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1
Q

Kanagawa phenomenon

A

V. Parahemolyticus on wagatsuma agar

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2
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Sabin Feldman dye test

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Toxoplasmosis

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3
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Casoni

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Hydatid cyst

Type 1 HS

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4
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Bachman

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Trichinellosis

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5
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Mantenegro

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Leishmaniasis

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Bamboo stick 
Medusa head 
Box car 
Inverted fir tree 🌲 
Mc Feydan 
Frosted glass 
String of pearls
A

B. Anthracis

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7
Q

Fried egg

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Mycoplasma

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8
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Safety pin

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Yersinia

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9
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Draughtsman

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Strep pneumonia

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10
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Bullet virus

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Rabies

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Bricks virus

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Pox

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12
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Filamentous virus

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Ebola

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13
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Space vehicle virus

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Adeno

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14
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Wheel shape virus

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Polio

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15
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Darting

Vibrating

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Vibrio

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16
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Swarming

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Proteus
B. Cereus
Cl. Septicum

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17
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Tumbling

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Listeria

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18
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Stately

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Clostridium

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19
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Spinning

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Fusobacterium

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20
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Cork screw

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Treponema

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21
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Falling leaf

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Giardia

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22
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Twitching

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Eikenella

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23
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Differential motility

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Yersinia

Listeria

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24
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Jerky

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T. Vaginalis

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25
Q

Gliding

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Mycoplasma

Amoeba

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26
Q

Lashing

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Saprophytic

Spirochaetes

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27
Q

Pilot wheel

Mickey Mouse

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Paracoccidioides

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28
Q

Figure of 8 fungus

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Blastomycosis

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29
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Sphegetti in meatball in 10% KOH

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T. Versicolor

Malasezzia furfur

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30
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Fried egg appearance on SDA with olive oil overlay 3-4 days

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T. Versicolor

Malasezzia furfur

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31
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Golden yellow fluorescence in woods lamp

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T. Versicolor

Malasezzia furfur

Rx Selenium sulfide

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32
Q

No nails

No hair

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No nails - microsporon

No hair - epidermophyton

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33
Q

T Capitis types
Kerion (kiri kiri - tense boggy)
Flavus (crusting)

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Kerion - T. Verrucosum

Flavus - Schonleni

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34
Q

T. Mentagro vs. T rubrum
Hair perf test
Urease test

A

Mentagro positive for both

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35
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Macroconidia
Pencil
Club
Spindle

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Pencil - Trichophyton
Club - Epidermo
Spindle - microsporum

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36
Q

Madura
Multiple sinus vs single sinus
Purulent vs Serous Dx
OsteoLytic vs osteoSclerotic

A

Multiple, purulent, Lytic Actinimycetes - good response to Abx

Single, serous, sclerotic - Eumycetes - poor response need to amputate

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37
Q

Actinimycosis granules
White/yellow
Red

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White yellow - Nocardia, Actinimadura

Red - Actinomadura pelletri

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38
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Eumycetoma granules
Black
White
NEVER RESPONDS TO ANTIBIOTICS

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Black - Marurella myecetomatis, M. Greisea

White - Acremonium, p. Boydi

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39
Q 
Medlar/ copper penny bodies 
Sclerotic bodies 
Brown globose bodies 
Dermatatious fungus (colourful pigments)
Skin warty/verrucous 
Himalayan thorn injury
A 
Chromoblastomycosis
Phialophora, cladosporium 
Subcutaneous fungal (MRCS)
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40
Q

Yeast - cigar shape
Mold - Flower like sporulation
Splendour hoepelli phenomenon
Asteroid bodies

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Sporotrichosis schenkii

Splendour - basophilic surrounded by eosinophilic material

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41
Q 
Darling’s disease 
Pigeon droppings RS# 
Tuberculate macroconidia 
Yeast - narrow base budding
BL hilar lymphadenopathy 
Tiny yeast inside macrophages
A

H. Capsulatum

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42
Q

North American disease
Chicago
Gil Christ
Figure of 8

A

Blastomycosis

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43
Q

Bio terrorism
Desert rheumatism
San Jaoquin valley fever
Anthroconidial arrangement

