INTESTINAL NEMATODES WITH TISSUE STAGE Flashcards
1
Q
These are common roundworms infecting more than 700 million people worldwide.
A
ascaris lumbricoides
2
Q
ascaris lumbricoides treatment
A
Mebendazole, Albendazole and Piperazine
3
Q
caused by a series of related nematode species (ascarids) that routinely infect dogs and cats throughout the world
A
toxocariasis
4
Q
(Dog ascarid)
A
toxocara anis
5
Q
cat ascarid
A
toxocara catis
6
Q
diagnosis of toxocariasis
A
identification of larvae in tissue
7
Q
toxocariasis Treatment
A
- Thiabendazole: 25 mg/kg twice daily for 5 days.
