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5-Parasitology Flashcards

2
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Cyst carrier state

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E. histolytica

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3
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Flask-shaped colon ulcers

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Amoebic colitis

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Charcot-leyden crystals on fecal smears

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Amoebic colitis

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5
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Anchovy paste-like aspirate

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Amoebic liver abscess

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6
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MC extraintestinal form of amoeba

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Amoebic liver abscess

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DOC of E. histolytica

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Metronidazole

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8
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Other drug used for E. histolytica

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Diloxanide furoate

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9
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Backpacker’s diarrhea

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G. lamblia

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10
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Excessive flatulence smelling like rotten eggs

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G. lamblia

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11
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Falling-leaf motility

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G. lamblia

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12
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Foul-smelling, greenish vaginal discharge with itching and burning sensation

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T. vaginalis

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Strawberry cervix

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T. vaginalis

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14
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Most important parasitic disease in man

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Plasmodium spp

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15
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Asexual life cycle

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Shizogony and gametogony

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Shizogony

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Liver, RBC

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17
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Gametogony

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RBC

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18
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Sexual life cycle

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Sporogony

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19
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Sporogony

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Female mosquito

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Infective stage of plasmodium spp

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Sporozoite

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21
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Mosquito specie in plasmodium disease

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Anopheles flavirostes minimus

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22
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Young RBC

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P. vivax, P. ovale

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23
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Old RBC

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P. malariae

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24
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All ages of RBC

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P. falciparum

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25
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Malignant tertian

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P. falciparum

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26
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Benign tertian

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P. vivax, P. ovale

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27
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Benign quartan

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P. malariae

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28
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Banana-shaped gametocytes

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P. falciparum

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29
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Large round gametocytes

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P. vivax

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30
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Small round gametocytes

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P. ovale

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31
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Compact gametocytes

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P. malariae

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32
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Highest parasitemia

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P. falciparum

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33
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Cerebral malaria

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P. falciparum

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34
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Recrudescence

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P. falciparum, P. malariae

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35
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Recurrence of symptoms after a temporary abatement

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Recrudescence

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36
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Duration of recrudescence

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2-4 weeks

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37
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Relapse

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P. ovale, P. vivax

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38
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Hypnozoites

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Liver

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39
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Return of a disease after its apparent cessation due to reactivation of hypnozoites

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Relapse

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40
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Mechanism of relapse

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Antigenic variation

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41
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Thick and thin smears with giemsa stain

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Malaria

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42
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Punctate granulations present in RBC

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Schuffner dots

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43
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Schuffner dots

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P. ovale, P. vivax

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44
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Coarse granulations present in RBC

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Maurer dots

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45
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Maurer dots

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P. falciparum

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46
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Fine dots present in RBC

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Ziemann dots

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47
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Ziemann dots

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P. malariae

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48
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Durck granulomas

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Cerebral malaria

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49
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Acute renal fever in malaria

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Blackwater fever

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50
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Septic shock in malaria

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Algid malaria

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51
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DOC of malaria

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Chloroquine

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52
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MCC encephalitis in immunocompromised hosts

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T. gondii

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53
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Ring-enhancing lesions in encephalitis in immunocompromised hosts

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T. gondii

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54
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Romana’s sign

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T. cruzi

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55
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Chaga’s disease

56
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Nodular near bite in T. cruzi

57
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T. cruzi in chronic disease

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Myocarditis, megacolon, megaesophagus

58
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Tsetse fly

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T. brucei complex

59
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Trypanosomal chancre

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Indurated skin ulcer

60
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Enlargement of the posterior cervical LN in T. brucei complex

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Winterbottom’s sign

61
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Hyperesthesia in T. brucri complex

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Kerandel’s sign

62
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Mechanism of encephalitis in T. brucei complex

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Demyelination

63
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Species most commonly associated with red tide poisoning

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Pyrodinium bahamense var. compressum

64
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Paralytic syndrome in shellfish poisoning

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Saxitoxin (15 mins)

65
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Neurotoxic syndrome in shellfish poisoning

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Brevetoxin (15 mins)

66
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Diarrhetic syndrome in shellfish poisoning

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Okadaic acid (30 mins)

67
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Amnesic syndrome in shellfish poisoning

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Domoic acid (30 mins)

68
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Red tide months

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Months without letter “R”

