filaariasis + schistosomiasis Flashcards
treatment for filairiasis
DEC but check for co infection of other diseases
infective form filariasis
L3 larvae eneter skin
best time to take a blood test to check for filariasis
night time
symptoms of filiariasis
lymphedema, adenitis
TPE- tropical pulmonary eosinophilia - wheezing nocturnal asthma, eosinophilia
hydroceles
where do adult worms filariasis live
lymphatics
moa of filariasis
mosquito taking blood meal and depositing l3 larvae
causative agent of filariasis
w. bancrofti
b. malayia
b. timori
name of the babies of filariasis
microfilariae
what causes lymphedema
death of worms provoke inflammatory reaction
schistosomiasis causative agens
7 species (do we need to know all double check) but for now mansoni+ japonicum
infective form of schistosomiasis
cercadiae that penetrate skin
which type of water does schistosomiasis prefer
fresh water
what type of life cycle is filariasis
indirect
intermediate - female mosquito
definitive- human
what type of life cycle is schistosomiasis
indirect - snail intermediate
what enters the snail
miracidia that have hatched from the eggs
whos the typical affected of schistosomiasis
tourists
symptoms of shisto
acute - mostly asymptomatic but can have swimmers itch or katamaya fever (hypersensitivity)
chronic - affects different systems
tretament shisto
praziquental
which form os schistosomiasis is the most severe
japonica this is why we oblyhave an essay as a stand alone
main symptoms caused by what in schistosomiais
BODYS REACTION TO THE EGGS
WHICH IS THE PREDOMINANT SPEICIS in schsiosomaisis
mansion
what does the water have to be contaminated with for a person to have schistosomiasis
eggs
fresh water snail
mazotti reacrion
seen in people undergoing treatment in nematode infections with DEC , use ivermectin instread
what classification is w. Bancroft
nematode
