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Medically Important Parasites (3) Flashcards

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Gastrointestinal nematode examples

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  • Enterobius vermicularis (pin worm)
  • Ascaris lumbricoides
  • Trichuris trichiura
  • Necator amercanus (new world), Ancylostoma duodenale (old world) (hookworm)
  • Strongyloides stercoralis
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Enterobius vermicularis characteristics

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  • Pin worm

* Long pointed tail

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Enterobius vermicularis ovum

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  • Oval
  • Flattened on one side
  • Thick colourless shell
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Enterobius vermicularis transmission

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  • Faecal oral
  • Ingestion
  • Inhalation of ova
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Enterobius vermicularis diagnosis

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Scotch tape test

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Enterobius vermicularis treatment

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• Anti-helminthic drug (eg. Mebendazole, piperazine)

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Enterobius vermicularis life cycle

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  1. Eggs on perianal folds. Larvae inside eggs mature within 4-6h
  2. Embryonated eggs ingested by humans
  3. Larva hatch in small intestine
  4. Adults in lumen of caecum
  5. Gravid female migrate to perianal region at night to lay eggs
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Ascaris lumbricoides size

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• Largest intestinal nematode

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Ascaris lumbricoides egg

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• Broadly oval, thick, transparent shell, surrounded by yellow/brown bile-stained mammilated outer covering

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Ascaris lumbricoides Pathogenesis

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  • Inflammatory reaction due to migrating larvae: Loffler’s Syndrome
  • Blockage of intestine by adult worms
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Ascaris lumbricoides diagnosis

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• Fertilised/unfertilised eggs

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Ascaris lumbricoides treatment

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Any antiparasitic agent (mebendazole, piperazine)

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Ascaris lumbricoides life cycle

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L2 hatch in small intestine -> penetrate wall -> migrate via hepatic portal circulation -> alveoli of lungs -> trachea -> pharynx -> swallowed -> develop into adult worms in small intestine -> mate -> 2 months egg production

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Trichuris trichiuria characteristics

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  • Whipworm

* slender thread-like anterior, thicker posterior

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Trichuris trichiuria egg

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  • Bile stained
  • Oval, thick, smooth shell, clear
  • Prominent polar plug at each end
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Trichuris trichiuria pathogenesis

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  • Nausea
  • Diarrhoea
  • Blood loss
  • Rectal prolapse
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Trichuris trichiuria laboratory diagnosis

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  • Stool examination for eggs

* Concentration techniques

18
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Trichuris trichiuria treatment

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  • Mebendazole

* Good hygiene

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Trichuris trichiuria life cycle

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  1. Eggs escaping in faeces
  2. Development of egg in soil
  3. Ingesting embryonated eggs
  4. Larva liberated from eggs in small intestine
  5. Larva develops into adult worms in caecum
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Necator amercanus/Ancylostoma duodenale characteristics

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  • Hookworm

* Hook-like anterior end

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Necator amercanus/Ancylostoma duodenale buccal capsules

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Necator amercanus: cutting plates

Ancylostoma duodenale: teeth

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Necator amercanus/Ancylostoma duodenale ova

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  • Slight difference in size
  • Thin, clear, smooth colourless shell
  • Clear space between developing embryo and eggshell
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Necator amercanus/Ancylostoma duodenale pathogenesis

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  • Penetrate skin: hands or feet

* nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, anorexia, anemia

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Necator amercanus/Ancylostoma duodenale diagnosis

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Stool examination of eggs

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Necator amercanus/Ancylostoma duodenale treatment

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  • Mebendazole
  • Piperazine
  • Iron replacement
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Necator amercanus/Ancylostoma duodenale rhabditiform larva

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  • Non-infective free living form

* Prominent buccal cavity

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Necator amercanus/Ancylostoma duodenale filariform larva

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  • Not independent
  • Must find final host
  • Short oesophagus
  • Long pointed tail
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Necator amercanus/Ancylostoma duodenale life cycle

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  1. Eggs in feces
  2. Rhabditiform larva hatches
  3. Filariform larva penetrates skin
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Strongyloides stercoralis eggs

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  • Thin shelled eggs

* Release non infective rhabditiform larva in intestine

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Strongyloides stercoralis Pathogenesis

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  • Itch
  • Allergy
  • Diarrhoea
  • Abdominal pain
  • Vomiting
  • Weight loss
  • Cough
  • Shortness of breath

Occurs in immunocompromised
Larva found in lungs, liver, heart

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Strongyloides stercoralis lab diagnosis

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• Rhabditiform larva in faeces

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Strongyloides stercoralis treatment

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• Thiabendazole

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