69
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Beef tapeworm

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Taenia saginata

70
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Pork tapeworm

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Taenia solium

71
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Neurocysticercosis

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Taenia solium

72
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Appendix

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Tenia coli

73
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Worms in vitreous humor

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Taenia solium

74
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Fish tapeworm

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Diphyllobotrium latum

75
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Megaloblastic anemia

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Diphyllobotrium latum

76
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DOC of Taenia spp

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Praziquantel

77
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DOC of D. latum

A

Praziquantel

78
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Hydatid cysts

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Echinococcus granulosus

79
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MC site of hydatid cysts

80
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DOC of E. granulosus

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Albendazole

81
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Management of hydatid cysts

A

PAIR procedure

82
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Swimmer’s itch

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Schistosoma japonicum

83
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Katayama fever

A

Schistosoma japonicum

84
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Intermediate host of S. japunicum

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Oncomelania quadrasi

85
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DOC of S. japonicum

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Praziquantel

86
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Ring-shadowed opacity in CXR with hemoptysis

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Paragonimus westermani

87
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Intermediate host of P. westermani

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Sundathelphusa philippina

88
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DOC of P. westermani

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Praziquantel

89
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Asian liver fluke

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Clonorchis sinensis

90
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Cholangiocarcinoma, neurocirculatory dystonia

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Clonorchis sinensis

91
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Hypersensitivity pneumonitis

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Loeffler’s syndrome

92
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Loeffler’s syndrome

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Ascaris lumbricoides

93
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DOC of A. lumbricoides

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Albendazole

94
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Herbal medicine for A. lumbricoides

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Nyog nyogan

95
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Ground itch at site of entry with serpiginous tracks

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Necator and ancylostoma

96
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Serpiginous tracks in necator and ancylostoma

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Cutaneous larva migrans

97
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Whipworm

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Trichuris trichiura

98
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Chinese lantern eggs with bipolar plugs

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Trichuris trichiura

99
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Rectal prolapse

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Trichuris trichiura

100
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Mechanism of rectal prolapse in T. Trichiura

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Increased peristalsis to expel worms

101
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Pruritus ani

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Enterobius vermicularis

102
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Pinworm

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Enterobius vermicularis

103
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Metropolitan worm

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Enterobius vermicularis

104
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D-shaped eggs

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Enterobius vermicularis

105
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E. vermicularis appendicitis

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Oxyuriasis

106
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DOC of E. vermicularis

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Pyrantel pamoate

107
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Threadworm

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Strongyloides stercoralis

108
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Ground itch at site of entry

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Strongyloides stercoralis

109
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Larva currens

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Strongyloides stercoralis

110
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Hyperinfection syndrome

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Strongyloides stercoralis

111
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DOC of strongyloides stercoralis

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Ivermectin

112
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Aute disease causes borborygmus

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Capillaria philippinensis

113
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Peanut-shaped eggs

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Capillaria philippinensis

114
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Pudocworm

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Capillaria philippinensis

115
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Adult worms obstructs scrotal lymphatics

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Wuchereria bancrofti

116
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Adult worms obstructs limb lymphatics

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Brugia malayi

117
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Expatriate syndrome

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Wuchereria and Brugia

118
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Meyers-Kouvenaar bodies

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Tropical pulmonary eosinophilia

119
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Tropical pulmonary eosinophilia

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Wuchereria and Brugia

120
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Meyers-Kouvernaar bodies

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Wuchereria and Brugia

121
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Wuchereria and Brugia

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Tropical pulmonary eosinophilia (Meyers-Kouvernaar bodies)

122
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Trichina worm

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Trichenella spiralis

123
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Periorbital edema with hemorrhagic phenomena and in severe cases, respiratory myositis

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Trichenella spiralis

124
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Lice

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Pediculus humanus, phthirus pubis

125
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Flies

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Dermatobia hominis

126
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Bedbugs

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Cimex lectularius

127
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Mites

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Sarcoptes scabei

128
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Ticks

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Dermacentor

129
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Disease feature of pediculus humanus

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Pruritus of scalp or trunk; nits seen on hair shaft

130
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Disease feature of phthirus pubis

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Pruritus in pubic area; nits seen on hair shaft

131
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Disease feature of dermatobia hominis

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Pruritic, painful, and erythematous nodule; larva may be seen emerging from nodule (eww!)

132
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Disease feature of cimex lectularius

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Pruritic, erythematus wheal

133
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Sarcoptes scabei

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Pruritic, erythematous papules, and linear tracks

134
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Dermacentor

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Ascending paralysis

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