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The topic is highly useful for MBBS students.
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This topic is highly useful for MBBS students.
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Qualifications:
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FCPS Physiology
ICMT, CHPE, DHPE (STMU)
MPH (GC University, Faisalabad)
MBA (Virtual University of Pakistan)
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Describe the relationship between the taste threshold and taste index of common substances.
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Recognize different abnormalities of taste perception and their causes.
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Influence on behavior
Selection of food based on metabolic needs
Receptors of Taste:
Taste buds on the tongue
Influence of sense of smell, texture of food, and pain stimulation (e.g., by pepper)
Primary and Secondary Taste Sensations:
Primary taste sensations: Sweet, Sour, Salty, Bitter, Umami
Chemical basis and signal transduction mechanisms for each taste
Taste Threshold and Index:
Taste threshold values for Sweet (sucrose), Salty (NaCl), Sour (HCl), and Bitter (Quinine)
Taste index relationship: Inversely proportional to taste threshold
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Location of Taste Buds:
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Also present on the palate, tonsillar pillars, epiglottis, and proximal esophagus
Mechanism of Taste Stimulation:
Interaction of taste substances with receptors on microvilli
Signal transduction pathways for Umami, Sweet, Bitter, Sour, and Salty tastes
Taste Sensitivity and Adaptation:
Decrease in sensitivity with age
Rapid adaptation of taste sensation
Role of Saliva in Taste:
Dissolution of tastants to reach receptors
Washing away the stimulus
Taste Preferences and Aversions:
Mechanisms behind taste preference and aversion
Influence of receptors and neural pathways
Impact of Sensory Nerve Damage:
Degeneration of taste buds if the sensory nerve fiber is cut
Abnormalities of Taste Detection:
Conditions: Ageusia, Hypogeusia, Dysgeusia (parageusia)
Causes: Nerve damage, neurological disorders, infections, poor oral hygiene, adverse drug effects, deficiencies, aging, tobacco use, altered neurotransmitter levels
Neurotransmitters and Taste Threshold:
Effects of serotonin (5-HT) and norepinephrine (NE) on taste sensitivity
Supertasters:
25% of the population with heightened sensitivity to taste, especially bitterness
Increased number of fungiform papillae
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2. Learning objective
At the end of this unit the students will be able to:
Define helminths
Describe the general features of helminths
Describe the taxonomic classification of
helminths
4. 3.1. Introduction to Helminths
Medical helminthology: study of these parasitic worms and
their medical consequence
Helminths derived from the Greek word “helminths” or
“helminthose” meaning worm
5. Int…
Either free living or parasitic organisms belonging to
phylum:
Nemathelminthes(round worm)
Platyhelminthes(flat worm ),
Aacanthocephala (spinyheaded worms )or
Aannelida (segmented worm )
6. 3.2.General features of helminths
Higher, multicellular forms with specialized organs
Adult worms vary in size (6mm->10m)
Their life cycles may be simple or complex
Pathology, clinical sign and symptoms:
Depend on the location of the organisms
May be caused by adults, larva, or egg
9. General features of Nemathelminths
Round in cross-section
Unsegmented
Digestive system complete
Possess mouth, oesophagus and anus
Have separate sexes
10. Features…
Can be oviparous/ovoviviporous/viviparous
Egg (ova) -Larva(L1-L4)-Adult
Possess a shiny cuticle (smooth/spined/ridged)
Mouth is surrounded by lips or papillae
12. Burden and impact on human life
≈ 500,000 spp. globally
• Most are free living
Abundant pathogens in life-stock and pets
Important pests of many crops
Cause numerous human diseases
13. •The warm regions of the world = worm regions.
•The burden of disease is not evenly spread within
developing countries
•The majority of worms are found in the poorest sections of
the community, compounding poverty, and social
deprivation.
•High burden
•In the rural villages
•unsanitary overcrowded cities
•'big three' (Ascaris, Trichuris & Hookworm) is common
•Temperate and cold climates are not spared.
14. Classification of Nemathelminths
Intestine nematodes
Adults or larval stage in the
intestine
Small intestine
Ascaris lumbricoides
Hook worm
Strongyloides
stercoralis
Large intestine
Trichuris trichuria
Enterobius
vermicularis
Blood & tissue nematodes
Adults or larval stage in
tissue
Filaria –
Wuchereria bancrofti
Brugia malayi
Onchocerca volvulus
Loa loa
Trichinella spiralis,
Draconculus medinensis
15. Animal nematode of less medically important
or low occurrence
INTESTINAL NEMATODEs
Toxocara catti &
Toxocara cani
A. canninum & A.
braziliens
Cappilaria species
S. fulliborni
Trichostrongylus
species
BLOOD & TISSUE
NEMATODEs
Mansonella ozardi,
M. peristance,
M. stereptocerca
16. INTESTINAL NEMATODES
General features
Humans are the only or major host of intestinal
nematodes
Live in gastro-intestinal tract
Often spread by poor hygiene related to feces
Most species are geo-helminthes (soil transmitted)
Female worms are oviparous
17. Pathogenesis
Major source of chronic ill health
Compromising the growth potential, and
intellectual achievements of children all over the
world
18. Life cycle
Intestinal nematodes share similar life cycles
that have evolved in response to new ecological
niches
The core nematode life cycle involves
development from an egg through 5-stages of
growth.
The 1st 4-stages(L1, L2, L3, L4) are larval
The 5th & final stage of development is a
sexually mature adult worm.
At each stage the cuticle of the parasite moults.
19. Transmission
Usually only two sites of entry for intestinal
nematodes infecting humans:
Ingestion of infective egg
Larva penetrating skin
Laboratory diagnosis:
Eggs ( most often) and Larvae in faeces
Recovering egg in the skin around the anus
(perianal area)
Occasional adult worms: A. lumricoudes, E.
vermicularies
21. Ascaris lumbricoides
Also known as large intestinal round worm
Is a member of the family Ascoridoidea
Possess a mouth that has three conspicuous
lips
Are pathogenic in their adult stage
Epidemiology
world wide
22. 1.45 billion people are infected annually
WHO estimated it resulted in 60,000 persons death
in 1995
23. In Ethiopia
ranges from 17% to 77.7%
Highest rate in school children (2/3rd)
Distributions affected by altitude and
climate
was 29% in highlands, 35% in the
temperate areas and 38% in the
lowlands
24. A.lumbricoides…
Habitat
Adult: In the small intestine
Egg: In the faeces
extremely resistant to adverse
environmental condition and
chemicals
remains viable in soil and dust
for up to 10 years
26. Morphology….
Adult worm is a long whitish pink cylindrical worm
tapering at both ends, curving ventrally in the
male
Females reach 49cm with a diameter of 3-6mm
Males are much smaller, slightly more than half of
the size of females.
