Parasitic Worms Identification Quiz: Cestodes Focus

Cestodes are a type of parasitic flatworm, commonly known as tapeworms. The correct scientific name for the tapeworm is Taenia sp. Dipylidium caninum, Echinococcus granulosus, and Hymenolepis nana are also cestodes, but they are not the specific cestode referred to in the question.

Ascaris Lumbricoides decorticated is actually a species of nematode, also known as the giant roundworm. It is one of the largest and most common parasites found in humans.

Ascaris Lumbricoides is a common intestinal parasitic nematode known to infect humans worldwide.

Ascaris lumbricoides is a type of roundworm that can cause infections in humans. When unfertilized, it refers to the female Ascaris lumbricoides that has not been fertilized by a male worm.

Trichuris trichiura is commonly known as the whipworm due to its whip-like shape. The other options are different types of parasitic worms with distinct characteristics and names.

Enterobius vermicularis is the scientific name for the human pinworm, commonly found in the intestines of humans. Ascaris lumbricoides is the scientific name for the roundworm, Trichinella spiralis is the scientific name for the parasite that causes trichinosis, and Taenia solium is the scientific name for the pork tapeworm.

Fasciolopsis buski is the scientific name for the trematode mentioned in the question. Taenia solium, Schistosoma mansoni, and Trichinella spiralis are all different parasites with distinct characteristics and life cycles.

Clonorchis sinensis is commonly known as the Chinese liver fluke, while Fasciola hepatica is the sheep liver fluke, Schistosoma mansoni causes schistosomiasis, and Paragonimus westermani is the lung fluke.

Paragonimus Westermani is a parasitic flatworm that causes paragonimiasis in humans. Schistosoma mansoni, Fasciola hepatica, and Clonorchis sinensis are other types of trematodes that cause different parasitic infections.

The correct answer is Schistosoma japonicum, which is responsible for causing schistosomiasis in humans. Fasciola hepatica, Clonorchis sinensis, and Paragonimus westermani are also parasites but cause different diseases.

Schistosoma mansoni is a species of trematode, also known as blood flukes, that causes the disease schistosomiasis in humans. It is important to distinguish between different types of parasites to accurately diagnose and treat infections.

Schistosoma Haemotobium is a type of blood fluke that causes the disease schistosomiasis in humans. Taenia solium is a tapeworm responsible for causing cysticercosis. Fasciola hepatica is a liver fluke that causes fascioliasis. Clonorchis sinensis is a liver fluke that causes clonorchiasis.

Hymenolepis nana is commonly referred to as the dwarf tapeworm. It is important to differentiate it from other cestodes such as Taenia solium, Diphyllobothrium latum, and Echinococcus granulosus, which cause different types of infections.

Diphyllobothrium Latum is not a roundworm, tapeworm, or fluke, but rather a type of cestode. Cestodes are parasitic flatworms commonly known as tapeworms.