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trematodes have a simple ___, and most are ___
digestive tract
hermaphrodites
important trematode genera (4)
schistosoma
fasciola
clonorchis
paragonimus
major human schistosome parasites (3)
s. mansoni
s. japonicum
s. hematobium
s. mansoni is endemic to ___ (3) and has ___ as IH
africa
middle east
south america
biomphalaria
s. japonicum is endemic to ___ (2) and has ___ as IH
china
southeast asia
oncomelania
s. hematobium is endemic to ___ (2) and has ___ as IH
africa
arabia
bulinus
schistosomes are unusual trematodes in that ___
reproduce sexually
schistosomes home to ___ (2)
portal vein
bladder vasculature
1st larval stage of schistosome is ___ and infects ___. 2nd stage is ___ and infects ___
miracidium
snail
cercaria
human
although worms do not ___ inside host, eggs do. ___ eggs have a spine
trigger immune response
s. mansoni
schistosomiasis symptoms are caused by ___
eggs
cutaneous symptoms of schistosomiasis
dermatitis
GI symptoms of schistosomiasis (4)
pain
ascites
diarrhea
bloody stool
urogenital symptoms of schistosomiasis (3)
cause of symptoms
chronic cystitis
urethritis
hematuria
granulomatous fibrosis
drug for schistosomiasis
praziquantel
schistosome cercaria evades immune response by ___
shedding glycocalyx after penetrating skin
schistosomes do passive molecular mimicry by ___
they do active molecular mimicry by ___
taking MHC and blood group antigens from RBCs and using them
expressing their own versions of host proteins
Fasciolopsis buski is a ___
hermaphrodite
F. buski life cycle is identical to ___ with the addition of ___ before ___.
schistosome
differentiation to metacercaria on a second IH
infecting humans
metacercaria are
cysts
f. buski is associated with eating ___
chestnuts
drug for f. buski
praziquantel
clonorchis sinensis life cycle is identical to that of ___, except ___
f. buski
2nd IH is fish
c. sinensis homes to ___ and is aka ___
liver
human liver fluke
c. sinensis symptoms (4)
liver dysfunction
hepatomegaly
liver necrosis
indigestion
c. sinensis drug
praziquantel
paragonimus westermani is endemic to ___
china
p. westermani life cycle is identical to ___ except ___ (2)
f. buski
2nd IH is crab
eggs are released into lungs and are spread via sputum
p. westermani symptoms (3)
dry cough
pleurisy
rusty-brown sputum
if p. westermani can go to ___ and cause ___
brain
epilepsy
p. westermani drugs (2)
bithionol
praziquantel