27. Morphology….
Males:
have one or two copulatory spicules, but no
bursa copulatrix, Usually no caudal alae
Female worms produce up to 240, 000eggs/day,
which corresponds to just under 3000eggs/gram
of faeces.
28. Egg
Ascaris eggs vary widely in size and appear in
two forms:
I. Fertilized:
golden brown, ovoid and mammilated
about 30-40µm wide & 50-60µm long with a
dense outer irregular shell & a more
translucent regular inner shell.
The thick external mammilated layer is often
lost, giving a decorticate appearance -
29. Eggs….
Evidence of segmentation or embryonation is
often seen.
II. Unfertilized: is larger & more elongated with a
length of about 89-95µm and 40-50µm width
The internal structure of the egg is poorly
differentiated
30. Transmission and Life Cycle
Transmission
A. lumbricoides is spread by faecal pollution of
soil
Is favored by conditions that improve the survival
of eggs in the soil, in particular warm moist shady,
conditions
Infective stage: embryonated egg (egg containing
2nd stage larva)
31. Transmission…
A person acquires infection by
1- Ingestion of food or water contaminated with
embryonated eggs
2-eating soil(geophge) frequently seen in children
3-putting contaminated finger or toys with infective
egg in to mouth
4- rarely by inhalation of eggs carried in air
32. Transmission….
The infection is common in areas with
high density of human population
Poor sanitation
Habit of people to defecate
indiscriminately in and around settlements
Use of infected faeces as fertilizer
33. Life cycle
Fully embryonated eggs are swallowed & L2 larvae
hatches in the stomach & penetrate stomach or
duodenal mucosa
L2 enter blood stream & leave through alveoli into
lung
Then molt several times in the lungs to L3/L4
Then move up and get swallowed
34. Life cycle….
2-3 months after infection the adult worms start
laying eggs (200,000 daily)
Eggs are shed with the feces and embryonate
within 2-3 weeks
36. Pathogenesis
1. “Verminous” pneumonia, lung tissue damage
due to migratory larvae.
2. Bowel obstruction - too many adult worms.
3. Parasite secretes trypsin inhibitor, prevents host
from digesting proteins.
4. Aberrant migration of “irritated” adult worms to;
common duct, liver, Pharynx, peritoneum
37. Pathogenesis…
With heavier worm
loads a tangled mass
of worms can obstruct
the bowel, or an
individual worm can
block a duct
38.
39.
40. Laboratory Diagnosis
A. Finding and identification of eggs in the stool.
Direct wet mount
adequate for detecting moderate to heavy
infections
concentration technique may be used In light
infection, Sodium chloride floatation technique
& Formol-ether concentration technique
B. Adult worms occasionally passed in the stool or
through the mouth or nose
41. Lab diagnosis….
C. Larvae can be identified in sputum or gastric
aspirate during the pulmonary migration phase
*Examine formalin-fixed organisms for
morphology
42. The diagnostic form is the egg in feces.
Unmated females lay unfertilized eggs.
44. Types of Ascaris eggs in stool
A. Fertilized Egg With Double Shell
Size: about 70m
Shape: oval, or some times round
Shell: The two layer are distinct,
rough , brown, covered with little
lumps
external shell and
smooth, thick, colorless
internal shell.
Color: brown external shell, & the
contents are colorless or pale yellow.
Content: a Single rounded granular
central mass.
45. Ascaris eggs….
B. Unfertilized Egg With Double
Shell
size: 80-90m
shape; more elongated
(elliptical)
shell: brown, puffy external
shell & thin internal shell.
content: full of large round very
refractile granules
46. C. Semi-decorticated fertilized egg
Similar to Type A but With out the
external Shell
Shell: single , smooth, thick
and colorless or very pale
yellow.
Content: a single rounded
colorless granular central
mass.
Ascaris eggs….
47. C. Semi-decorticated fertilized egg
Similar to Type A but With out the
external Shell
Shell: single , smooth, thick
and colorless or very pale
yellow.
Content: a single rounded
colorless granular central
mass.
Ascaris eggs….
51. Prevention and control
1.Prevention of infection by
washing hands before eating & trimming
finger nails
Avoid eating uncooked foods such as
vegetables
52. Prevention…
2. Preventing soil become faecally polluted by
sanitary disposal of faeces in latrines
avoiding the use of night soil as a
fertilizer
3.Treatment and health education
• Mass de-worming programmes repeated at 3-6
month intervals, have been advocated in areas of
high prevalence
53. Trichuris trichiura
Common name : whipworm, due to the whip-like
form of the body.
Epidemiology
The third most common round worm of humans
worldwide
Infections more frequent in areas with tropical
weather & poor sanitation practices, and among
children
54. ~ 112 billion cases world-wide
~ 1.05 billion people are infected annually
In Ethiopia
One national survey showed 36.1%
On study in central and northern plateaus:
mean prevalence of 49%
55. Habitat
Adult: large intestine (caecum) & appendix
Eggs: In the faeces, not infective
when passed
Morphology
Adults: whip-like shape, anterior 3/5th of the worm
resembles a whip & the posterior 2/5th
are thick
Male : Size 30-45 mm , coiled tail
Female: 35-50mm, straight thick tail
57. Eggs
Size: 50-54m
Shape: "tea tray eggs” or
barrel- shaped with a
colorless protruding mucoid
plug at each end
Shell: fairly thick and smooth,
with two layers & bile stained
Color: yellow brown
Content: a central granular
mass which is Unsegmented
ovum
58. Transmission and life Cycle
Transmission
Ingestion of embryonated egg in
contaminated food, water, or from
contaminated hand
life Cycle
The unembryonated eggs are passed with the
stool of infected individuals
59. Life cycle….
Mature within three weeks of being deposited in
soil.
require a warm, moist environment with
plenty of oxygen to ensure embryonation
The embryonated eggs are extremely
resistant to environmental conditions
When embryonated eggs are swallowed larvae are
released into the upper duodenum
then attach themselves to the villi of small intestine
or invade the intestinal walls
60. Life cycle…..
After 3-10 days they move down to the caecum &
ascending colon where they mature into adult
worms
The adult worms are fixed with the anterior
portions threaded into the mucosa
The females begin oviposit 60 to 70 days
after infection & shed 3,000 - 20,000 eggs/day
The life span of the adults is about 1 year
63. Clinical features
Are largely determined by the worm burden:
<10 worms are asymptomatic (99%
asymptomatic)
Heavy worm burden mechanical damage to
the intestinal mucosa
Chronic profuse mucoid & bloody diarrhea
with abdominal pains &
edematous prolapsed rectum
64. Clinical features….
Anaemia from blood loss and iron deficiency,
malnutrition, weight loss and sometimes death
Each adult worm sucks about 0.005 ml of blood
per day
Rarely a child will develop congestive cardiac
failure because of anaemia, fluid retention
hypoproteinemia & oedema
67. Laboratory diagnosis
1.Finding of characteristic eggs in faeces
2. Sigmoidoscopy may enable visualisation of
worms
Treatment
Mebendazole, 200 mg for adults &
100 mg for children, for 3 days is effective.
