2. NEMATODE
Multicellular parasites that appear round in cross
section
Adult nematodes have a tapered, cylindric body with
an esophagus and longitudinal muscles.
Nematodes cause disease associated with the
intestines and the skin.
3. What’s AheadIntestinal
Species
Enterobius vermicularis –
Pinworm/ Seat worm/ Society
worm
Trichuris trichiura –
Whipworm
Ascaris lumbricoides –
Large Intestinal Roundworm
Necator americanus –
New World Hookworm
Ancylostoma duodenale –
Old World Hookworm
Strongyloides stercoralis –
Threadworm
Intestinal-Tissue
Species
Trichinella spiralis –
Trichina worm
Dracunculus medinensis
– Guinea Worm
4. DEFINITION OF TERMS
Copulation Mating of select
worms
Cuticle Surface covering
present on adult
nematodes
Embryonated Fertilized egg
Decorticated Eggs lacking an
outer mammillated
albuminous coating
Larva Juvenile worms
Unembryonated Unfertilized egg
INFECTIVE STAGE Stage in the parasitic
life cycle that is
capable of invading a
definitive host.
AUTOREINFECTION Reinfecting oneself
Buccal capsule Long oral cavity; also
known as a buccal
cavity
Buccal cavity Long oral cavity; also
known as a buccal
capsule
Chitin Shell made up of a
thick nitrogen-
containing
polysaccharide
coating
Corticated Eggs containing a
mammillated
5. Morphology and Life Cycle
Members of the class Nematoda assume three
basic morphologic forms:
• Vary in size
and shape
• Located inside
the fertilized
eggs; emerge
and continue
to mature
• Develop from the
maturing larvae
• Sexes separate (females
larger than males)
• Equipped with a digestive
and reproductive system
6. Morphology and Life Cycle
Life cycles of individual nematodes are similar
but organism specific
Intestinal nematode infection may be initiated in
several ways.
Fertilized adult female nematodes lay their eggs
in the intestine and are then shed in the stool;
they mature in the soil and infect a new host in 2-
4 weeks.
Most members have the ability to exist
independent of a host (free living).
8. Ascaris lumbricoides
COMMON NAMES:
Common associated disease and condition
names:
Large Intestinal Roundworm
Roundworm of man
Ascariasis
Roundworm Infection
9. Ascaris lumbricoides
A soil – transmitted helminth.
Usual infection of 10-20 worms may not cause
symptoms.
Causes varying degrees of pathology:
Tissue reaction to the invading larvae
Intestinal irritation to the adult
Other complications due to extraintestinal
migration.
10. Ascaris lumbricoides
Most common complain of the patient:
VAGUE ABDOMINAL PAIN
Fatal effects of A. lumbricoides are due to
erratic migration of adult worms.
11. MORPHOLOGY
UNFERTILIZED EGGS
PARAMETER DESCRIPTION
SIZE 85-95 um by 38-45 um;
Size variations possible
SHAPE Varies
EMBRYO Unembryonated;
Amorphous mass of
protoplasm
SHELL Thin
Other
features
Usually corticated
A. lumbricoides, unfertilized egg
Amorphous mass of protoplasm
Heavy Albuminous Coating
Thin Shell
12. MORPHOLOGY
A. lumbricoides, fertilized egg
PARAMETER DESCRIPTION
SIZE 40-75 um by 30-50 um
SHAPE Rounder than non-fertilized
version
EMBRYO Undeveloped unicellular
embryo
SHELL Thick chitin
Other
features
May be corticated or
decorticated
FERTILIZED EGGS
Undeveloped unicellular embryo
Thick chitin shellCoarse Mammilated
Albuminous Coating
(Corticated)
13. Unfertilized and
Fertilized Eggs:
Females will
release unfertilized
eggs, which are
more elongated
(left) than fertilized
eggs (right).
Unfertilized eggs
may also lack the
mammillated layer.
Fertilized Egg:
Undeveloped eggs
are passed in the
stool.
Stained brown from
bile.
Fertilized Egg:
Can be
Decorticated.
Developed Egg:
This egg contains
an infective larvae
(L2) that could
infect a person if
ingested.
