PPT-Lecture 7- Helminths Schistosomiasis (Bilharzia)

Medical Parasitology Prof Dr Ahmed Ali Mohammed Introduction to Helminths The term Helminths mean worms in parasitology It refers to the parasitic worms those comprises two large phyla Phylum Platyhelminths flat worms and Phylum Nemathelminths or Nematoda true round worms and two smaller ones Phylum Nematomorpha hair snakes and Phylum Acanthocephala thornyheaded worms in addition to one class group from phylum Annelida the class Hirudinea Leeches. 30pm 730pm 730pm 730pm Hold Your Applause Inventing and Reinventing the C lassical Concert Hold Your Applause Inventing and Reinventing the C lassical Concert Hold Your Applause Inventing and Reinventing the C lassical Concert Hold Your Applause I By, Cheryl . Poleschuk. Linda Hansen. Background. More than 200 million people are infected with . schistosomiasis. worldwide. One of the WHO neglected diseases of the world. Blood fluke = common name. of . Morbidity & Mortality. ACCOUNTED FOR MOST OF THE DISEASES BY THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION. ONLY SECOND MALARIA. SCHISTOSOMES. Globetrotting Parasites that Continue to Spread and Cause Disease. Virginia, Giselle, & . Nick. BIOL 065: Pneumonia & Flu. Thursday, April 19, 2012. Schistosoma. literally means “. Split Body. ” in Greek. Facts & Figures. A “Neglected Tropical Disease” (NTD). . BILHARZIOSIS. Bilhazia. in Ghana. PLAN OF PRESENTATION. DEFINITION. EPIDEMIOLOGY. ETIOLOGY. MODE OF TRANSMISSION/LIFE CYCLE. PATHOGENESIS. SIGNS &SYMPTOMS. DIAGNOSIS. DIFFERENTIALS. TREATMENT. The snail is just the carrier of the . Schistosomiasis. parasitic disease. . Schistosomiasis. , or bilharzia, is a parasitic disease caused by . trematode. flatworms of the genus . Schistosoma. . . Microbiology . with Lab. Denver School of Nursing . – General Education Classes. Lecture / Laboratory : Monday 10:00 am . – . 2:24pm. Lecture: Tuesday 4:30pm . – . 6:30pm. Instructor: Lisa Johansen, PhD Microbiology. : Exploring Genomic Information for Control . . . Stephen . Gikuru. . Egerton University-Kenya. . Irish Forum for Global Health Conference . 30. th. Nov 2010, NUIM. . A public health problem. The Fungi. The . Fungi. A. Once thought to be plants but the cell wall is made of chitin rather than cellulose and these are not photosynthetic. B. Instead they are saprobic organisms that frequently live off of dead organic matter. Medical Parasitology. Prof. Dr. Ahmed Ali Mohammed. 2. Class: Cestoda (Tapeworms). A- Adult Tapeworm Infections. 1. . Taenia saginata. It is the most common of the large tapeworms of humans. . This parasite causes beef tapeworm infection. . Kumar. Assistant Professor. Department of Veterinary Medicine. Bihar Veterinary College, Patna. (Bihar Animal Sciences University, Patna. ). Trematodes. . Schistosomes. : . Blood flukes. Family: . Schistosomatidae. . Babikir. . Sidahmed. Schistosomiasis. in Sudan. A German pathologist who discovered in autopsy material the causative agent of . haematuria. during his work in Egypt in 1815.. Cause: . Schistosome. Medical Parasitology. Prof. Dr. Ahmed Ali Mohammed. B. Larval Tapeworm infection . 1. . Echinococcus granulosus. . This parasite causes a disease called . unilocular. or . cystic. (. hydatid disease. Medical Parasitology. Prof. Dr. Ahmed Ali Mohammed. II- Phylum: Nemathelminths or Nematoda. It is commonly known as thread worms. They are unsegmented, typically elongated and cylindrical with a fundamental bilateral symmetry. They have a complete digestive tract, dioecious with few exceptions (the nematodes are usually bisexual, but in a few instances the female may be parthenogenetic)..