A

Coccidiomycosis imitis

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44
Q

South American
Lutz mycosis
Mickey Mouse/ mariner wheel appearance

A

Para coccidiosis

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45
Q 
Reynolds braude (human plasma Cx) or Germ tube formn 
Cornmeal - chlamydiospores
All forms seem except Dimorphic 
Seen in NEUTROPENIC
Beta glu can
A

C. Albicans

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46
Q 
Pigeon dropping in HIV pos
Mc cause of death in HIV pos - meningitis 
Niger sees agar - black brown colonies 
Latex card Agglutination test 
Primary site RS —-> CNS
A

Cryptococcosis

Doc - AMB

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47
Q

Rhinocerebral zygomycosis

Aseptate hyphae at obtuse angle HNE

A

Rhizopus

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48
Q

Which zyogomyces?
DM
Frequent blood transfusion
Chronic dialysis

A

Mucor

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49
Q

LCB Zygomycetes
No rhizoids
Internodal rhizoids
Nodal rhizoids

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No - mucor
Internodal - absidia
Nodal - rhizopus

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50
Q

Aflatoxins causing HCC

A

A. Flavus

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51
Q

Black crusty Otomycosis

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A. Niger

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52
Q

Maltser’s lung (barley or malt factories)

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A. Clavatus

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53
Q

ABPA
Fungus ball
Oculo and otomycosis

A

A. Fumigatus

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54
Q

Septate hyphae at acute angles

Dichotomous branching

A

Aspergillosis

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55
Q

St. Vitus’ dance

At. Anthony fire

A

Claviceps ergotoxicosis

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56
Q

Farmer lung/ Hay dust
Bagassosis
Maltster lung
Cheeser lung

A

Farmer - Thermoactinimyces Vulgaris, Micromonospora faenii

Bagassosis - Thermoactinomyces sacchari

Malt - A. Clavatus

Cheeser - penicillium caseosum

57
Q

Has cysts (black) and trophozoites (green)
Chromosomes like fungus
CD<200
Gomorri methanamine stain GMS

58
Q

CMV which fungus?

59
Q

Mc post transplant
Virus
Fungus

A

Virus - CMV

Fungus - Cryptococcus

60
Q

Mc capsulated fungus
Mc in immunocompromised
Mc post transplant

A

Cryptococcosis

61
Q

Mc in diabetic
Septate
Aseptate

A

Septate - Aspergillus

Aseptate - mucor

62
Q

No cysts

A

T vaginalis
Di E fragilis
E gingivalis

Rx
Metro

63
Q

GAE

A

A&B

Acanthameba
Balamuthia

64
Q

PAM

A

Acute 2-3d

Naegleria

65
Q

Twitching also by?

A

Pseudomonas

66
Q

1-10% acid fast

A 
Cyclo 
Iso 
Crypto 
T. Saginata 
Hooklets of hydatid cyst
67
Q

Encephalitis
Granulomatous
Sporadic
Meningo encephalitis

A

Granulo - Acanthameba
Sporadic - HSV (temporal lobe)
Meningo - Enterovirus mc

68
Q

LD bodies

A

Amastigotes in macrophages

Leishmaniasis

69
Q

Babesia
Vector?
Species?

A

Vector - Ixodid tick (LYMES)

Sp. B microti and B divergence

70
Q

Virulence factor of E histolytica

A

Lectin in LI

71
Q

Philips media
Zymodeme pattern
Stools - cyst, RBC, Charcot Leyden, NO PUS

A

Amebic colitis

72
Q

Leishmaniasis
Visceral
Mucocutaneous
Cutaneous

A

Visceral - kala Azar by L donovani

Mucocutaneous(nasopharyngeal) - Epsundia by L brazilienses

Cutaneous- Oriental sore by L tropica

73
Q

Butterfly erythema on face

A

PKDL 10-20%

74
Q

NNN culture media
Aldehyde Napier (IgG)
LD bodies on PS

A

Leishmaniasis

75
Q 
Multiple ring forms or Eccole forms 
Banana shape 
Crest shape in RBC 
Absent Schizont 
HPRP2
A

Falciparum

76
Q

Single ring form
Oval gametocyte
LDH (all genus)
HRP2 Negative

77
Q 
Benign tertian 
Tertian 
Quartan 
Malignant tertian 
Quitidian
A 
Benign - Vivax 
Malignant- falcon
Tertian - ovale
Quartan - malariae 
Quotidian - kowlesii
78
Q

