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Last updated: April 4, 2019
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What sub group of eukaryotes do all parasitic helminths belong to?
Opisthokonta
If a life cycle of a parasite only involves one specific definitive host, what is it referred to as?
Direct
What is the route of transmision for whipworm (Trichurius trichuria)?
Oral-faecal
What is the most common worm infection in the UK?
Pin worm (Enterobius vermicularis)
Giant roundworms such as Ascaris lumbricoides, may prevent the passage of food through the intestines, what is the technical term for this?
Mechanical blockage
What is the name for the immature form of the pork tape worm (taenia solium)?
Cystercerci
What are the large colections of embryolated eggs (~50,000) that the tapewrom releases called?
Proglottids
Which anti-helminth drug is a neurotransmission inhibitor?
Ivermectin
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Which changes membrane permeability to calcium ions?
Praziquantal
What do Albendazole and mebendazole inhibit assembly of?
Microtubule
What major organ may schistomiasis lead to inflammation?
Liver/spleen
What do the eggs of schistosoma release into the water in order to go onto insert into snails?
Miracidia
What do sporocysts in the snail release into the water that then can infect the humans?
Cercaria
What fever is the first stage of schistosomiasis?
Katayama
What is the main vector for leishmania?
Sand fly
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