ENDOPARASITIC DISEASES (kulang pa ata) Flashcards
helminths included in nematodes
- pinworms
- hookworms
- roundworms
pinworms
enterobius vermicularis
hookworms
necator americanus
roundworms
ascaris lumbricoides
mode of transmission of nematodes
- vehicle
- food / waterborne
- contact
nematodes SS:
- perianal pruritus
pinworms
nematodes SS:
- chest pain
- abdominal pain
- hemorrhage
hookworms
nematodes SS:
- anorexia
- vomiting
- abdominal distension
roundworms
complications - pinworms
appendicitis
complications - hookworms
anemia
complications - roundworms
intestinal obstruction
diagnostic test for pinworms
scotch tape method
diagnostic test for hookworms
fecalysis
diagnostic test for roundworms
x-ray
treatment for nematodes
- mebendazole
- albendazole
- pyrantel
- piperazine
cestodes are also called
tapeworms
pork
taenia solium
beef
taenia saginata
fish
diphyllobotrium latum
mode of transmission of cestodes
- vehicle
- food / waterborne
- contact
SS:
- anorexia
- weight loss
- abdominal pain
- diarrhea
cestodes
complications of cestodes
- intestinal obstruction
- cysticersosis
- anemia
diagnostic test for cestodes
- stool exam
treatment for cestodes
- praziquantel
- albendazole