Helminths and Spirochetes test with complete solution

Types of Helminths - ANSWER-Platyhelminthes (flatworms), Nematodes (roundworms) Types of Platyhelminthes, of flatworms - ANSWER-Cestodes (tapeworms) and Trematodes (Flukes) Where do tapeworms take hold? - ANSWER-Intestine Where do flukes take hold? - ANSWER-Liver Types of Nematodes - ANSWER-Those that mature in humans and those that do not Where do nematodes that mature in humans take hold - ANSWER-Intestine or tissues Where do nematodes that fail to mature in humans take hold - ANSWER-Cutaneous or viscera Where is Schistosomiasis found? - ANSWER-Tropical/subtropical climates How infection occurs in Schistosomiasis - ANSWER-Contact made with contaminated freshwater where certain snails with schistosomiasis are living Helminth infections - ANSWER-Schistosomiasis, cestode infections, nematode infections, filariasis Overall cycle of Schistosomiasis - ANSWER-Miracidia penetrate snail tissue, cercariae released by snail into water, penetrate human skin, migrate to portal blood in liver to mature, migrate to bowel/rectum to lay eggs circulating to liver and shed in s