68. Prevention and control
Sanitary disposal of faeces in latrine
Avoidance of the use of night soil as a fertilizer
Treatment of infected individuals and health
education.
69. Enterobius vermicularls
. Common name: “Pin Worm” or “threadworm” or “
seat worm”
Epidemiology
occurs world-wide
Children (5-14 years ) are more commonly
infected than adults
Occur in group living together
70. Epidemiology…
Pinworms eggs can
spread throughout a
house and difficult to
eliminate.
Small children are
most apt to pick them
up during the
“teething stage.”
71. Epidemiology….
In Ethiopia :
5 % school children in rural communities in Gondar
region had E. Vermicularis eggs under their finger
nails and that only 0.5% of them were found to
shed eggs in the stool
in routine stool examination method, a prevalence
rate up to 1% were reported
72. Habitat
Adult: Caecum, appendix and adjacent
portions of the ascending colon
Gravid female: Caecum & rectum
Eggs: deposited on perianal skin &
occasionally in faeces
Morphology
Adults: Color: yellow white
Male: Size 2-5mm Coiled tailed
Female: 8-13mm, thin pointed tail
73. They are small white worms with
pointed tail
swollen cuticle at anterior end
prominent esophageal end bulb
74. Morphology…
Egg
Size: 50-60m
Shape: oval but flattened
on one side, rounded
on the other side
Shell : Smooth and thin
but with double shell
Content: either a small
granular mass or a
small curved up larvae
75.
76. Transmission and Life cycle
Transmission
Person –to- person transmission: occur through
handling & sharing of contaminated clothes or
bed linens
through surfaces in the environment that are
contaminated with pinworm eggs
Self (Autoinfection) - occurs by transferring
infective eggs to the mouth with hands that have
scratched the perianal area
77. Transmission …
Children who suck their fingers are more likely to be
infected
Exposure to viable eggs on soil (Ingestion)
Air borne: Some small number of eggs may become
airborne and inhaled
Eggs remain viable 20 days
Autoinfection
Retro infection may occur after hatching on the anal
mucosa
78. Life cycle
Ingestion of embryonated eggs, usually carried on
fingernails, clothing, bedding or house-dust.
Eggs hatch in stomach, larvae migrate to caecal
region where they mature into adults
Copulation takes place in the caecum
Gravid females migrate nocturnally outside the
anus and oviposit on the perianal area
1 pin worm lay over 10,000 -15,000 eggs eggs /day
79. Life cycle…..
With in 4-6 hours being laid the egg contain
infective larvae
Perianal itching from the eggs Induces scratching,
& hence the eggs are transferred to the mouth via
fingers
Retro-infection: the migration of newly hatched
larvae from the anal skin back into the rectum
interval from ingestion of infective eggs to
oviposition by the adult females is about 1month
82. Pathogenesis
Mild perianal itching and excoriation
Appearance of eggs or worms in an ectopic
location
Atopic worms may result in a granulomatus
response
In the perianal area causing vaginitis and
postmenopousal bleeding
Granulomas in the peritoneum
83. Clinical features
Nocturnal anal pruritis: The cause of this is unknown,
but may be related to the intensity of the infestation,
and/or an allergic reaction to the parasite
Sleeplessness, because of the irritation
Vulvovaginitis, & even urethritis may occur in girls
when migrating worms lay their eggs in these sites
Abdominal pain or appendicitis resulting from the
worms are considered to be very rare
85. Laboratory Diagnosis
1.Finding eggs from perianal skin using adhesive tape
or swab method
Done by pressing transparent adhesive tape
("Scotch test", cellulose-tape) on the perianal skin
and then examining the tape placed on a slide.
Alternatively, anal swabs or "Swube tubes" (a
paddle coated with adhesive material) can also be
used.
Collect sample in the morning, before defecation
and washing,
86.
87. Lab diagnosis…
The “Scotch Tape Test”
place a piece of Scotch
Tape on the anal area.
The tape is placed on a
slide and examined
under a microscope for
the flat sided eggs.
88. Lab diagnosis…
2. Finding eggs in the faeces
Less then 10% found in stools, i.e. not a useful
examination;
occasionally eggs can be found in the urine or
vaginal smears
89. Diagnosis…
3. Finding of female worms from perianal skin
or faeces
Adult worms are also diagnostic, when found in
the perianal area, or during ano-rectal or
vaginal examinations
90. Treatment
Two doses (10 mg/kg; maximum of 1g) each of
Pyrental Pamoate two weeks apart give a very
high cure rate.
Mebendazole is an alternative.
*The whole family should be treated, to avoid
reinfection
91. Prevention and control
1. Treating all members of a family in which
infection has occurred
2. Wearing tight-fitting cotton pants to infected
children
3. Washing of the anal skin each morning
4. Washing of clothing worn at night
5. washing hands after using toilet and before
eating
6. avoidance of putting fingers in the mouth &
trimming finger
92. Strongyloides stercoralis
Common names: Dwarf thread worm
Epidemiology
Found worldwide
An estimated 50 to 100 million cases
Favors warmer tropical and subtropical
climate
94. Epidemiology….
In Ethiopia
not highly prevalent in most areas and is found
in the same geographical areas with hookworm
rates up to 44% reported from 41 of the 50
communities in central and northern Ethiopia
infection is rare or absent in many arid lowland
areas, including the Ogaden and pastoral areas
in the Awash Valley
95. Characterstics
1. Parasitic males are absent
2. Parasitic females are present in the submocusa
of small intestine which produce eggs
parthenogenically
3. Can develop in to free living generation in the
soil out side the human host
4. Has internal autoinfection
96. Habitat
Has both free living and parasitic generations
Parasitic Adult females: buried in the mucosal
epithelium of the small intestine of man
Free living male and female: on external env`t
Rhabditiform larvae: Passed in the faeces &
external environments
Filariform larvae infective stage: soil & water.
