Helminthiases Flashcards

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What is the cause?

A

A roudworm called Hookworms.
**Hookworm, Ascaris, and whipworm are known as soil-transmitted helminths.

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What is the transmission?

A

ingestion of larvae (soil contimination via feces)

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3
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What are the symptoms?

A

skin rash, fever, stomach pain and diarrhea.

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What is the treatment?

A

albendazole and mebendazole

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