Shauffner dot in RBC

A

Vivax
Yellow brown pigment
RBC enlarged

79
Q

James dot

A

Ovale
Dark brown
RBC enlarged

80
Q

Ziemann stippling in RBC
Nephrotic syndrome +
Longest IP

A

Malariae
Brownish black
RBC normal size

81
Q

Murers cleft
ATN RF +
Schizont absent

A

Falciparum
Black
RBC normal size

82
Q

Chorioretinitis
Hydrocephalus
Intracranial calcification

A

Cong Toxoplasmosis

83
Q

CF of adult toxoplasmosis

A

Asymptomatic

84
Q

Cong toxoplasmosis tests

A 
At birth Max IgG 
6m Low IgG 
18m: 
Paired ELISA 
Absent - mother toxoplasmosis 
Rising - Cong toxoplasmosis
85
Q

Sabin Feldman IgG
IgG avidity
Double sandwich Elisa (IgA>M)

A

Only Cong Toxoplasma

86
Q

Football shape

A

Banlantidium Coli
Largest Protozoa
The only cliliata

87
Q

Eggs infective worms

A 
DATE 
Dog and Dwarf tapeworm
Ascaris
Trichuris 
Enterobius
88
Q

All flukes infective forms

89
Q

SAAFDET
Strongyloides
Ascaris
Ancylostoma

Filariasis
Dracunculus

Enterobius
Trichuris

A

SI
Strongyloides- Larva
Ancylostoma- larva
Ascaris - eggs

SC/ Lymphatics
Filaria - larva
Dracunculus - larva

LI
Enterobius and Trichuris - eggs

90
Q

Cyclops
Fish
Man

Has Operculated Eggs
Megaloblastic anemia

A

Diphyllobothrium

91
Q

Autoinfection cestodes

A

T. Solium

H nana

92
Q

All those who have 2 hosts have OPERCULATED EGGS (egg with lids)

Snail and Fish
Snail and aq plant
Cyclops and fish

A

Snail and fish -
Paragonimus
Opisthorchus and Clonorchis

Snail and aq plant
Fasicola hepatica and buski

Cyclops and fish
Diphyllo latum

Schistosomiasis ~ ONE INTER HOST only (snail)

93
Q

Only parasite ENTERing appendix

A

ENTERobius

94
Q

Chinese liver fluke

A

Clonorchis

Cholangio CA

95
Q 
Larva CESTODES
T solium 
T saginata 
E gran
H nana 
D latum
A 
T solium - cysticercus cellulosis 
T sag - c bovis 
E gran - hydatid cyst 
H nana - cystiCERCOID
D latum - PLEROCIRCOID

All HERMAPHRODITE/ MONECIOUS

96
Q

Larva
Schistosomiasis
All others

A

Schisto- CERCARIA
DIOECIOUS

Rest - METACERCARIA
MONECIOUS

97
Q

Larva

All nematodes

A

Rhabdotiform and
Filariform (infective)

All DIOECIOUS

98
Q

Countercurrent electrophoresis in Hydatid cyst

A

ARC 5 form

99
Q

Katayama fever

A

1st Mansoni IMV

2nd Japonicum SMV

100
Q

Schistosomiasis
SMV
IMV
Vesical plexus

A

SMV - Japonicum
IMV - Mansoni
Vesical - Hematobium

101
Q

Schistosomiasis
Terminal spine
Lateral spine
Lateral knob/spine

A

Terminal - Hematobium
Lateral spine - Mansoni
Lat knob - Japonicum

102
Q

Bilharziasis

A

Urinary schistosomiasis
Painless terminal hematuria
S. Hematobium

103
Q

Ovo-viviparous (the only one)

A

Strongyloides stercoralis
AUTOINFECTION+
Cutaneous larva migrans + (skin penetration)
PARTHENOGENESIS

