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Digestive System Pt. 2 Flashcards

1
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What is the most unique symptom seen with viral hepatitis?

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Jaundice

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What actually causes the liver damage seen with viral hepatitis?

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Host immune response

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What is unique about the onset of symptoms of viral hepatitis?

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Symptoms may occur years after initial infection

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What are the pathogens responsible for viral hepatitis?

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Hepatitis A virus, Hepatitis B virus, Hepatitis C virus, Hepatitis delta virus, Hepatitis E virus

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What is unique about Hepatitis A virus’s survivability?

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Can survive on various surfaces and is resistant to common household disinfectants

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Does Hepatitis A cause chronic liver disease?

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No

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How is Hepatitis A transmitted?

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Fecal-oral route

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Which hepatitis viruses have a vaccine?

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A and B

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Hepatitis B has mild symptoms, if any, but what is its serious issue?

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Can cause severe liver damage

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A Hepatitis B infection coinfecting with what other virus increases the risk of permanent liver damage?

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Hepatitis D virus

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Which hepatitis virus is associated with liver cancer?

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Hepatitis B virus

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How is Hepatitis B spread?

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Infected needles, sexual intercourse, passage to babies during childbirth

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What are the symptoms like of Hepatitis C?

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Few, if any, symptoms but a chronic infection

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What serious issues can occur overtime with Hepatitis C?

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Liver damage and liver failure

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How is Hepatitis C spread?

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Needles, organ transplants, blood transfusions, sexual activity

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Hepatitis D virus is dependent upon which other virus?

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Hepatitis B virus

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Why is Hepatitis D virus dependent upon Hepatitis B virus?

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Hepatitis D virus cannot attach to liver cells (called a satellite virus)

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Hepatitis D plays a role in triggering what serious condition?

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Liver cancer

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How is Hepatitis D transmitted?

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Bodily fluids (sexual activity and contaminated needles)

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What is another name for Hepatitis E?

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Enteric hepatitis

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Hepatitis E has a fatality rate in 20% of what population?

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Pregnant women

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How is Hepatitis E transmitted?

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Fecal-oral route

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23
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Where has the vaccine for Hepatitis E been approved?

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China in April of 2012

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24
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How is hepatitis diagnosed?

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Initially by jaundice, enlarged liver, or ascites but officially by serological testings

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What are the most common forms of hepatitis?

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B and C

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How can hepatitis be prevented?

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Good hygiene and protected sex/abstinence

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What is another name for Giardiasis?

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Beaver Fever

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What is unique about the stools with Giardiasis?

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Rotten egg smelling

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What pathogen is responsible for Giardiasis?

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Giardia intestinalis (aka G. lamblia, G. duodenalis)

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Where is Giardia intestinalis naturally found?

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Intestinal tracts of animals and in the environment

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What kind of disease of Giardiasis?

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Protozoan

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What is one of the most common waterborne gastrointestinal diseases in the U.S. discussed?

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Giardiasis

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How is Giardiasis acquired?

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Ingesting cysts in contaminated water or when swimming

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34
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Can water containing cysts that could cause giardiasis be inhaled?

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Yes, only an issue when ingested

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What group is particularly at risk for developing giardiasis?

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Hikers and campers and their pets because wild animals shed Giardia into mountain streams

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36
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How can giardiasis be prevented?

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Humans nor pets should drink unfiltered stream or river water

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If infected with giardiasis, what activity should be avoided?

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Swimming to ensure no parasites are shed into the water

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38
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What is another name for Cryptosporidiosis?

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Cryptosporidium enteritis

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39
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How long can diarrhea last with Cryptosporidiosis?

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Up to 2 weeks

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40
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What pathogen is responsible for Cryptosporidiosis?

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Cryptosporidium parvum

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41
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How is Cryptosporidiosis acquired?

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Drinking contaminated water or sometimes fecal-oral transmission (ex. day care)

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What kind of amebiasis is asymptomatic and represents 90% of all cases?

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Luminal amebiasis

43
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What kind of amebiasis causes severe diarrhea, colitis, and can also lead to apendicitis?

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Invasive amebic dysentery

44
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What kind of amebiasis causes necrotic lesions in the liver, lungs, spleen, kidneys, or brain?

A

Invasive extraintestinal amebiasis

45
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What pathogen is responsible for amebiasis?

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Entamoeba histolytica

46
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How is amebiasis acquired?

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Ingestion of cysts through contaminated food/water, hands, or oral-anal intercourse

47
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In what areas is amebiasis more prevalent?

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Where human feces is used as fertilizer and water purification is inadequate

48
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What pathogen is responsible for Cyclosporiasis?

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Cyclospora cayetanensis

49
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How is Cyclosporiasis acquired?

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Ingestion of oocysts in contaminated food or drink

50
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Outbreaks of Cyclosporiasis has been linked to what food that is imported from Central and South America?

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Raspberries

51
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What is the treatment for cyclosporiasis?

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Combination drugs for 7 days

52
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How can cyclosporiasis be prevented?

