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ANTIPARASITIC AGENTS Flashcards

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3 main divisions of medically important parasites

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Protozoa
Helminths
Arthropods

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Divisions of the Protozoa

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Sarcodina
Mastigophora
Sporozoa
Ciliates

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Examples of sarcodina (amoebae)

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Genus entamoeba
E. histolytica

Genus endolimax
E. nana

Genus iodameba
I. butchlii

G. dientmeba
D. fragilis

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Examples pf mastigophora (flagellates)

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Genus Giardia
G. lamblia

Genus trichomonas
T. vaginalis

G. trypanosoma
T. brucii

G. leishmania
L. donovani

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Examples of sporozoa/apicomplexa

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G. plasmodium
P. falciparum

G. toxoplasma
T. gondi

G. cryptosporidum
C. parvum

G. isospora
I. beli

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Examples of ciliates

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Balantidium coli

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Types of metazoa (Helminths

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Platyhelminthes (Cestoda and Trematode)

Nemathelminthes

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Examples of trematodea

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Genus schistosoma
S. mansoni

Genus fasciola
F. hepatica

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Examples of cestodes

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Genus diphylobotrium
D. latum

Genus taenia
T. saginata

Genus echinococcus
E. granulosus

G. hymenolepis
H. nana

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10
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Types of nemathelminthes

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Intestinal
Somatic

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Intestinal nematodes

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Small intestine
Ascaris lumbricoides
Ancyclostoma duodenale
Strongyloides stercoralis
Trichinella spiralis
Necator americanus

Large intestine
Enterobius vermicularis
Trichuris trichiura

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Somatic nematodes

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Lymphatic system
Wuchereira bancrofti
Brugia malayi

Lung
Strongyloids stercoralis

Conjunctiva
Loa loa

Subcutaneous tissue
Dracunculus medinensis
Onchocerca volvulus
Loa loa

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13
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Antiprotozoals

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Diloxanide furoate
Eflornithine
Emetine
Furazolidone
Iodoquinol
Melarsoprol
Meglumine antimonate
Nifurtimox
Nitroimidazoles
Nitazoxamide
Paromomycin
Pentamidine
Sodium stilbogluconate
Suramin

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Nitroimidazoles

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Metronidazole
Secnidazole
Tinidazole

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15
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Antihelminthics

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Benzimidazoles
Albendazole
Mebendazole
Thiabendazole

Salicylanilides:
Niclosamide
Oxyclozanide

Diethylcarbamazine
Ivermectin
Pyrantel pamoate
Levamisole
Praziquantel
Piperazine

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16
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Antiamoebic agents

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Iodoquinol
Paromomycin
Diloxanide
Nitroimidazoles
Emetine

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Antigiardial agents

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Nitroimidazoles
Furazolidone
Albendazole

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Trypanocidal agents

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Benznidazole
Nifurtimox
Pentamidine
Eflornithine
Suramin
Melasorprol

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Antileishmanial agents

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Sodium stibogluconate
Meglumine antimonate
Pentamidine
Amphotericin B
Paromomycin

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Antitoxoplasma agents

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Pyrimethamine-sulfadiazine

21
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Anticestodal agents

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Praziquantel
Niclosamide
Albendazole

22
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Intestinal antinematodal agents

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Benzimidazoles
Piparazine
Pyrantel pamoate

23
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Tissue antinematodal agents

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Diethylcarmazine
Ivermectin
Suramin sodium
Praziquantel

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Antitrematodal agents

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Praziquantel
Metrifonate
Oxamniquine
Triclabendazole
Bithionol

25
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Ectoparasiticides

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Pyrethroids
Permethrin
Lindane
Ivermectin
Benzyl benzoate

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