104
Q

Viviparous

A

Filaria
Dracunculus
Trichinella

105
Q

Chandler index

A

Hookworm eggs/g of stool

> 200 significant
300 public health problem

106
Q

Ancylostoma vs Necator

Blood loss

A

Ancylostoma- 0.2 ml/day
Necator - 0.3 ml/day

Skin penetration- cutaneous larva migrans +

107
Q

Visceral larva migrans

A

1st Toxocara canis

✅ Ascaris (goes and clogs GIT, Biliary tract and RS)

108
Q

Loeffler syndrome

WEIN GARTEN SYNDROME

A 
Pulmonary eosinophilia 
SAAWN (causes of larva migrans) 
Strongyloids CUTANEOUS 
Ascaris, Toxocara VISCERAL 
Ancylo CUTANEOUS 
Wuchereria TPE
Necator CUTANEOUS
109
Q

Rectal Prolapse 🪱

110
Q

Auto infecting 🪱

A

T solium (tapes)
H nana
Strongyloides (parthenogenesis)
Enterobius (peri anal pruritus)

111
Q

Filaria
Tail tip nucleus
Tail tip no nucleus

A

Nucleus - GOOD 😌
Brugia
Loa loa

No nucleus - BAD 🤯
Wuchereria
Oncocerca

112
Q

River blindness

A

O. Volvulus

Non sheathed

113
Q

Calabar swelling

114
Q

Lymphatic filariasis

Cutaneous filariasis

A

Lymph - Brugia and Wuchereria

Cutaneous- loa loa and o. Volvulus

115
Q

Mf size Brugia vs Wuchereria

A

Which BIGGER than brugia

116
Q

Meyer Kuwenaar syndrome

A

Occult filariasis

Mf not seen in blood coz destroyed in tissue before release

117
Q

Wein Garten syndrome

A

TPE

Mf trapped in lungs - TPE

118
Q

Non bile stained eggs

A

A HEN egg is non bile stained

Ancylostoma
H nana
Enterobius
Necator

119
Q

Saturated salt solution floating

A

FEATHer light

Fertilised egg of Ascaris 
Enterobius 
Ancylostoma Necator 
Trichuris 
H nana
120
Q

Viviparous
Undercooked pork
Lives in mc EOM
Causes myocarditis

A

Trichinella

121
Q

Megaloblastic anemia
Hemolytic anemia
IDA

A

Megalo- Diphyllobothrium latum
Hemolytic - plasmodium, babesia
Ancylostoma (0.2ml), Necator (0.3ml) - IDA

122
Q

NCC lives where in brain?

A

1st Subarachnoid space

Brain parenchyma 1st

123
Q

3 pairs of hooklets
Thick cell wall
Polar filaments

A

H nana egg

124
Q

Cone shape Fasciola

Cycle : CATTLE

A

F hepatica

Liver fluke

125
Q

Non-cone shaped fasciola

Cycle : PIG

A

F. busckii

Intestinal fluke

126
Q

Mucus plugs in egg

127
Q

Planoconvex with larva in egg

A

Enterobius

128
Q

Granular

Crescents in egg

A

Fertilised ascaris

129
Q

Thick space in egg

No granules

130
Q

Thin space in egg

Lobules inside

A

Ancylostoma
Necator
Unfertilised ascaris

131
Q

Typhus
Epidemic
Endemic
Scrub

A

Epi - R. Prowazacki LICE

Endemic - R. Typhi FLEA

Scrub - R. Tsutsugamushi MITE

All DOC: Tetracyclines

132
Q

Vagabond disease

A

Body louse

133
Q

LGV

A

Chlamydia trachomatis

134
Q

Donovanosis

A

Callymatobacter

135
Q

Pinta

Yaws

A

Pinta - Carrotium

Yaws - pertenue

136
Q

Asteroid bodies

A

Sporotrichosis

Showing splendour hoepplei phenomenon

137
Q

Katayama fever

A

S. Mansoni

S. Japonicum also

138
Q

Mc visceral larva migrans

A

Toxocara canis

139
Q

Mc cutaneous larva migrans

A

Ancylostoma braziliense

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