Lec 3 Intestinal Nematodes Flashcards
ascaris life span
1yr
trichuris life span
?1 yr
necator life span
8-16yrs
ancylostoma life span
up to 5 yrs
male ascaris has
incurved tails
stage of ascaris normally passed out in stool
fertilized egg
thinner chitin and albumin coat in ascaris
unfertilized egg
daily ovum output of sacaris
200k/day
incubation of ascaris
2-3mos
s/s due to ascaris larva
penumonitis
IgE
loeffler’s syndrome
moderate ascaris inf causes
lactose malabsorption
heavy ascaris infection causes
bowel obs
eosinophilia
tx of ascaris
alben
meben
pyrantel pamoate
sx for obstruction of oddi and biliary tree
deworming for ascaris advised every
6mos
hookworms include
necator (new world)
ancylostoma (old world)
adult male hookworms has what
copulatory bursa
necator/ancylostoma: which adult is bigger
ancylostoma
IS of hookworms
filariform larva
DS of hookworm
eggs
adult hookworms found where
small int
what stage of hookworms are found in soil/old feces
rhabditiform
incubation of hookwork
7-8wks