Egg : laid in the sub mucosa of small intestine
97. Morphology
• Free-living females: 1 mm by 60 µm
• Parasitic females: 2.2 mm by 45 µm
• Eggs: 55 µm by 30 µm; as soon as they are laid
in submucosa, the rhabditiform larvae will hatched
100. Morphology…
Rhabditiform Larvae
Size: 200-300m long
; 15m thick
Motility: very actively
motile in the stool
Tail: Moderately
tapered
Short buccal cavity
and rhabiditiform
esophagus
Filariforml Larave
About 600-700m
Cylinderical
esophagus
Bifid tail end
101. Transmission and Life cycle
Transmission
1. Commonly by penetration of skin by filariform
larva
2. Ingestion of food or water contaminated with
filariform larva( oral route)
3. Rarely: Transmamary & Organ transplantation
4. Autoinfection with rhabidit form larva
102. Life cycle
Complex , two types of cycles exist:
1.Free-living (indirect) cycle
Rhabditiform larvae(stool): molt 4x free- living adult
males and females produce eggs rhabditiform larvae
develop to free living adult males or females
Filariform larvae (this initiate parasitic life cycle)
103. Parasitic (direct) cycle
Rhabditiform larvae(stool) molt 2x develop
to filarifrom penetrate skin lung Alveolar
space bronchial tree pharynx
swallowed &develop to adult female in small
intestine (molt 2x) produce egg by
parthenogenesis which yield rhabditiform larvae
104. Life cycle….
Autoinfection, the rhabditiform larvae become
infective filariform larvae in the host tissue
penetrate intestinal mucosa (internal
autoinfection) or
perianal area (external autoinfection)
106. Clinical feature
It is usually asymptomatic, in symptomatic cases
People with weaker immune systems such as
elderly people & children are more susceptible.
1.Cutaneous phase
large number of larva produce itching & erythema
at the site of infection within 24 hours of invasion
107. Clinical…
2.Pulmonary phase: The migratory larva in the
lung producing bronchopneumonia & full blown
pneumonitis
3. Intestinal phase : Invasion by adult worms may
produce abdominal pain & mucoid diarrhea ,
nausea, vomiting and anemia.
108. Clinical….
Auto- and hyper-infection syndromes
characterized by massive larval invasion of the
lung or any other organ including CNS, which is
fatal
occurs when the immune status of the host
suppressed by either drugs, malnutrition or the
concurrent diseases
109. Laboratory diagnosis
1. Finding the larvae in faeces or duodenal
aspirates using direct or concentration method
by microscopy
In hyper-infection syndrome the larva may be
found in sputum, urine and other specimens
Examination of serial samples may be
necessary because direct stool examination is
relatively insensitive
110. Diagnosis…
The stool can be examined in wet mounts:
Directly
After concentration (formalin-ethyl acetate)
After recovery of the larvae by the Baermann
funnel and water emergence semi-concentration
technique
After culture by the Harada-mori filter paper
technique
After culture in agar plates
111. Diagnosis….
2. Serological tests
Antibody Detection
Indicated when the infection is suspected
and the organism cannot be demonstrated
by:
duodenal aspiration, string tests, or
repeated examinations of stool
Use antigens derived from filariform larvae
for the highest sensitivity and specificity
112. Diagnosis….
EIA currently recommended because of its
greater sensitivity (90%).
IFA and IHA tests can be used
114. Prevention and control
1. Sanitary disposal of faeces in latrine
2. Avoidance of use of night soil as a fertilizer
3. Wearing protective footwear
4. Treatment of infected individuals and Health
education
115. Strongyloides fuelleborni
Geographical Distribution
Widely distributed in Zimbabwe, Zambia, Papua
New Guinea, co-exists with S.stercoralis in
Ethiopia
It is a common parasite of old world monkeys ,
apes &dog
116. Transmission and Life cycle
Transmission
Skin penetration by filariform larvae
Transmammary
Habitat: Has both free living and parasitic life
Life cycle
similar to S.stercoralis except it shed eggs in the
faeces
117. Pathology and treatment
Similar to S.stercoralis
Laboratory diagnosis
Finding eggs in fresh stool specimens
Egg: Resembles eggs of hookworms but are
shorter and smaller
Colorless, Oval and 50 by 35µm in size
Contain partially developed larvae
N.B. If there is a delay in examining the faces ,
the larva will hatch.
119. Are hematophagous nematodes
Two major species
Ancylomstoma duodenale
Necator americanus
Less important : A. ceylanicum, A. braziliense
,A. caninum , A.tubaeforme, A. buckleyi
Hook Worms
120. Epidemiology
widely distributed throughout the tropics and
subtropics
more than 1 billion people are infected world-
wide
cause daily blood loss of 7 million liters
Most commonly infected are children,
agricultural workers and miners
121.
122. In Ethiopia : Necator americanus is more
common than Ancylostoma duodenale
highest infection rates: Ilubabor, Kefa ,Welega
A.duodonale is associated with areas of poor
soil coverage and high rate of drainage
N.americanus is found in red soil areas on flat
plain
Epidemiology….
123. Epidemiolgy…
Altitude and moisture are the major factors
affecting their distribution
Hook worm infection is absent in low ,hot
dry areas of Ethiopia and above 2500m
alttitude
124. Adult: Jejunum and less often in the
duodenum of man
Eggs: In the faeces; not infective to man
Rhabditiform & filariform larvae: free in soil
and water
Habitat
125. Adult Adult
A.duodenale N.americanus
Size longer and thicker short and thinner
male 8mm 7-9mm
female 10-13mm 9-11mm
Buccal capsule large &oval small & round
Jaw like teeth cutting plates
Buccal cavity short,10-15m long ,15-16
m length m length
lumen is large lumen is short
Morphology of Adult hookworm
126. A.duodenale N.americanus
Shape of head slightly conical rounded
Esophagus-
Intestinal junction no gap gap
pathogenecity more pathogenic less
pathogenic
Morphology….
127. Head is slightly bend
(hook) and
the mouth carries
characteristic teeth
(Ancylostoma) or
plates (Necator)
The posterior end of
the male worm is
elaborated into a
copulatory bursa
128.
129. Teeth in their buccal cavity enable their
attachment to intestinal mucosa; from where
they suck their host's blood
The worm's mean life span Is 1 - 3 years, and
130. Egg:
2x egg are produced by A. duodenale
(20,000egg/day) than N. americanus
Size : 65-40m
Shape: oval
Shell: very thin & appears as black line
Color: the cells inside are pale gray
Content: contains an ovum which
appears segmented usually 4-8 blastomeres
Morphology….
131. Rhabiditiform Larvae Filariform Larvae
1.Size 250-500m 600- 700 m
2.Bucal cavity long short
3.Oesophages 1/3 body length 1/4 body length
4.Tail Pointed end Sharply pointed
end
Morphology of larvae
134. Transmission and life cycle
Transmission
Penetration of the skin by filariform larvae
Ingestion of the filariform larvae present in the soil
or transmammary
For A.duodnale, but N.americanus requires
transmammary migration
Transplacental: rare
135. Life cycle
Eggs are passed in the stool, under favorable
conditions (moisture, warmth, shade),
Rhabditiform larvae hatch in 1 to 2 days in the feces
and/or soil
After 5 to 10 days (and two molts) they become
filariform (third-stage) larvae that are infective
larvae can survive 3 to 4 weeks in favorable
environmental conditions.
