 2 of 11

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Which species of Taenia is common in cats?

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T. taeniaformis
T. pisiformis
T. hydatigena
T. serialis

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Question 3 of 11

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Which 2 species of Taenia are found in humans?

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T. saginata
T. solium
T. taeniaformis
T. serialis
T. hydatigena

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Question 4 of 11

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What species of Taenia causes these yellowish lesions in the heart?

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Question 5 of 11

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What species of Taenia causes these lesions in skeletal muscle (and sometimes cardiac)?

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Question 6 of 11

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What species of Taenia causes cysts on the liver in production animals?

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Question 7 of 11

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Which species of Taenia has coenurus metacestodes.

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T. ovis
T. serialis
T. solium
T. hydatigena

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Question 8 of 11

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Cattle acquire ( T. hydatigena, T. serialis ) (Cysticercus ( bovis, serialis )). Pigs are infected with ( T. solium, T. pisiformis ) (Cysticercus ( cellulosae, porcine )). Sheep are infected with ( T. ovis, T. saginata ) (Cysticercus ( ovis, tenuicollis ))

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Question 9 of 11

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What are suitable diagnostic tests for detection of Taenia?

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Fecal flotation
Segments in feces
Gross inspection of meat and viscera
PCR
ELISA
Serology

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Question 10 of 11

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What are the 3 steps to break the lifecycle and control infection of Taenia?

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Treat the animal with praziquantel, fendabendazole, epsiprantel or nitroscanate
Stop hunting activity of pets
Prevent carnivore fecal contamination of pasture/feed
Cull infected animals
Spray infected areas with cestocides
Treat animal with ivermectin, abermectin or pyrantel.

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Question 11 of 11

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Label the lifecycle of Echinococcus granulosis

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Immature scolex attaches to intestine

Mature scolex attaches to intestine

Scolex develops into mature strobila

Scolex develops into immature strobila

Egg by adult released into intestine

Egg by juvenile into intestine

Egg in feces, eaten by intermediate host

Egg in feces eaten by definitive host

Egg hatches

Oncosphere hatches

Oncosphere penetrates gut wall, migrates

Egg penetrates gut wall then migrates

Hydatid cysts form in intermediate host

Hydatid cysts form in definitive host

Hydatid cyst ingested

Cysticercus ingested

Hydatid cyst digested and scolex release

Scolex digested and hydatid cyst release

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Cestodes

Taenia spp

Question 1 of 11

Label the lifecycle of T. solium

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Explanation

Question 2 of 11

Which species of Taenia is common in cats?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 3 of 11

Which 2 species of Taenia are found in humans?

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation

Question 4 of 11

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What species of Taenia causes these yellowish lesions in the heart?

Explanation

Question 5 of 11

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What species of Taenia causes these lesions in skeletal muscle (and sometimes cardiac)?

Explanation

Question 6 of 11

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What species of Taenia causes cysts on the liver in production animals?

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Question 7 of 11

Which species of Taenia has coenurus metacestodes.

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Explanation

Question 8 of 11

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Question 9 of 11

What are suitable diagnostic tests for detection of Taenia?

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Explanation

Question 10 of 11

What are the 3 steps to break the lifecycle and control infection of Taenia?

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Explanation

Question 11 of 11

Label the lifecycle of Echinococcus granulosis

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Explanation