14. MORPHOLOGY
ADULTS
CHARACTERIS
TIC
FEMALE
ADULT
MALE
ADULT
SIZE (LENGTH) 22-35 cm Up to 30
cm
COLOR Creamy white
pink tint
Creamy
white pink
tint
Other features Pencil lead
thickness;
Paired
reproductive
organs
Prominent
incurved
tail with 2
spicules
200,000
eggs/female/day
A pair of female and male
worms of A. lumbricoides.
Notice the vulvar
waist(arrow)of the female
worm and the coiled end of
the male worm.
17. LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS
Specimen of choice for A. lumbricoides eggs:
Stool
Adult worms: may be recovered in several
specimen types, depending on the severity of
infection. (Intestine, Gallbladdder, Liver and
Appendix)
20. 1. Adult worms live in the lumen of the small intestine.
* A female may produce up to 240,000 eggs per day, which are
passed with the feces.
LIFE CYCLE
21. 2.-3. Fertile eggs embryonate and become infective after
18 days to several weeks depending on the
environmental conditions (optimum: moist, warm,
LIFE CYCLE
22. Infective Stage: FULLY EMBRYONATED (with 2nd
stage
Larvae or Rhabditiform Larvae) EGG
LIFE CYCLE
3
.
23. 4-5. After infective eggs are swallowed , the larvae hatch
in
the lumen of the SI and penetrate the intestine wall.
LIFE CYCLE
24. Larvae enters the venule to go to the liver (through the portal vein) o
to
the heart and pulmonary vessels (7-10 days), where they break out
the capillaries and enter the air sacs, ascend the bronchial tree.
LIFE CYCLE
6.
25. In the lungs, larvae undergo molting before migrating to
the larynx and oropharynx to be swallowed in the
digestive tract.
LIFE CYCLE
6.
26. LIFE CYCLE
During the lung migration, the larvae may
cause host sensitization resulting in allergic
manifestations such as
Eosinophilia and Loeffler’s syndrome may also
be present during lung migration.
Lung infiltration
Asthmatic attacks
Edema of the lips
27. Upon reaching the small intestine, they develop into adult
worms.
*Between 2 and 3 months are required from ingestion of the infective
eggs to oviposition by the adult female. Adult worms can live 1 to 2 years.
LIFE CYCLE
7.
28.
29.
30.
31. EPIDEMIOLOGY
Estimated worldwide
prevalence of 25% (0.8-1.22
billion people).
Most common intestinal
helminth infection in the
world.
Children are particularly
vulnerable.
Risk infection exists
wherever fecal disposal is
improper.
32. EPIDEMIOLOGY
Remains endemic in
Africa, South and
Central America.
The global prevalence
in 2010:
Estimated at 464.6
million people.
In tropical countries, it
ranges from 60 to 85%.
33. DISEASE PREVALENCE
Philippines: 31 million
East Asia and the
Pacific: 204 million
Sub-Saharan Africa:
173 million
India: 140 million
South Asia: 97 million
China: 86 million
Latin America and
Carrabean: 84 million
Middle East and North
Africa: 23 million
34. TREATMENT
Anti – helminthic drugs:
Albendazole
– drug of choice
Mebenazole
Pyrantel pamoate
Piperazine citrate
35. PREVENTION AND CONTROL
Prevention and control measures involve the ff:
Sanitary
disposal of
human feces
Health
education
(personal,
family, and
community
hygiene)
Mass
chemotherapy
done
periodically
37. Trichuris trichiura
COMMON NAME:
Common associated disesase and
condition names:
A soil – transmitted helminth frequently
observed occuring with A. lumbricoides.
Trichuriasis
Whipworm infection
Whipworm
38. HISTORY
(1740)Morgani –.
discovered the
residence of adult T.
Trichuria worms in
colon
(1761) Roedere –
gave a report of the exact
morphologic description
and provided accurate
drawings of the parasite
39. MORPHOLOGY
EGGS
PARAMETER DESCRIPTION
SIZE 50 – 55 um by 25 um
SHAPE Barrel-shaped / Lemon
shaped/ Football-
shaped;
Translucent hyaline
polar plug at each end.
SHELL Smooth; yellow-brown
color because of host
bile contact
Smooth
shell
surface
Hyaline polar plug
41. MORPHOLOGY
• Less resistant to
desiccation than
A. lumbricoides
EGGS
• the larvae escape
and penetrate the
intestinal villi
where they
remain for 3 to 10
days.
