Asacriasis + enterobiasis

Question 1

ascaris lives

Answer 1

SI - mainly jejanum

Question 2

moa

Answer 2

soil transmitted disease contamination with eggs

Question 3

infective form

Answer 3

eggs (rhabditiform larvae)

Question 4

loeffler syndrome associated with

Answer 4

ascaris + strongyloids stercoralise

Question 5

loffler syndrome

Answer 5

eosinophilia
x ray - migrating infiltrates
ascaris pneumonia - produce sputum with crystals charcot leyden crytals
wheezing, fever uritcaria

Question 6

whats interesting about ascaris

Answer 6

worms can randomly crawl out the nose, mouth rectum

Question 7

lifecycle of AL

Answer 7

monoxenous

Question 8

diagnosis of AL

Answer 8

bile stained egg
stool- eggs
x ray - loffler
larvae can be found in gastric washings or sputum

Question 9

which is the lagets helminth

Answer 9

ascaris

Question 10

IP for ascaris

Answer 10

3 months

Question 11

treatment of AL

Answer 11

AlBENDAZOLE/MEBANDAZOLE

Question 12

iP enterobiasis

Answer 12

1 month

Question 13

other name for AL

Answer 13

ROUNDWORM

Question 14

other name for enterobius

Answer 14

pin worm (posterior end of female is like a pin where she lays eggs)

Question 15

diagnosis of enterobiasis

Answer 15

excoriation marks in perianal area
scotch tape method
better to take samples at night or early morning before bathing

worms can sometimes be seen in poo but eggs not really usefull

Question 16

target for enterobiasis

Answer 16

children

Question 17

infective form enterobiasis

Answer 17

eggs (but not infective right away )

Question 18

enterobiasis worm lives

Answer 18

cecum + appendix

Question 19

treatment of enterobiasis

Answer 19

ALBENDAZOLE/MEBANDAZOLE

Question 20

how to kids get infected with enterobiasis

Answer 20

autoinfection- eggs under the nails in kids

retroinfection : fresh eggs laid go back inside

Question 21

symptoms of enterobiasis

Answer 21

nocturnal enuresis
females: mucoid discharges, cervicitis, uti
teeth grinding

Question 22

pathogenesis of AL

Answer 22

eggs ingested, hatch in duodenum release rhabditiform larvae - portal system - heart - lungs - crawl up to be swallowed, develop into adults in SI

Question 23

symptoms of AL

Answer 23

mostly due to the allergy not so much the worms themselves but can cause
mechanical: obstruction
ectopic ascariasis
nutritional effects -

Question 24

which worms penetrate human skin

Answer 24

Ascaris lumbricoides Trichuris trichiura, Ancylostoma duodenale and Necator americanus).

Question 25

different ways to catch ascaris lumbricoids

Answer 25

when the soil is heavily contaminated the eggs can be airborne and inhaled, where they get swallowd

commonly fecal oral through vegetables use to fertiliser

children playing in mud through dirty fingers

Question 26

what are the symptoms of ascariasis caused by

Answer 26

the larvae or adults

adults (migrating) causing loefllers , the effect of the larvae is more to do with allergic reaction and not the actual larvae themselves - so usually becomes apparent when heavy infection

Question 27

what’s unique about vermicular s

Answer 27

unlike the usual situation where helminth infections are common in the poor people of the tropic its quite the opposite its more comonin more affluent nations and colder countries also eosohagus has a double bulb structure which is unique to this worm