HELMINTHIC INFESTATIONS

Question 1

Diphyllobothrium latus is what type of tape worm

Answer 1

broad or fish tapeworm

Question 2

80 % of fish tape worms are what

Answer 2

asymptomatic

Question 3

what are two symptoms of the fish tapeworm

Answer 3

megaloblastic anemia and eight loss

Question 4

how is fish tapeworm transmitted to humans

Answer 4

consumption of raw or undercooked freshwater fish

Question 5

how can one kill the fish tape worm

Answer 5

thoroughly cook or freezing will kill tapeworm

Question 6

Echinococcus granulosus is what type of tapeworm

Answer 6

canine tapeworm

Question 7

canin tapeworm travel through body and form what

Answer 7

hydatid cysts

Question 8

Canine tapeworm can form hydrates cysts in any organ but prefers which one

Answer 8

liver

Question 9

how does one get infected with the canine tapeworm

Answer 9

consuming water or food contaminated by dog feces

Question 10

treatment for canine feces is what

Answer 10

remove the cysts surgically

Question 11

Ascariasis is asymptomatic in how many of its cases

Answer 11

almost all

Question 12

Is Ascariasis fatal

Answer 12

it can be

Question 13

The Ascaris Lumbricoides is the pathogen that causes ascariasis and is what

Answer 13

the largest nematode to infect humans

Question 14

Ascariasis is the most common what

Answer 14

nematode infection of humans worldwide

Question 15

how is one infected with ascariasis

Answer 15

eggs are ingested in water or on vegetables

Question 16

Hookworms cause chronic what

Answer 16

anemia, iron and protein deficiencies

Question 17

What is a hallmark sign of hookworms

Answer 17

ground itch at site of larvae penetration

Question 18

Ancylostoma duodenale and Necator americanus are two what

Answer 18

two hookworms that infect humans

Question 19

transmission of hookworms occurs how

Answer 19

when larvae penetrate the skin, usually on the foot

Question 20

Hookworms are the second most common what

Answer 20

nematode to infect humans worldwide

Question 21

what is a prevention tactic when dealing with hookworms

Answer 21

wear shoes in endemic areas

Question 22

Pinworms have what specific symptom

Answer 22

perianal itching

Question 23

how many cases of pinworm are asymptomatic

Answer 23

1/3

Question 24

Enterobinius vermicularis causes what

Answer 24

pinworm

Question 25

what population is the most commonly infected by pinworm

Answer 25

children

Question 26

Female pinworms deposit eggs in the perianal region at night. The eggs spread how

Answer 26

easily on bedding and person to person

Question 27

Enterobius is the most common what

Answer 27

parasitic worm infestation in the US

Question 28

Dracunculiasis is also known as what

Answer 28

Guinea worm disease

Question 29

The worms of Dracunculiasis will do what after a year of infection

Answer 29

the worms forms a blister on the sin, generally on the foot, which will break open

Question 30

Dracunculus medinesis causes what

Answer 30

Dracunculiasis

Question 31

How do humans become infected with dracunculiasis

Answer 31

by drinking unfiltered water containing copepods (small crustaceans) that have been infected with D. medinesis larvae

Question 32

What is the tradition treatment of dracunculiasis

Answer 32

winding the worm out on a stick over a period of weeks

Question 33

Trichinosis is also known as what

Answer 33

trichinellosis

Question 34

mild cases of trichinellosis are symptomatic yes or no

Answer 34

no, asymptomatic

Question 35

trichinosis has a sign of what

Answer 35

muscle pain and weakness

Question 36

trichinella spiralis is the nematode that causes what

Answer 36

trichinellosis

Question 37

how do human become infected with trichinosis

Answer 37

infected by eating undercooked meat containing cysts of T. spirals (esp. pork)

Question 38

what are some ways to prevent the infection of trichinosis

Answer 38

cook meath thoroughly or freeze it

Question 39

Intestinal fluke infection is also known as what

Answer 39

fasciolopsiasis

Question 40

most infection of intestinal flukes are what

Answer 40

asymptomatic

Question 41

fasciolopsis buski is the largest parasitic fluke to infect human and leads to what infections

Answer 41

intestinal fluke infection

Question 42

how does one become infected with intestinal fluke

Answer 42

ingest cyst on raw, edible aquatic plants

Question 43

how can one prevent an intestinal fluke infection

Answer 43

immersing veggies in boiling water

Question 44

Liver fluke worm is also known as

Answer 44

fascioliasis

Question 45

fasciola hepatica and F. gigantica cause what

Answer 45

liver fluke worm

Question 46

how does one become infected with liver fluke worm

Answer 46

ingest water aquatic vegetation (watercress)