Worm Diseases
1. What are worm infections?
2. What are the most
important worm infections?
3. What is schistosomiasis?
4. How do schistosomes
differentiate regarding sex
separation?
5. What is the intermediate
host of Schistosoma mansoni?
Where does that host live?
6. What is the life cycle of the
schistosome?
7. What are the main phases
and clinical manifestations of
schistosomiasis?
8. What are the main
prophylactic measures against
schistosomiasis?
9. What are taenias? What are
the diseases caused by them?
10. How do taenias classify
according to the division of
sexes?
11. What are the two main
species of taenias that cause
human diseases?
12. How do taenias obtain
food and make gas exchange?
13. What are the segments
that form the body of the
tapeworm called? What is
their function?
14. Concerning their
respective intermediate hosts
how different are Taenia
solium and Taenia saginata?
15. What is the life cycle of a
tapeworm?
16. What is the difference
between taeniasis and
cysticercosis?
17. If a person eats raw or
badly cooked meat infected by
Taenia solium or Taenia
saginata will this person
develop taeniasis or
cysticercosis?
18. How does self infection by
tapeworms occur?
19. What are some
prophylactic measures for
tapeworm infections?
20. What is ascaris? What is
the disease caused by this
worm?
21. How do ascaris obtain
food?
22. Does Ascaris lumbricoides
presentan intermediate host?
23. What is the life cycle of
ascaris?
24. What are the main
symptoms of the pulmonary
and of the intestinal phases of
the ascaris infestation?
25. What are some
prophylactic measures against
ascariasis?
26. What is ancylostomiasis?
27. Which is the typical
feature of the hookworms
related to the way they obtain
food and explore the host?
28. Are hookworms
monoxenous or
heteroxenous?
29. What is the life cycle of
the hookworms?
30. What are the main
prophylactic measures against
hookworm disease?