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1
Q

mnenomic for worm types

A

“Try Running First”

Tapeworms= Cestode/Long Ribbon, Roundworms= Nematodes/Cylindrical, Fluke = Trematodes/Flat

2
Q

part of tapeworm that attaches to intestine

A

scolex

3
Q

head of tapeworm

A

scolex

4
Q

body of tapeworm

A

proglottid

5
Q

egg generating segment of tapeworm

A

proglottid

6
Q

Hymenolepis nana (cestode)

A

Dwarf tapeworm

7
Q

Taenia Saginata (cestode)

A

Beef tapeworm

8
Q

Taenia Solium (cestode)

A

Pork tapeworm

9
Q

Diphyllobothrium datum (cestode)

A

Fish tapeworm

10
Q

tapeworm that may cause B12 deficiency

A

Diphyllobothrium datum (cestode)

11
Q

tapeworm that is found in pacific NW salmon

A

Diphyllobothrium datum (cestode)

12
Q

Echinococcus granulosus (cestode)

A

Dog tapeworm

13
Q

Blood Fluke

A

Shistosoma Japonicum

14
Q

vector for shistosoma japonicum

A

snail

15
Q

MC cause of death by helminth worldwide

A

Shistosoma Japonicum

16
Q

Pulmonary Fluke

A

Paragonimus Westermani

17
Q

vector for Paragonimus Westermani

A

Crayfish

18
Q

MC roundworm

A

Ascariasis (“My Ass is Round”)

19
Q

organism for ascariasis

A

ascaris lumbricoides (nematode)

20
Q

MC helminth INFECTION worldwide

A

ascaris lumbricoides (nematode)

21
Q

organism for Filiariasis

A

Wuchereria Bancrofti (nematode)

22
Q

vector for Wuchereria Bancrofti (nematode)

A

Mosquitos

23
Q

elphantitis and lymphatic blockage associated with

A

Filariasis – Wuchereria Bancrofti (nematode)

24
Q

organism for hookworm

A

Nectar Americanus

25
Q

MC hookworm in US

A

Nectar Americanus

26
Q

vector for Nectar Americanus

A

contaminated soil

27
Q

organism for Pinworm (threadworm)

A

Enterobius Vermicularis

28
Q

vector for Enterobius Vermicularis

A

anus-finger-mouth

29
Q

scotch-tape or “anal cellophane” test is for

A

Enterobius Vermicularis – pinworm/threadworm

30
Q

MC Helminth in US

A

Enterobius Vermicularis (organism for Pinworm/Threadworm)

31
Q

organism for river blindness

A

onchocerca volvulus (roundworm)

32
Q

onchocerca volvulus (roundworm) found in

A

Africa

33
Q

organism for River Worm Eye and aka

A

Loa Loa

aka “African Eyeworm”

34
Q

organism for Trichinosis

A

Trichonella Spiralis

35
Q

vector for trichinosis (roundworm)

A

raw pork

36
Q

organism that lives in striated muscles and is diagnosed on x-ray, especially in GASTROC

A

trichonella spiralis

37
Q

organism for Whipworm

A

Teichuris Trichura

“Whip those T’s Together”