Mansonella Spp Flashcards
a vector-borne filarial nematode
Mansonella spp
3 species
M. perstans
M. ozzardi
M. streptocerca
primary vectors
biting of midges of the Culicoides genus
Non-specific symptoms
Headache
Abdominal pain
Fatigue
Fever
Pruritus
Neuropsychiatric
Lymphadenopathy
Eosinophilia
diagnosed by the finding of microfilariae circulating in blood
M. perstans
M. ozzardi
diagnosed by finding microfilariae in skin nips
M. streptocerca
combination therapy of M. perstans
Diethylcarbamazine + mebendazole
Effective against microfilariae
Ivermectin
Wuchereria bancrofti
A. Disease
B. Arthropod vector
C. Diagnostic stage
A. Elephantiasis
B. Mosquito (anopheles)
C. Blood
Brugia malayi
A. Disease
B. Arthropod vector
C. Diagnostic stage
A. Elephantiasis
B. Mosquito (mansonia)
C. Blood
Loa loa
A. Disease
B. Arthropod vector
C. Diagnostic stage
A. Calabar swelling
B. Fly (chrysops)
C. Blood
Onchocerca volvulus
A. Disease
B. Arthropod vector
C. Diagnostic stage
A. River blindness
B. Fly (simulian)
C. tissue from nodule
