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It Is A Serious Infection Of The Brain And Spinal Column That Can Occur In People Living With HIV

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Cryptococcus meningitis

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It is a very common in the environment and can be found in soil and in bird droppings

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Cryptococcus meningitis

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What is the causative agent of cryptococcus meningitis

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Cryptococcus neoformans

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What is the incubation period of cryptococcus meningitis

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Median time of 6 months (extremes 2 weeks to 2 years)

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How does cryptococcus meningitis transmitted

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It is not from person to person but transmitted when they inhale soil particles contaminated by bird droppings

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What is the vaccine for cryptococcus meningitis

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No vaccine

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What are the signs and symptoms of cryptococcus meningitis

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Headache
nausea
vomiting
mental changes
lethargy

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What is the diagnostic test of cryptococcus meningitis

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Blood test and cerebrospinal fluid sample

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What is the treatment for cryptococcus meningitis

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Amphotericin b and fluconazole

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It is a microscopic free living amoeba that can cause rare but severe infection of the eye skin and central nervous system

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Acanthamoeba

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It is a single cell living organism

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Amoeba

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What is the positive agent of acanthamoeba

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Acanthamoeba keratitis

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Incubation period of acanthamoeba

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Several days to several weeks

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What is the mode transmission of acanthamoeba

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Inhalation of cyst and trophozoites carried by the wind through the respiratory tract

ImProper contact lens care practices

Direct skin contact by traumatic injection or entry through pre-existing wounds

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What is the vaccine for acanthamoeba

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No vaccine

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What are the symptoms of acanthamoeba

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Eye pain
eye redness
blurred vision
sensitivity to light
sensation of something in the eye excessive tearing

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The diagnostic test of acanthamoeba

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Confocal microscopy

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Diagnosed by an eye specialist based on symptoms growth of the amoeba from a scraping of the eye and or seeing the amoeba by a process called

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Confocal microscopy

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What is the treatment for acanthamoeba

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Combination of chlorhexidine (0.02%) and polyhexamethylene beguanide (PHMB, 0.02%)

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It is an amoeba commonly found in warm fresh water and soil

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Naeglaria

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The causative agent of naegleria is

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Naegleria fowleri

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What is the meaning of PAM

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Primary amoebic meningoencephalitis

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The incubation period of naegleria is

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2 to 3 days to as long as 7 to 15 days

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What is the mode of transmission of naegleria

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Water containing the amoeba enters the body through the nose this typically occurs when people go swimming or diving in warm fresh water places like lakes and rivers

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25
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What is the vaccine for naegleria

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No vaccine

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What is the signs and symptoms of naegleria

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Fever
headache
stiff neck
sensitivity to light
nausea and vomiting
confusion

27
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The diagnostic test for naegleria are

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Naegleria fowleri organisms, nucleic acid, and antigen detected through several spinal fluid biopsy or tissue specimens

28
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What are the treatment for naegleria

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Amphotericin b (inteavenously) and miltefosine (Impavido)

29
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It is the most severe neurological complication of infection it is a clinical syndrome characterized by coma and asexual forms of the parasite on peripheral blood smears

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Cerebral malaria

30
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What is the causative agent for cerebral malaria

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Plasmodium falciparum

31
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What is the incubation period for cerebral malaria

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12 days but it may be as short at 6 to 12 hours in children and none immune person

32
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What is the mode of transmission of cerebral malaria

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It just turned submitted through the right of an infected anopheles mosquito

33
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What is the vaccine for cerebral malaria

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Malaria vaccine (Mosquirix)

34
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What is the signs and symptoms for cerebral malaria

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Fever
headache
body ache
delirium and coma

35
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What is the diagnostic test for cerebral malaria

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Peripheral blood smear stained by Giemsa stain
Rapid diagnostic test (antigen detection test)
PCR

36
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What is the treatment for cerebral malaria

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Artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs)

Chloroquine phosphate

37
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It is the first line treatment for malaria

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Artemisinin-based combination therapies

38
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There are several different types of ACTs

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Artemether-lumefantrine and artesunate-amodiaquine

39
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It is the preferred treatment for any parasite that the sensitive to the drug

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Chloroquine

40
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Is the name of several disease invertebrates caused by parasitic protozoan tripanosomes.

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Trypanosomiasis

41
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What is the causative agent for trypanosomiasis

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Trypanosoma brucei
Trypanosoma brucei gambiense
Trypanosoma bruci rhodesiense

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What is the incubation of period for trypanosomiasis

43
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The incubation period for chaga’s disease is

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7 to 14 days ( 1-2 weeks)

44
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What is the incubation period for trypanosomiasis but transfusion acquired disease

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20-40 days

45
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In humans trypanosomiasis includes two diseases

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African trypanosomiasis and chagas disease

46
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What is the mode of transmission for trypanosomiasis

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It is transmitted to humans by tse tse fly (glossina genus) bites

47
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Sizes symptoms for trypanosomiasis is

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Fever
headaches
irritability
fatigue
swollen lymph nodes

48
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What is the vaccine for trypanosomiasis

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No vaccine

49
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The diagnostic test for trypanosomiasis

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Body fluid or tissue by microscopy

Lymph node fluid or biopsy of chancre

50
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What are the drugs for trypanosomiasis

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Pentamidine suramin melarsoprol and eflornithine.

Fifth drug nifurtimox

51
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Is a parasitic tissue infection caused by larval cyst of the tapeworm taenia solium

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Cysticercosis

52
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The incubation period for cysticercosis

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3.5 years (10 days - 10 years)

53
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What is the motive transmission for cysticercosis

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Oral fecal route. Eggs are accidentally ingested from contaminated water or vegetables

54
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What is the vaccine for cysticercosis

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No vaccine

55
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Signs and symptoms for cysticercosis

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Nausea and vomiting
headache
abdominal pain
lethargy
confusion
seizure

56
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What is the diagnosis of cysticercosis

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MRI or CT scan if Neuro cysticercosis and
blood test

57
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It is a zoonosis caused by an Echinococcus granulosus, and ingesting eggs release through the feces from infected dogs infects human

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Hydatidosis

58
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The positive agent for hydatidosis

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Echinococcosis
Echinococcus granulosus (dog tapeworm)

59
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Incubation period for hydatidosis

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5 to 15 years

60
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What is the mode of transmission for hydatidosis

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People become infected by ingesting eating eggs of the parasite usually when there is hand to mouth transfer of eggs in dogs feces

61
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What is the vaccine for hydatidosis

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No vaccine

62
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What is the signs and symptoms of hydatidosis

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Stomach upset
diarrhea
swollen abdomen
anemia
weakness
cough

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What is the diagnosis for hydatidosis

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Ct scans
ultrasonography
Mri

Serologic test to confirm diagnosis

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The treatment for hydatidosis

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Mebendazole albendazole

Albendazole is significantly more effective than mebendazole in the treatment of liver cysts

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