MINOR CESTODES

ORDER Cyclophillidea
Hymenolepsis nana
- dwarf tapeworm
- common parasite of the house
mouse
NATURAL DEFINITIVE HOST:
= humans; mice/rats

Hymenolepsis diminuta
- larger than H.nana
INTERMEDIATE HOST:
=dog flea, larval fleas, beetles, moths
DEFINITIVE HOST:
=mice rats

Diphylidium caninum

DOG TAPEWORM infection

pumpkins/ watermelon seed
shape
DOUBLE PORED TAPEWORM

Raillietina celebensis

Common parasite of
rats
Scolex has aspino

40 cm

INTERMEDIATE HOST:
=dog, cat or human larval flea, dog louse
DEFINITIVE HOST:
=dogs, cats, wild carnivora

HABITAT
MORPHOLOGY
ADULT

small intestine

20-50cm long; 4mm wide

4 suckers
Small rudimentary apical
rostellum without
hooks(unarmed)
800-1000 PROGLOTTIDS

Relatively small 15cm length up to

80 cm
4 Suckers
a conical refractile rostellum with
several circles of small hooks

ileum

20 x 0.7mm

SCOLEX

PROGLOTTID

4 suckers
a short refractile rostellum
armed with one circle/ring of
hooks
wider than they are long
200 PROGLOTTIDS

MATURE PROGLOTTIDS
- Are longer than wide
- Has Two sets each of female and
male reproductive organs

MATURE PROGLOTTIDS
- Contain one set of male
and one set of female
reproductive organs
GRAVID PROGLOTTIDS
- Contain a sac like uterus
filled with eggs

TRANS BY: LOMJA TRANS BY: LOMJA

GRAVID PROGLOTTIDS
- Has saccular uterus filled
with egg masses

GRAVID PROGLOTTIDS
- Barrel like
- Longer than they are wide
- Contains developing uterus in
the form of a network
breaks into discrete unit called
EGG PACKETS(15-25eggs)

EGGS

30-47 um
Broadly ovoid
Thin and smooth outer shell
Usually liberated from the
gravid segments before they
become detached

Slightly ovoid and brown

Shell relatively thick
Fine concentric striations in
outer shell

ONCOSPHERE
ONCOSPHERE
Oncosphere enclosed in
6
hooked
(hexacanth)
membrane with two polar
oncosphere
within
rigid
thickenings but NO POLAR
membrane
~ two
FILAMENTS
polar thickenings or knobs
from which project four to
eight long thin filaments called
polar filaments( diagnostic)

PATHOGENESIS

Light infections are

asymptomatic
If large # of worms, may have
+ abdominal pain
+ diarrhea
+ headache
+ dizziness
+ anorexia
+ various nonspecific
symptoms

Asymptomatic
Occasionally mild GI
complaints
+ nausea
+ anorexia
+ abd pain
+ diarrhea

pumpkins/ watermelon seed

shape
Expelled by contractions of
proglottid or by its disintegration
REMEMBER THE EGGS:
- Mother packet (15-25 eggs
inside)

ONCOSPHERE
With six(6) hooklets

Asymptomatic
Abd pain, diarrhea and anal
pruritis may occur

DIAGNOSIS
TREATMENT

Eggs in stool

Eggs in stool

Eggs in stool

Praziquantel
Niclosamide
Nitazoxanide

Praziquantel
Niclosamide

Praziquantel
Niclosamide

INFECTIVE
STAGE
DIAGNOSTIC
STAGE

CYSTICERCOID LARVAE

TRANS BY: LOMJA TRANS BY: LOMJA

CYSTICERCOID LARVAE

CYSTICERCOID LARVAE

CYSTICERCOID
LARVAE