136. Life cycle….
On contact with the human host, the larvae
penetrate the skin & are carried through the veins
to the heart, then to the lungs
They penetrate into the pulmonary alveoli, ascend
the bronchial tree to the pharynx, and swallowed
The larvae reach the small intestine, where they
reside & mature into adults
they attach to the intestinal wall with resultant
blood loss by the host
137.
138. Clinical features
Arise from a combination of intestinal inflammation &
progressive iron/protein-deficiency anemia
Most individuals with hookworm infection are
asymptomatic (90%)
High loads of the parasite(20 - 100 worms) coupled
with poor nutrition (inadequate intake of protein &
iron) eventually lead to anemia
139. Clinical ….
Skin penetration and associated secondary
bacterial infection can result in “ground itch”
Pulmonary phase is usually asymptomatic
Intestinal phase: adult worms attach to the
mucosa and feed on blood. Worms continuously
move to new places exacerbating bleeding
140. Clinical….
Blood loss, 0.03 ml (N.americanus.) to 0.26 ml
(A.duodnale) per worm,
up to 200 ml per day in heavy infections
Chronic heavy infections result in anemia & iron
deficiency
Malnutrition, stunt growth & poor mental dev`t in
children
Anemia leads to weakness & fatigue in adults
141. Symptoms of hookworm infection depending on the site at which the
worm is present and the burden of worms
Table 2. Clinical features of hookworm disease
Site Symptoms Pathogenesis
Dermal
Local erythema, macules,
papules (ground itch)
Cutaneous invasion
and subcutaneous
migration of larva
Pulmona
ry
Bronchitis, pneumonitis and,
sometimes, eosinophilia
Migration of larvae
through lung, bronchi,
and trachea
Gastro-
intestinal
Anorexia, epigastric pain
and gastro-intestinal
hemorrhage
Attachment of adult
worms and injury to
upper intestinal
mucosa
Hematol
ogic
Iron deficiency, anemia,
hypoproteinemia, edema,
cardiac failure
Intestinal blood loss
142. Laboratory diagnosis
1. Finding eggs in faeces
Microscopic identification of eggs in the stool is the
most common method
• A.duodenale & N.americanus eggs
morphologically indistinguishable
143. Lab diagnosis…
The recommended procedure:
1. Collect a stool specimen.
2. Fix the specimen in 10% formalin.
3. Concentrate using the formalin–ethyl acetate
sedimentation technique
4. Examine a wet mount of the sediment for
characteristic eggs.
144.
145. • Freshly passed faeces should be examined
• If more than 12 hours old ,a larva may be seen
inside the egg
• If more than 24 hours old ,the larva will hatched
and misslead with strongyloides larva
hookworm : deep buccal cavity
S. stercoralis : shorter buccal cavity
Diagnosis….
146.
147. Diagnosis…
2.PCR
For diagnosis of A.duodenale infection
Epidemiological studies and monitoring of
success of control programs
3. Serological tests (IgG and IgE)
148. Treatment
Pyrantel pamoate, Mebendazole or
Thiabendazole
if anemic : high protein diet supplemented with
ferrous sulphate, folic acid and vitamin B12
Prevention and control
As described for Strongyloides stercoralis
149. summary
1. write the characteristics of nemathelminthes
2. Write the infective and diagnostic stage of medically
important intestinal nematodes
3. List the possible sources of specimen for the
diagnosis of intestinal nematodes
4. Discuss the main differences between rhabiditiform
and filariform larvae of hook worm and S.stercoralis.
150. Summary…
5. Which intestinal nematodes do not undergo heart
lung migration in their life cycle?
6. What are the differences between adult N.
americanus and A. duodenale ?
7. Write the prevention and control means of
intestinal nematodes.
151. References
1. Guerrant RL, Walker, DH, Weller PF (2006).
Tropical Infectious Diseases. Principles, pathogens
& practices. 2nd Edition.
2. Gillespie SH & Pearson RD (2001). Principles &
practices of clinical Parasitology.
3. Cheesbrough M (2005). District laboratory practice
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153. Outline
General features
Classification
Geographical distribution, morphology, differential
characteristics, life Cycles, laboratory diagnosis, prevention
and control of:
Wuchereria bancrofti
Brugia malayi/timori
Loa loa
Onchocerca volvulus
Trichinella spiralis
Dracunculus medinensis
154. Learning objective
At the end of this unit the student will be able to:
Explain the general features of blood and tissue nematodes
Classify tissue nematodes
Explain the Geographical distribution, Morphology, differential
characteristics, life Cycles, prevention and control methods of
blood and tissue nematodes
Collect blood samples in appropriate timing
Collect skin snip for the diagnosis of O. volvulus
Detect and identify microfilaria of blood and tissue nematodes
155. 2.1.3.1 General features
Adults:
are long thread - like worms
live in the tissues of human lymphatic system,
subcutaneous tissues or muscle
Requires two host to complete their life cycle.
Females are viviparous, larvae hatch in the uterus
The female produce first stage larvae (L1)
156. The immature L1 stage larva is called
Microfilariae.
Microfilariae:
Small, slender, motile forms
L1 require blood sucking insects (IH) to
develop to infective form (L3)
No reproduction in the vector, rather
development
158. Three families/ groups
1. FAMILY FILARIDAE( Filarial worm)
Common/pathogenic filaria
Wuchereria bancrofti
Brugia malayi
Brugia timori
Loa loa
Onchocerca volvulus
Less/non-pathogenic Filaria
Mansonella perstance
Mansonella streptocerca
Mansonella ozardi
159. 2. Family Trichineloidae
Trichinella species
3. Family Dracunculidae( guinea worm)
• Dracunculus medinensis
Animal tissue nematodes rarely infect human
Dirofilaria spps
Angiostrongylus cantonensis
Gnathostoma spinigerem
160. General features:
Filariae live as adults in various human tissues
Agents of LF reside in lymphatic vessels &
lymph nodes
• O. Volvulus, Loa loa, M. Ozzardi and M.
Streptocerca in subcutaneous tissues
• M. Streptocerca besides reside in the dermis
• M. Perstans resides in body cavities and
surrounding tissues
160
2.1.3.3. FAMILY FILARIDAE
( Filarial worm)
161. Three of these are responsible for most of the
morbidity:
W. bancrofti & B. malayi cause lymphatic
filariasis,
O. volvulus causes onchocerciasis (river
blindness).
Animal reservoirs play no significance role in
most places, except in sub-periodic B. malayi.