LARVA
42. MORPHOLOGY
ADULTS
PARAMETE
R
DESCRIPTION
SIZE Male – 30-45 mm
Female – 35-50 mm
A female lays approximately
3000 to 10000 eggs per day.
ANTERIOR
END
Colorless; resembles a whip
handle; contains a slender
esophagus resembling a
string of beads
Female worm
Male worm
43. MORPHOLOGY
PARAMETER DESCRIPTION
POSTERIOR END Pinkish-gray;
resembles whip
itself;
contains digestive
and reproductive
systems;
Male- possess
prominent curled
tail with a single
spicule and
retractile sheath.
Female -has a
bluntly rounded
•ADULTS
Posterior part of male T.
trichuria
Posterior part of female T.
trichuria
44.
45. LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS
Specimen of choice for
T. trichiura eggs: Stool
Adult worms may be
visible on
macroscopic
examination of the
intestinal mucosa.
Adults may also be
seen in the rectum in
heavy infections.
46. LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS
– highly recommended in diagnosis
of trichuriases
– used for egg counting to
determine cure rate (CR), egg
reduction rate (ERR), and intensity
of infection.
The T. trichiura eggs are particularly
prominent in infected samples
processed using ZSFMethod.
DFS
Kato thick smear
method
Kato-Katz
technique
Zinc Sulfate
Floatation Method
- Oval with transparent bipolar plugs
49. LIFE CYCLE
The unembryonated eggs
are passed with the
stool.
In the soil, the eggs develop
into a 2-cell stage , an
advanced cleavage stage
and then they
embryonate
50. The unembryonated eggs
are passed with the
stool.
Eggs become infective in 15 to 30 days. After
ingestion (soil-contaminated hands or food), the
eggs hatch in the small intestine, and release
larvae
IS: EMBRYONATED EGG
In the soil, the eggs
develop into a 2-cell
stage , an advanced
cleavage stage and then
they embryonate
51. The unembryonated eggs
are passed with the
stool.
Eggs become infective in 15 to 30 days. After
ingestion (soil-contaminated hands or food), the
eggs hatch in the small intestine, and release
larvae
In the soil, the eggs
develop into a 2-cell
stage , an advanced
cleavage stage and then
they embryonate
Larva mature and
establish
themselves as
adults in the colon
52. The unembryonated eggs
are passed with the
stool.
Eggs become infective in 15 to 30 days. After
ingestion (soil-contaminated hands or food), the
eggs hatch in the small intestine, and release
larvae
In the soil, the eggs
develop into a 2-cell
stage , an advanced
cleavage stage and then
they embryonate
Larva mature and
establish
themselves as
adults in the colon
The adult worms live in
the cecum and
ascending colon.
53. LIFE CYCLE
Each female worm can produce a total of over
60 million eggs over an average lifespan of 2
years.
Unlike A. lumbricoides, there is no heart to
lung migration.
54. PATHOGENESIS AND CLINICAL
MANIFESTATIONS
The anterior portion of the worms (embedded
in the mucosa) cause petechial haemorrhage
which predispose amebic dysentery presumably
because the ulcers provide suitable site for tissue
invasion of E. histolytica
Mucosa is hyperemic and edematous
Enterorrhagia is common
55. PATHOGENESIS AND CLINICAL
MANIFESTATIONS
RECTAL PROLAPSE may occur if heavily
infected
Lumen of the appendix may be filled with worms
and consequent irritation and inflammation may
lead to appendicitis or granulomas
Infection with 5,000 eggs/gram of feces is
symptomatic.
Infection with 20,000 eggs/gram of feces often
develop severe diarrhea or dysenteric volume.
56.
57. EPIDEMIOLOGY
Considered as the 3rd
most common
helminth.
Found primarily in
warm climates of the
world where poor
sanitation practices
are common, such as
defecating directly into
the soil or using
human feces as
fertilizer.
58. EPIDEMIOLOGY
Estimated that 902 million are
infested (as compare to 355
million in 1947).
The global prevalence in 2010:
Estimated at 464.6 million people.
In tropical countries, it ranges
from 60 to 85%.
59. DISEASE PREVALENCE
Philippines:Prevalence is from 80 to 84%.
Sub-Saharan Africa: Estimated at
20.9% (100million cases).
Oceania: Estimated 1.2million infested
persons, accounting for <1% of the
global burden of Trichuriasis.
