Intestinal Distress Plus Migratory Symptoms Flashcards
What are the causative organisms of Intestinal Distress Plus Migratory Symptoms
Toxocara species
Ascaris lumbricoides (intestinal roundworm)
Necator americanus and Ancylostoma duodenale (hookworms)
What form of Intestinal Distress plus Migratory Symptoms is Toxocara species?
Helminths
What are the most common modes of transmission for Intestinal Distress Plus Migratory Symptoms (Toxocara species)?
Cycle A: dog or cat feces
What are the virulence factors for Intestinal Distress Plus Migratory Symptoms (Toxocara species)?
How do you culture/diagnose Intestinal Distress Plus Migratory Symptoms (Toxocara species)?
Blood count, serology, egg or worm detection
How do you prevent Intestinal Distress Plus Migratory Symptoms (Toxocara species)?
Hygiene
How do you treat Intestinal Distress Plus Migratory Symptoms (Toxocara species)?
Albendazole
What are the distinctive features of Intestinal Distress Plus Migratory Symptoms (Toxocara species)?
Can cause migration symptoms or blindness
What are the epidemiological features of Intestinal Distress Plus Migratory Symptoms (Toxocara species)?
Nearly 100% of newborn puppies in United States infected; 14% of people in United States have been infected; considered a neglected parasitic infection (NPI)
What form of Intestinal Distress Plus Migratory Symptoms is Ascaris lumbricoides?
Helminth
What form of helmith is Ascaris lumbricoides?
Intestinal roundworm
What are the most common modes of transmission for Intestinal Distress Plus Migratory Symptoms (Ascaris lumbricoides)?
Cycle A: vehicle (soil/fecal-oral), fomites, self-inoculation
What are the virulence factors for Intestinal Distress Plus Migratory Symptoms (Ascaris lumbricoides)?
Induction of hypersensitivity, adult worm migration, abdominal obstruction
How do you culture/diagnose Intestinal Distress Plus Migratory Symptoms (Ascaris lumbricoides)?
Blood count, serology, egg or worm detection
How do you prevent Intestinal Distress Plus Migratory Symptoms (Ascaris lumbricoides)?
Hygiene
How do you treat Intestinal Distress Plus Migratory Symptoms (Ascaris lumbricoides)?
Albendazole
What are the distinctive features of Intestinal Distress Plus Migratory Symptoms (Ascaris lumbricoides)?
Most cases mild, unnoticed
What are the epidemiological features of Intestinal Distress Plus Migratory Symptoms (Ascaris lumbricoides)?
Internationally: up to 25% prevalence, 80,000 to 100,000 deaths per year
What form of Intestinal Distress Plus Migratory Symptoms are Necator americanus and Ancylostoma duodenale?
Helminth
What type of helminth are Necator americanus and Ancylostoma duodenale?
Hookworms
What are the most common modes of transmission for Intestinal Distress Plus Migratory Symptoms (Nector americanus and Ancylostoma duodenale)?
Cycle B: vehicle (soil, formite
What are the virulence factors for Intestinal Distress Plus Migratory Symptoms (Nector americanus and Ancylostoma duodenale)?
Induction of hypersensitivity, adult worm migration, abdominal obstruction
How do you culture/diagnose Intestinal Distress Plus Migratory Symptoms (Nector americanus and Ancylostoma duodenale)?
Blood count, serology, egg or worm detection
How do you prevent Intestinal Distress Plus Migratory Symptoms (Nector americanus and Ancylostoma duodenale)?
Sanitation