161
Cont ….
162. Diagnosis based on Mf findings:
Morphologic features:
Size
Presence or absence of “ sheath”
Appearance i.e. curvature, Kinks, coiling etc
Arrangement of the column of nuclei in the body
Presence of nuclei at the very tip of the tail
Other features:
Periodicity
Source of specimen
163. Factors to be considered when collecting blood
Collect blood at the correct time
Concentration technique recommended
In chronic infection Mf is rarely found in blood
In lymphatic filariasis Mf are higher in capillary
blood than venous blood??
Mf are higher in capillary blood from the ear lob
164. FAMILY FILARIDAE( Filarial worm)
Morphology
Adult
The adults are long thread
like worms.
Measure 2 cm – 120 cm
(4 – 10 µm wide)
165. Morphology…..
Live in body cavities, lymphatic, and
subcutaneous tissues
Release embryos (microfilaria) which live in
blood or dermis (skin)
all require an insect or crusteacian vector as
intermediate host
166. Microfilaria
The immature first stage larva of filarial worms
Are motile and live in blood or dermis
Measure, 150-350 µ long
Transparent and colorless with rounded or pointed
tail in unstained smear
Internal structure can be visualized by the use of
fixed stained preparation
Can be sheathed or unsheathed
168. Periodicity:
Microfilaria of pathogenic filarial worms that
found in the blood which causes lymphatic
filariasis and Loiasis show periodicity.
Mf are found in the blood in greater number in
a certain hours of a day or night.
Corresponds to peak biting times of their
insect vector
169. Periodicity…
Nocturnal periodicity: mf is high in blood
during night hrs
Diurnal periodicity: mf is high in blood during
day hrs
Nocturnal or diurnal sub-periodicity: mf can
found in blood 24 hrs with slight increase in
number during day or night hrs
170. 170
Filarial worms
(Synonym)
Periodicity Main Vector
(IH)
Reservoir
O. volvulus
(River blindness)
Non Periodic Black fly (Simulium) Human
W. ancrofti (LF) Periodic (N)
22 – 04hr (24hr)
Culex, Anopheles Human
Sub Periodic
20 – 22 (21hr)
14 – 18 (16hr)
Aedes Human
B. Malayi (LF) Periodic (N)
22 – 04hr (24hr)
Anopheles Human
Sub Periodic
20 – 22 (21hr)
Mansonia Human, Monkey, Cat –
Zoonotic
B. Timori (LF) Periodic (N) Anopheles Human
L. Loa (Eye worm) Periodic (D) Deer fly Man, Monkeys
M. streptocerca Non Periodic Midge (Culicoides)
M. perstans Sub Periodic Midge (Culicoides)
M. ozzardi Non periodic Midge (Culicoides)
Black fly
171. Filarial worms cause 3 main diseases
lymphatic filariasis (Elephantiasis)
Loiasis
Onchocerciasis (river blindness)
173. Lymphatic Filariasis
• Disease caused by filarial worms living in the
human lymphatic system
• Causative agents
• Wuchereria bancrofti
• Brugia malayi and Burigia timori
• These worms lodge in the lymphatic system
• They live for four to six years, producing millions
of minute larvae that circulate in the blood”
174. Lymphatic…
Large numbers are present in the lymphatics of
the:
Lower extremities (inguinal & obturator
groups),
Upper extremities (axillary lymph nodes), &
Male genitalia (epididymis, spermatic cord,
testicle) - particular for W. bancrofti
175. Social consequences
It is one of the most debilitating and disfiguring
diseases of the world
1. Disfigurement of the limbs and genitals leads
to:
Stigma
Anxiety
Ostracization
Psychological trauma
Sexual disability
176. Social consequences…..
2. The disease impeds
Mobility
Travel
Educational opportunity
Employment opportunity
Marriage prospect
177. Epidemiology of L. Filariasis
Endemic in 83 countries
1.2 billion at risk
> 120 million people infected
> 25 million men suffer from genital disease,
> 15 million people suffer from lymphoedema or
elephantiasis of the leg
~ 2/3 of infected people live in India and Africa
Others live in parts of Asia, the Pacific, & in Central
and South America.
179. Distribution
Wuchereria bancrofti
affects an estimated 119 million individuals
and disfigures 40 million.
Wide distribution (Africa, SE Asia, Indonesia,
South Pacific Islands)
Brugia malayi
Limited distribution (China, India, SE Asia,
Indonesia, Philippines)
Brugia timori: Leser sudan, island of Indonesia
180. Wuchereria bancrofti
Disease: Bancroftian filariasis, Wuchereriasis,
elephantiasis
Distribution: tropical and subtropical countries
Morphology:
1. Adult:
Thready
Cylinderical oesophagus
Creamy white in color
180
181. W.bancrofti…
Male:
About 4cm in lentth
Curved posterior end
2 unequal spicules and has anal papillae
• Female:
About 8 cm in length
2 sets of genitalia
Vulva opens close to the posterior end
Viviparous
182. W. bancrofti...
2. Microfilaria:
250 x 8
Body forms graceful curves
Body has a column of nuclei separated by free
areas
Rounded anterior & tapered tail ends free of nuclei
182
183. W. bancrofti
Loose sheath (stretched vitelline membrane)
closely fits the body but projects beyond the head
& tail ends.
3. Infective larvae: 1500 – 2000 x 20
Cylinderical oesophagus
183
187. • Infective larvae deposited onto
human skin during the mosquito's
blood meal
• Enter through the mosquito bite
puncture wound or local
abrasions.
In humans:
Parasites passes to the lymphatic
system
Undergo further molts
Become adult male & female
worms
188. Adult female worms produce thousands of
sheathed microfilariae per day
Mf can be found in blood 9 months after infection
(W.bancrofti) & 3 months (Burgia species)
Normally found in peripheral circulation in evening.
189. Microfilariae ingested during blood meal from
infected person
Penetrate the mosquito stomach wall
Enter the body cavity (hemocoel)
Migrate to the insect's flight muscles for growth.
After 2 molts, the L3 migrate through the head,
Reach the proboscis of the mosquito.
190. Clinical manifestation
Depends on:
Site occupied by adult
Number of worms,
Length of infection and
Immune response of the host
191. Clinical manifestation.
1. Many infections are asymptomatic
2. Circulating Mf probably do not cause pathology
3. The main pathological lesions are:
a) Inflammatory manifestations: due to toxic
products of living or dead adult worms
192. Clinical…
There may be:
Recurrent attacks of lymphangitis
Funiculits
Epididymitis
Orchitis, etc...
Lymphadenitis
Swelling and redness of affected parts
Fever, chills, headache, vomiting & malais
193. b) Obstructive manifestations
• Fibrosis following the inflammatory process
• Coiled worms inside lymphatics.