South America: Estimated prevalence rates
of 12.5%
61. PREVENTION AND CONTROL
Infection in highly endemic areas may be
prevented by:
Treatment
of infected
individuals
Sanitary
disposal of
human
feces by
construction
of toilets
and their
proper use.
Washing
of hands
with soap
and water
before
and after
meals
Health
education
on
sanitation
and
personal
hygiene
Through
washing and
scalding of
uncooked
vegetables
especially in
areas where
night soil is
used as
fertilizer.
Ascariasis – STH; disease of poverty
When a group of organisms has diversified into many different forms, this is referred to as an "adaptive radiation.“
In the process, as they have encountered new habitats or situations, the organisms have adapted to them.
They contribute to impairment of cognitive performances and growth of children.
Reduce work capacity and productivity of adults.
Infection with Ascaris lumbricoides often causes no symptoms. Infections with a large number of worms may cause abdominal pain or intestinal obstruction. Adults feed on the contents of the small intestine and in heavy infections this may compound problems in malnourished individuals (especially children).
Migration of larvae may cause localized reactions in various organs. Penetration of the larvae from capillaries into the lungs can lead to Loeffler's pneumonia, in which pools of blood and dead epithelial cells clog air spaces in the lungs. Resulting bacterial infections can be fatal.
The larvae develops inside the egg about 3 weeks before becoming infective.
Female is always larger than the male
The worms may have terminal mouth with three lips and sensory papillae.
Adult worms may be present in the stool, vomites up or removed from external nares, where they may attempt to escape.
Since they have a high risk of ingesting embryonated A. lumbricoides.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimated that worldwide ascariasis rates in 2005 (last updated 2014)
Philippines – from WHO (2012)
Mass chemotherapy – once, twice, thrice a year with children as the target population.
Globally, trichuris trichuria also known as the human whipworm, is a very common intestinal helminthic infection.
The history of T. Trichuria dates back to the times of prehistoric man;
The whipworm derive its name from its characteristic whiplike shape.
Poor hygiene is associated with trichuris transmission as well as the consumption of shaded moist soil, or food that may have been fecally contaminated. Children are especially vulnerable to infection
1740- first written record of T. Trichuria appeared when an Italian scientist Morgani discovered the residence of adult T. Trichuria worms in colon
(1761) Roedere, a German physician-gave a report of the exact morphologic description and provided accurate drawings of the parasite
One female Trichuris can lay 3,000-10,000 barrel-shaped ova daily. These are passed in the stool and measured 50-55 x 25 um. In passing through the human intestine, bile impregnates the outer portion of the thick shell and cause the ova to gain a brownish color.
Capillaria spp ova are often misindentified with Trichuris. Capillaria spp. Are similar to other members of Trichuroida superfamily such as Trichuris but with slight differences in morphology of the anterior and posterior ends.
Capillaria eggs have non-protruding polar plugs and are lightly smaller than Trichuris trichuris.
After ingestion, intestinal juices in the duodenum weaken the shell of the egg. The larva is then freed and attaches itself to the villi of the proximal small bowel for about a week.
Females are larger than males. Approx. 35-50 um long compared to males which 30-45 um.
T. Trichuria has a narrow anterior esophageal end and a thicker posterior anus. They attach to the host through their slender anterior end and feed on tissue secretions instead of blood.
These pinkish gray worms are threaded through the mucosa.
The females have a bluntly round posterior end compared to their male counterparts with coiled posterior end.
Anterior end-contains the pharynx, nerve ring, and excretory system of the parasite while the postertor end contains the digestive system and the reproductive system.
Standard method for diagnosing the presence of whipworm is by microscopically identifying the whipworm eggs in a stool sample.
It is important to be aware that samples examined from patients treated for whipworm infection may reveal distorted eggs, showing variety of unusual shapes.
Kato katz-highly recommeded because of ease of its use and relatively low cost.
Life cycle notes
Ingestion of infective eggs initiates human infection.
Larvae emerge from eggs in small intestine.
Larvae return to the intestinal lumen and proceed to the cecum where maturation is complete.
Adults take up residence in colon where they can live 4-8 years if untreated.
Following copulation, adult female lays her eggs, which pass through stool.
Eggs embryonate, usually in the soil, become infective, and another life cycle is initiated.