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E3- Helminths Flashcards

1
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What is the causative agent of enterobiasis “pinworm disease”?

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Enterobius vermicularis

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What is the lifecycle of Enterobius vermicularis?

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  • Eggs are deposited on perianal region and are then ingested
  • Adults mature and gravid females migrate at night to the perianal region to deposit eggs
  • Deposited eggs becomes infectious in 4-6 hours
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How does a Enterobius vermicularis infection present clinically?

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Pruritis ani

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How is Enterobius vermicularis dx?

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-Tape method to detect the presence of eggs on perianal skin

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What is the most effective way to minimize the spread of Enterobius vermicularis?

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Handwashing

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6
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Which 2 types of nematodes are transmitted via contaminated soil ingestion?

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  • Ascaris lumbricoides

- Trichuris trichiura

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What nematode is known as the “large intestinal roundworm”?

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Ascaris lumbricoides

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What nematode is known as the “whipworm”?

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Trichuris trichiura

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What is the lifecycle of Ascaris lumbricoides?

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  • Infective eggs are ingested
  • Larvae travel through the bloodstream to the lungs
  • Larvae travel to the mouth where they are swallowed
  • Adult worms produce eggs that take weeks to become infectious
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What syndrome is a Ascaris lumbricoides infection associated with?

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Pulmonary-Loeffler’s syndrome

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How is Ascaris lumbricoides dx?

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Eggs in stool

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What is seen on the morphology of Trichuris trichiura?

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  • Whiptail

- Egg capsules

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What is the lifecycle of Trichuris trichiura?

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  • Infective (embryonated) eggs are ingested
  • Larvae are released and mature into adults
  • Adults release eggs
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How does a Trichuris trichiura infection present clinically?

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  • Frequent painful passage of stool
  • Rectal prolapse can occur
  • Children may suffer growth retardation and anemia
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How is Trichuris trichiura dx?

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Presence of eggs in stool

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16
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Which worms are considered hookworms?

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  • Necator americanus

- Ancylostoma duodenale

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What is the pathophysiology of Necator americanus and

Ancylostoma duodenale?

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Feed on blood from intestinal mucosa

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18
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How are Necator americanus and

Ancylostoma duodenale transmitted?

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Infective stage larvae (filariform) penetrate skin

19
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How do Necator americanus and

Ancylostoma duodenale infections present clinically?

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  • Blood-filled, pruritic lesions at the site of larval penetration “ground itch”
  • Anemia
20
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How are Necator americanus and

Ancylostoma duodenale dx?

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Presence of eggs in stool sample

21
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What worm is known as “threadworms”?

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Strongyloides stercoralis

22
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What are the two multiplication cycles of Strongyloides stercoralis?

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In host (parasitic) or in soil (free living)

23
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How is Strongyloides stercoralis transmitted?

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Infective larvae in soil penetrate the skin

24
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How does Strongyloides stercoralis present clinically?

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  • Diarrhea, pain constipation, malabsorptioon

- Autoinfection can occur leading to chronic infection

25
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A Strongyloides stercoralis infection can be life threatening in pts with what?

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A defect in cell mediated immunity

26
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How is Strongyloides stercoralis dx?

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-Presence of larvae in stool sample

27
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What is the morphology of trematodes (flukes)?

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  • Flattened, leaflike body
  • Presence of suckers
  • Hermaphroditic
28
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What type of worms have 2 intermediate hosts and 1 definitive host?

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Trematodes (flukes)

29
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What type of worm is commonly found in pork?

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Taenia solium

30
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What type of worm is commonly found in beef?

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Taenia saginata

31
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What type of worm are Taenia solium and Taenia saginata?

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Tapeworms

32
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What structure is unique to tapeworms (Taenia solium and Taenia saginata)?

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Scolex (head structure)

33
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Are eggs released in the proglottids of Taenia solium and Taenia saginata infectious or non-infectious?

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Immediately infectious

34
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What are the larvae of Taenia solium and Taenia saginata called?

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Cysticeri

35
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What is the lifecycle of Taenia solium and Taenia saginata?

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  • Infective eggs ingested by cattle or pigs
  • Cysticerci (larvae) develop in muscle
  • Poorly cooked meat ingested by a human releases the cysticercus
  • Proglottids (segments) released in the feces contain infectious eggs
36
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What can develop in Taenia solium infections if infective eggs are ingested?

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Cysticercosis

-Typically asymptomatic, but serious sequlae can occur depending on infected site

37
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How are Taenia solium and Taenia saginata dx? (3)

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  • Presence of eggs or proglottids in stool sample
  • Lesions demonstrated by CT scans
  • Definitive = histology
38
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What type of worm can become very long and contain thousands of proglottids?

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Diphyllobothrium latum

39
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What is the difference between the proglottids in Taenia solium/Taenia saginata and Diphyllobothrium latum?

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Diphyllobothrium latum eggs are released singly, not in proglottids

40
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Where is Diphyllobothrium latum geographically predominant?

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The great lakes region and Alaska

41
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What is the lifecycle of Diphyllobothrium latum?

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  • Infective larvae found in muscles of fish
  • Poorly cooked fish ingested by a human release the larvae
  • Adult worm develops and releases eggs in the feces
  • Eggs hatch in fresh water and are ingested by crustaceans
  • Crustaceans ingested by a small fish
42
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What does the Diphyllobothrium latum worm compete for in humans?
What other infection did we talk about that can cause this?

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Vitamin B12

Giardia lamblia

43
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How is Diphyllobothrium latum dx? (3)

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  • Presence of eggs in stool
  • ID of adult worm
  • Anemia

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