• This may result in:
Dilatation
Rupture of distended lymphatics in the
urinary passage – chyluria
pleura – chylothorax
peritoneal cavity – chylous ascitis
testis – chylocoele
194. Elephantiasis:
Hard and thick, rough and fissured skin
Frequently legs & genitalia (scrotum, penis &
vulva)
Less often arms and breasts.
202. Adult female worm of W. bancrofti
202
Adult male worm of W. bancrofti
203. Differential diagnosis
Podoconosis (syn. lymphatic siderosilicosis or
lymphoconosis):
Very slow onset of edema
Lymphoedema
Elephantiasis (mostly limited to below the knee)
Caused by immune response to certain minerals.
• No hydrocoele, eosinophilia, nocturnal
microfilaraemia 203
204. Treatment of W. bancrofti
Diethyl carbamazine (DEC)
General measures:
Rest, antibiotics, antihistamines, and bandaging
Surgical measures for elephantiasis
204
205. Prevention and control
• Control of mosquitoes
Avoid mosquito bite
Treat patients
Health education
Global LF elimination program strategy:
Mass drug administration
Care for chronic cases
205
207. Loiasis
• Caused by filarial worms living in subcutaneous
tissue
• Causative agents
• Loa loa (Eye worm)
Distributed in Rain Forest
areas of West Africa &
equatorial Sudan.
208. Loa loa (Eye worm)
Habitat:
Adults live in:
Connective tissues under the skin
Mesentry
Parietal peritoneum
Subconjunctival tissue of the eye or thin
skinned areas
208
209. Loa loa Habitat..
Microfilaria in peripheral blood of man during day
time
Infective larvae in the gut, mouth parts and
muscles of chrysops
209
210. Morphology….
Adult – cylinderical and transparent
Microfilariae
Has several curves and kinks
Sheath which stains best with haematoxylin
Body nuclei are not distinct and more
dense
Nuclei extend to the end of the tail which is
rounded
214. Life Cycle
Adult worms continuously migrate through tissue at
a rate of about 1 cm per minute.
Found in back, chest, axilla, groin, penis, scalp and
eyes.
215. Clinical manifastation
Loiasis is often asymptomatic.
Calabar swellings (episodic angioedema)
Itchy, red, and nonpitting swollen areas in the skin
2-10 cm in diameter, Often painful/may be painless
In any portion of the skin/wrists & ankles most
frequent
216. Clinical manifestations
Adult worms also migrate in sub-conjuctival tissues.
They can cause inflammation & irritation but not
blindness
217. Laboratory diagnosis
Mf in stained BF taken during the daytime
Occasionally the Mf can be found in joint fluid
Differentiation from mansonella required
(hematoxylin staining)
217
218.
219. Loa loa:
Sheathed,
Relatively dense nuclear column
Tail tapers & is frequently coiled, and
Nuclei extend to the end of the tail.
Mansonella perstans:
Smaller than L. loa
No sheath
Blunt tail with nuclei extending to the end of
the tail
219
222. Onchocerciasis
Is a filarial disease caused by O. Volvulus
Commonly known as river blindness
The world’s second leading infectious cause of
blindness
WHO estimates the global prevalence is 17.7 million,
of whom about 270,000 are blind
222
224. DISTRUBUTION MAP
Tropical Africa between
the 15° north and the 13°
south
Foci are present in Southern
Arabia, Yemen and in S. & C.
America
225. Occurs most widely along
the courses of fast running
rivers in the forests &
Savannah areas of west and
central Africa
Also occurs in the Yemen,
Arab Republic, Central and
South America
226. Onchocerca volvulus
Habitat:
Adult:
Subcutaneous nodules and in the skin
Adults can live ~ 8 – 10 years in nodules
Microfilariae:
Skin, eye and other organs of the body
Infective larvae in:
Gut, mouth parts and muscles of black fly
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227. Onchocerca volvulus
Morphology
Microfilariae:
220 to 360 µm by 5 to 9 µm
No sheath
Head end is slightly enlarged
Anterior nuclei are positioned side by side
No nuclei in the end of the tail
Tail is long and pointed
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230. Life cycle
During a blood meal, infected black fly introduces L3
(infective stage) larvae onto the skin of the human
L3 penetrate into the bite wound
In subcutaneous tissues the larvae develop into adult
filariae
Adult commonly reside in nodules in subcutaneous
connective tissues
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231. Life cycle
The female worms produce Mf for ~ 9 years
Mf have a life span ~ 2 years
Mf found:
Typically in the skin and in the lymphatics of
connective tissues
Occasionally in peripheral blood, urine and sputum
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232. Life cycle…..
A black fly ingests the Mf during a blood meal
Mf migrate from the black fly's midgut through the
hemocoel to the thoracic muscles
Mf develop into L1 larvae and then to L3
L3 migrate to the black fly's proboscis
Infection occurs when the fly takes a blood meal
232
235. Clinical feature
Chronic onchocerciasis:
Elephant or lizard skin Hanging groin
Leopard skin River blindness
235
236. Clinical feature
Onchocercomata:
Upper part of the body
(American onchocerciasis)
Pelvic region (African form)
• Nodules surrounded by
concentric bands of fibrous
tissue
236
237. Laboratory diagnosis
Mf in skin snips
Mf in urine, blood & most body fluids (in heavy
infection)
Wet mount preparation Staining
237
Skin biopsy Skin fragment
239. Mf must be differentiated from Mf of M.
Streptocerca and M. Ozzardi.
Mf of O. Volvulus are longer and do not have
nuclei to the end of the tail
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245. Trichinella spiralis
A tissue nematode caused by Trichinella spiralis
Zoonotic disease
Disease in humans: Trichinosis, Trichiniasis,
Trichinelliasis, Trichinellosis
Distribution: Temperate regions where pork is eaten
1. T. Spiralis spiralis – found in temperate regions
2. T. Spiralis nativa – found in the Arctic
3. T. Spiralis nelsoni – found in Africa and S.
Europe 245
246. Trichinella spiralis
Habitat:
Adults in the small intestine of man and animals
especially pigs and rats (reservoir hosts)
Larvae : encysted in muscles
246
247. Trichinella spiralis
Morphology;
1. Adults:
Attenuated anterior end
Cellular oesophagus
Anus or cloaca terminal
Male: 1.5 mm in length
Posterior end curved ventrally
2 caudal papillae
One set of genitalia
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248. Morph ....
Female: 3.5 mm in length
Posterior end bluntly rounded
One set of genitalia
Vulva opens at the junction of the anterior 5th
with the rest of the body
Larviparous (viviparous)
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249. Morph ....
