Here’s a Echinococcus Crossword Puzzle challenge for you to do. Fun way to learn a few new things and maybe review some others. You’ll find the answers to the clues in the blog case study or on my site under Cestodes. As always please feel free to share and use as an educational tool for those of you teaching parasitology.
Across
5) Word used to describe organ meats
8) The adult worms of Echinococcus are located in this segment of the intestine in the definitive host
11) This species of Echinococcus is the most common causing human disease
13) Another name for hydatid disease is …
15) Echinococcus multilocularis has a predilection for this organ …
16) Echinococcus can be found globally in every continent except for …
17) In terms of pathogenicity, E. multilocularis is considered the most …
18) Alveolar Echinococcus can be slow to develop and therefore for many years be …
20) This species of Echinococcus is the most rare of the Echinococcus spp. to cause human disease …
21) Dogs, the definitive host, cause infections via their release of infectious eggs in their …
Down
1) This species of Echinococcus is most commonly associated with alveolar
disease
2) Visible in the Echinococcus scolices are pairs of …
3) Echinococcus granulosus is commonly referred to as the Dog ….
4) In Echinococcus infections the most common organs affected leading to symptoms are lung, liver, and …
6) The contents of cysts is often called hydatid …
7) The definitive host of Echinococcus granulosus is the …
9) Echinococcus is acquired by the ingestion of egg contaminated water, food, and …
10) Intermediate hosts to Echinococcus (such as sheep) belong to this mammalian group
12) Treatment of hydatid disease consist of the use of a anti-parasitic agent along with surgical …
14) The scolex (head) of the Echinococcus contains a rostellum with 25-50 hooks and four …
16) The emptying of an Echinococcus cyst contents into a patient can lead to fatal ….
19) Scolocidals are important in killing viable …