General Parasitology and Helminthology: Pathogenesis and diagnosis

Pathogenesis and diagnosis

PATHOGENESIS AND DIAGNOSIS

Pathogenesis

In pigs: Myositis, myocarditis, and muscular stiffness may occur.
In man: The adult worms may cause abdominal pain, diarrhoea and constipation.
The pathogenesis is severe in man due to the larval stage of the Taenia solium. The cysticercus mainly occurs in the ventricle of brain and cause pain and neurological signs such as epileptic seizure. This condition is called as “neurocysticercosis”.

Diagnosis

Stool examination for gravid segments in humans to diagnose taeniosis and MRI, CT-SCAN to detect neurocysticerosis. In pigs, post mortem and serodiagnosis may help to diagnose the presence of larval tapeworms.

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VPA 211: General Veterinary Parasitology and Helminthology (3+1)

Pathogenesis and diagnosis

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