2. Encycted larva: in cyst wall formed by tissue
reaction
Larva (1mm) coiled inside the cyst (0.5 x 0.2 mm)
Larva grows from 0.1 to 1mm (~ 2 weeks to
become infective)
Lies along the longitudinal axis of muscle fibres
Cyst usually become calcified
249
252. Life cycle...
The same host (animal/man) act as DH & IH
After fertilization, males die and are expelled.
Females penetrate deeply in the mucosa and lay
Female lays ~ 1500 larvae in its life span (~ 2
months)
Larvae to the circulation
Passes through pulmonary filter
252
253. Life cycle......
Larvae coil & encyst in the long axis of muscles
Pigs become infected by eating infected flesh
from other pigs or ingestion of infected dead
pigs and rats
Rats are infected by eating flesh of dead pigs or
rats and by canibalism
253
254. Life cycle
Larvae liberated from the cysts in small intestine
and mature to adults
Larvae start to be deposited by the female
254
257. Encystment of larvae
Manifestations
depend up on
organs affected.
> 50 – 100
larvae/gm of
muscle are
symptomatic
< 10 larvae are
often asymptomatic
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258. Clinical signs & syptoms
The main findings are:
Oedema chiefly orbital
Muscle pain and tenderness
Headache, fever, rash, dyspnoea, general
weakness
Death occurs in severe cases from exhaustion,
heart failure (myocarditis), pneumonia, etc.
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260. Laboratory diagnosis
1. Immunodiagnosis:
a) Intradermal test (Bachman test)
b) Serological tests:
Bentonite flocculation (BF)
Latex agglutination (LA)
Counter – current electrophoresis (CEP)
Complement fixation test (CFT)
IFA and IHA
260
261. Diagnosis .....
2. Muscle biopsy:
Direct examination
After digestion in a pepsin hydrochloric acid
medium
3. Eosinophilic leucocytosis in the acute stage
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264. Prevention & control
Thorough cooking of pork
770c or freezing at – 150c for 20 days
– 180c for 24 hours
Proper breeding of pigs
Sterilizing garbage
Antirat campaign
Inspection of pork in slaughter houses
Trichinoscope.
264
265. Treatment
Non specific symptomatic treatment:
Sedatives
Cortisone and ACTH
Supportive treatment:
Rest, fluids, smooth diet and vitamins
Thiabendazole
Mebendazole
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269. Epidemiology
Most common in areas of limited water
supply where individuals acquire water by
physically entering water sources.
“Walk-in well”
Water holes in parts of Africa
272. Morphology
I. Adult :thread like,
cylinderical oesophagus
II. Male: About 3 cm in
length
Posterior end coiled
2 unequal spicules
I. Female: About
30 to 100 cm in
length
Swollen
anterior end
Hooked
posterior end
Inconspicuous
vulva near
anterior end
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273. D. medinensis
2. Larva (or embryo):
600 x 20
Rhabditiform
oesophagus
Anterior end rounded
Tapering and long tail
(1/3 body)
273
274. Life Cycle of Dracunculus
medinensis
A blister is formed from the female worm's
production of embryos released beneath the skin,
due to a burning pain that comes with this, the
victims often immerses their legs in water for relief.
With the sudden drop in temperature that follows, the
blisters usually rupture, releasing the worms.
These worms may release thousands of infective
juveniles at this time, which enter the water.
275. Before
After
The cephalic end of the
fertilized female
pressing on the skin,
produces a papule that
becomes a blister and
then ruptures forming
an ulcer
276. Life Cycle of Dracunculus medinensis
Infective larvae
In water, larvae Must be eaten by Copepod
(Crustacean), the IH,
277. Life Cycle of Dracunculus medinensis
Once within the
copepod, the infective
juvenile larvae moves
into the hemocoel where
they develop into 3rd
stage juveniles.
These get consumed
when humans drink
water with infected
copepods.
278. Life cycle of D. medinensis
Man is infected on drinking water containing cyclops
In the small intestine, the cyclops is digested , larvae
liberated and penetrate through the duodenal wall
and migrate to the subcutaneous tissues probably
via lymphatics.
At this point the females are fertilized by the males,
and the males die. The females then migrate to the
skin, reach sexual maturity, and produce juveniles.
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279. Life cycle
They tend to go to parts most likely to come in
contact with water as the lower extremities
(positive hygrotropism and geotropism)
Several months (9 or more) elapse between
infection and appearance of the gravid female at
the skin surface
Male dies after copulation
280. Life cycle of D. medinensis
The cephalic end of the fertilized female pressing on
the skin, produces a papule that becomes a blister
and then ruptures forming an ulcer
When the ulcer contacts with water, a loop of the
uterus prolapses through a rupture in the anterior
end of the worm and larvae are discharged.
larvae penetrate the intestine and settle in the body
cavity to become infective in about 3 weeks
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283. Pathogencity of D. medinensis
Early manifestatiosn when the female worm
approaches the skin. It liberates a toxic substance
that results in local erythema, tenderness and pain.
Formation of a blister that turns into a cesicle &
ultimately ulcerates
Local or systemic symptoms as urticaria, pruritus,
pain, dyspnoea, nausea and vomiting, which
subside with rupture of the blister
The ulcer may be secondarily infected producing
cellulitis and induration
Eosinophilia
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289. Diagnosis of D. medinensis
Laboratory tests to investigate dracunculiasis are
limited because the larvae are normally washed
into water
A diagnosis is usually made when the blister has
ruptured and the anterior end of the female worm
can be seen
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290. Diagnosis of D. medinensis
If required, laboratory confirmation of the diagnosis
can be made as follows:
1. Place a few drops of water on the ulcer to
encourage discharge of the larvae
2. After a few minutes collect the water in a plastic
bulb pipette or pasteur pipette
3. Transfer the water to a slide and examine
microscopically using 10x objective – motile
larvae will be observed
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292. Prevention & Treatment
People with an open Guinea worm wound should
not enter ponds or wells used for drinking water.
Water can be boiled, filtered through tightly woven
nylon cloth, or treated with a larvae-killing chemical.
No medication is available to end or prevent
infection.
293. Prevention and control
The only treatment is to remove the worm over
many weeks by winding it around a small stick
and pulling it out a tiny bit at a time.
Sometimes the worm can be pulled out
completely within a few days, but the process
usually takes weeks or months.
The worm can be surgically removed before the
wound begins to swell.
Antihistamines and antibiotics can reduce
swelling and ease removal of the worm.
294. Summary
Write the general characteristics of blood and
tissue nematodes
What are the basis for classification of tissue
nematodes
Write the diagnostic and differential
characteristics of microfilariae of tissue
nematodes
What are the factors to be considered in
collection of samples for diagnosis
Write the vectors responsible for transmission of
blood and tissue nematodes
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