helminth diseases Flashcards
1
Q
schistosoma haematobium
A
blood fluke of man
causes swimmers itch
2
Q
paragoniumus
A
long fluke of man
infects lungs
3
Q
opishthorchis
A
human liver fluke
4
Q
taenia solium
A
pork tapeworm
5
Q
t.saginata
A
beef tapeworm
6
Q
loa loa
A
african eye worm
7
Q
sourxce of infection of ascaris
A
injestion of embryonated food
8
Q
symptoms of helminth diseases
A
internal bleeding muscualr pain fever anemia blockage of intestinal passage
9
Q
what is microfilarial periodicity
A
microfilarial larvae enter
peripheral parts in the nights
deeper parts in the morning
10
Q
filarial fever charecterised by
A
headache and mental depression
11
Q
anti filarial drug
A
diethyl carbamazine(hetrezan)