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Washing fruits and vegetables to prevent infection or cooking/freezing to kill oocysts

53
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What is unique about the symptoms of tapeworm?

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Usually asymptomatic but weight loss is generally visible

54
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What serious condition can result if a tapeworm is exceptionally large?

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Intestinal blockage

55
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What pathogen is responsible for beef tapeworm?

A

Taenia saginata

56
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What pathogen is responsible for pork tapeworm?

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Taenia solium

57
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How is tapeworm acquired?

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Consumption of raw or undercooked meat containing cysts

58
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How is tapeworm diagnosed?

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Presence of proglottids in fecal sample

59
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What is the name of the tapeworm derived from fish?

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Diphyllobothriasis

60
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What is unique about the symptoms of diphyllobothriasis?

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80% of cases are asymptomatic and can go years without being detected

61
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In a small number of cases, what deficiencies can result from fish tapeworm?

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Vitamin B12 deficiency and megaloblastic anemia

62
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What pathogen is responsible for fish tapeworm?

A

Diphyllobothrium latum

63
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Diphyllobothrium latum is native to what locations?

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Scandinavia, Russia, and the Baltics (but now is present in North America)

64
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How is diphyllobothriasis acquired?

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Consumption of raw or undercooked freshwater fish like walleye pike, salmon, trout, minnows, or perch

65
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Canine tapeworm larvae travel throughout the body and produce what structures?

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Hydatid cysts (can calcify and enlarge to the size of a grapefruit)

66
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In what organ are hydatid cysts usually formed by canine tapeworm larvae?

67
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What pathogen is responsible for canine tapeworm?

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Echinococcus granulosus

68
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How is canine tapeworm diagnosed?

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X-ray, MRI, CT for presence of calcifications

69
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How is canine tapeworm treated?

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Surgery to remove cysts, antihelminthic drugs

70
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How can ascariasis be lethal?

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Complete intestinal blockage possible

71
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What kind of pulmonary signs can be seen with ascariasis?

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Dry cough, difficulty breathing, blood sputum

72
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What pathogen is responsible for ascariasis?

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Ascaris lumbricoides

73
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What is the largest nematode known to infect humans?

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Ascaris lumbricoides (as large as 30cm/12in in length)

74
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Where is ascariasis endemic in the U.S.?

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Rural southeast

75
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What is the most common nematode infection of humans worldwide?

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Ascariasis

76
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How are eggs of Ascaris lumbricoided ingested by humans?

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In water or on vegetables

77
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How is ascariasis diagnosed?

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Eggs in stool, larvae in sputum, or adult worms passed in stool or exiting via nose/mouth

78
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When is surgery required in treating ascariasis?

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If intestinal blockage occurs

79
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What deficiencies can result from hookworm?

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Anemia, iron, and protein deficiencies from the adult worms sucking the blood of the host

80
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What reaction occurs at the site of larvae penetration of hookworm?

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Ground itch

81
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What types of hookworm can infect humans?

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Ancylostoma duodenale

Necator americanus

82
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On what location of the body do hookworm larvae usually penetrate the skin during transmission?

83
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What is the second most common nematode affecting humans worldwide?

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Hookworm (Ancylostoma duodenale and Necator americanus)

84
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How can hookworm be prevented?

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Wearing shoes in endemic areas

85
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What is the characteristic symptom/sign of pinworm?

A

Perianal itching

86
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What is the pathogen responsible for pinworm?

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Enterobius vermicularis (nematode)

87
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Pinworm usually affected what population?

88
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When are pinworm eggs deposited in the perianal region?

89
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How can pinworm be spread?

A

On bedding and person-to-person contact after scratching

90
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What is the most common parasitic worm infestation in the U.S.?

91
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What is another name for Dracunculiasis?

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Guinea worm disease

92
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After about a year of infection, the worm involved with Dracunculiasis forms a blister that breaks open on what area of the body?

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Usually the foot

93
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What is the pathogen responsible for Dracunculiasis?

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Dracunculus medinensis

94
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How do humans acquire dracunculiasis?

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Drinking unfiltered water containing copepods (small crustaceans) that have been infected with Dracunculus medinensis larvae

95
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Where is dracunculiasis typically found?

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Africa and India

96
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What is the treatment for dracunculiasis?

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Winding the worm out on a stick over a period or hours to weeks

97
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What symbol is associated with dracunculiasis?

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The Rod of Asclepius, a modern symbol of medicine

98
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What is another name for trichinosis?

A

Trichinellosis

99
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What kinds of symptoms are presented with trichinosis?

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Muscle pain and weakness

100
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How does trichinosis infect the body?

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Trichinella larvae encased in a cyst is swallowed, digestive juices dissolve the cyst, and the parasite is released into the intestines and enter the bloodstream

101
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What is the pathogen responsible for trichinosis?

A

Trichinella spiralis

102
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How do humans become infected with trichinosis?

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Eating undercooked meat containing cysts of T. spiralis (especially pork)

103
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Why is trichinosis uncommon in the U.S.?

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Food regulations (USDA approved meat is okay)

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