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Intestinal Distress Plus Migratory Symptoms Flashcards

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What are the causative organisms of Intestinal Distress Plus Migratory Symptoms

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Toxocara species
Ascaris lumbricoides (intestinal roundworm)
Necator americanus and Ancylostoma duodenale (hookworms)

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What form of Intestinal Distress plus Migratory Symptoms is Toxocara species?

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Helminths

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What are the most common modes of transmission for Intestinal Distress Plus Migratory Symptoms (Toxocara species)?

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Cycle A: dog or cat feces

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What are the virulence factors for Intestinal Distress Plus Migratory Symptoms (Toxocara species)?

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How do you culture/diagnose Intestinal Distress Plus Migratory Symptoms (Toxocara species)?

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Blood count, serology, egg or worm detection

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How do you prevent Intestinal Distress Plus Migratory Symptoms (Toxocara species)?

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Hygiene

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How do you treat Intestinal Distress Plus Migratory Symptoms (Toxocara species)?

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Albendazole

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What are the distinctive features of Intestinal Distress Plus Migratory Symptoms (Toxocara species)?

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Can cause migration symptoms or blindness

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What are the epidemiological features of Intestinal Distress Plus Migratory Symptoms (Toxocara species)?

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Nearly 100% of newborn puppies in United States infected; 14% of people in United States have been infected; considered a neglected parasitic infection (NPI)

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What form of Intestinal Distress Plus Migratory Symptoms is Ascaris lumbricoides?

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Helminth

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What form of helmith is Ascaris lumbricoides?

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Intestinal roundworm

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What are the most common modes of transmission for Intestinal Distress Plus Migratory Symptoms (Ascaris lumbricoides)?

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Cycle A: vehicle (soil/fecal-oral), fomites, self-inoculation

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What are the virulence factors for Intestinal Distress Plus Migratory Symptoms (Ascaris lumbricoides)?

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Induction of hypersensitivity, adult worm migration, abdominal obstruction

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How do you culture/diagnose Intestinal Distress Plus Migratory Symptoms (Ascaris lumbricoides)?

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Blood count, serology, egg or worm detection

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How do you prevent Intestinal Distress Plus Migratory Symptoms (Ascaris lumbricoides)?

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Hygiene

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How do you treat Intestinal Distress Plus Migratory Symptoms (Ascaris lumbricoides)?

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Albendazole

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What are the distinctive features of Intestinal Distress Plus Migratory Symptoms (Ascaris lumbricoides)?

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Most cases mild, unnoticed

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What are the epidemiological features of Intestinal Distress Plus Migratory Symptoms (Ascaris lumbricoides)?

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Internationally: up to 25% prevalence, 80,000 to 100,000 deaths per year

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What form of Intestinal Distress Plus Migratory Symptoms are Necator americanus and Ancylostoma duodenale?

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Helminth

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What type of helminth are Necator americanus and Ancylostoma duodenale?

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Hookworms

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What are the most common modes of transmission for Intestinal Distress Plus Migratory Symptoms (Nector americanus and Ancylostoma duodenale)?

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Cycle B: vehicle (soil, formite

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What are the virulence factors for Intestinal Distress Plus Migratory Symptoms (Nector americanus and Ancylostoma duodenale)?

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Induction of hypersensitivity, adult worm migration, abdominal obstruction

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How do you culture/diagnose Intestinal Distress Plus Migratory Symptoms (Nector americanus and Ancylostoma duodenale)?

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Blood count, serology, egg or worm detection

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How do you prevent Intestinal Distress Plus Migratory Symptoms (Nector americanus and Ancylostoma duodenale)?

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Sanitation

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How do you treat Intestinal Distress Plus Migratory Symptoms (Nector americanus and Ancylostoma duodenale)?

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Albendazole

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What are the distinctive features of Intestinal Distress Plus Migratory Symptoms (Nector americanus and Ancylostoma duodenale)?

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Penetrates skin, serious intestinal symptoms

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What are the epidemiological features of Intestinal Distress Plus Migratory Symptoms (Nector americanus and Ancylostoma duodenale)?

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United States: widespread in Southeast until the early 1900s; internationally: 800 million infected.

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