Parasitology Exam

Flukes and Tapeworms

I.  Identify (40 points)

1.  microcercous, spiny tegument

2.  Kenya, sheep

3.  halzoun, watercress, rabbit reservoirs

4.  migrant farm workers, nightsoil, cysticercous

5.  dioecious, Aswan

6.  Tenebrio, unarmed

7.  hematuria, Distomum

8.  raw snails, mussels

9.  Microtus, sled dogs

10.Philippines, many reservoirs

11.gravlox, Scandanavia

12. Cysticercus cellulosae

13. oogenotop, Laurer's, Parafossarulus

14.  felines, rodents

15.furcocercou, paratenic hosts

16. doubled reproductive tract, armed

17. amphistome, Rana

18. Japan, marine fish

19. direct life cycle

20. Bill Harris, Surinam

II.Complete the following chart. (15 points)

                                                 Schistosoma japonicum                                                   Schistosoma mansoni                                                        Schistosoma haematobium

egg capsule (drawing)

intermediate host (scientific name)

endemic country

specific location in
definitive host

reservoir host (s)

III.  Compare and contrast the two taeniids most commonly infecting humans.   Include drawings.  (10 points)

IV.  Discuss the epidemiology related to infections with the following: (20 ponts)

1.  Schistosoma japonicum

2.  Taenia solium

3.  Paragonimus westermani

4.  Echinococcus multilocularis

5.  sparagnosis

V.Choose the best match. (10 points)

_____1.  metraterm                                                                                  a.  tegumental integrity

_____2.  bile variations                                                                             b.  double reproductive system

_____3.  coenurus                                                                                     c.  dingo

_____4.  carp                                                                                            d.  polar filaments

_____5.  poultice                                                                                        e.  uterus

_____6.  praziquantel                                                                                  f.  sparganosis

_____7.  mites                                                                                             g.  pipestem fibrosis

_____8.  anapolysis                                                                                      h.  hydatids

_____9.  wallabye                                                                                         i.  gid

_____10. Moscow                                                                                        j.  rikettsia

                                                                                                                     k.  pseudophyllideans

VI.  Draw the following: (5 points)

1.  egg capsule of Clonorchis sinensis

2.  cercaria of Echinostoma revolutum

3.  scolex of Vampirolepis nana

4.  infective stage of Taenia taeniaformis

5.  first larva in the life cycle of Diphyllobothrium latum