Hi everyone. Attached is the completed Enterobius vermicularis crossword puzzle.
For those of you in education please feel free to use these as educational tools. They can be challenging and promote student participation so that learning is fun. I know that in my classes the students find them very useful in learning/reviewing material.
All the very best to all of you!
Across
2) Common descriptive name given to Trematode [FLATWORM]
7) Group of parasitic worms that include the Trematodes, Cestodes, and Nematodes [HELMINTHS]
9) One side of the Enterobius vermicularis egg is rounded while the other is … [FLATTENED]
10) Chronic intense itching of the perianal area can lead to secondary … [INFECTIONS]
12) Because of their “thread-like” appearance, E. vermicularis has this name given in England and Australia. [THREADWORM]
16) The female Enterobius vermicularis worms will migrate out to the perianal region at night to release their eggs … because of this they are described as … [NOCTURNAL]
18) Area of body which adult females will migrate to release their eggs [PERIANAL]
19) The female Enterobius vermicularis is larger or smaller than the male? [LARGER]
21) The most common symptom of an infection with Enterobius vermicularis is perianal … [PRURITUS]
22) Because of the pointy tail of the female E. vermicularis worm, this name is commonly used to describe it … [PINWORM]
23) Diagnostic form of Enterobius vermicularis normally seen [EGG]
Down
1) Surface treatments for elimination of eggs should be done with a disinfectant containing an accelerated hydrogen peroxide or chlorine … [DIOXIDE]
3) Enterobius vermicularis infections can show no symptoms or be … [ASYMPTOMATIC]
4) Common descriptive name given to Cestode [TAPEWORM]
5) Children heavily infected with Enterobius vermicularis can experience a lack of or quality of …. [SLEEP]
6) Agents used to treat E. vermicularis infections include either mebendazole, pyrantel pamoate, or … [ALBENDAZOLE]
8) Besides hand to oral transmission, the eggs of E. vermicularis can be transmitted via … [INHALATION]
11) Treatments involve two doses of treatment agent given how many weeks apart? [TWO]
13) The eggs of E. vermicularis are light and can easily spread because of their ability to become … [AIRBORNE]
14) Common descriptive name given to Nematode [ROUNDWORM]
15) Part of the intestine where the adult Enterobius vermicularis is commonly located [COLON]
17) Blockage of the lumen in the appendix by Enterobius vermicularis worms can lead to … [APPENDICITIS]
20) Enterobius vermicularis eggs will hatch in the … [DUODENUM]
21) Commonly used method to detect eggs of E. vermicularis is the tape-… [PREP]