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Microbiology Parasitology - First Aid Flashcards

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Giardia lamblia disease

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Giardiasis: bloating, flatulence, foul-smelling, fatty diarrhea (often seen in campers/hikers)

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Transmission of Giardia lamblia

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cysts in water

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Diagnosis of Giardia

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trophozoites or cysts in stool

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Treatment for Giardia

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Metronidazole

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Entamoeba histolytica disease

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Amebiasis: bloody diarrhea, liver abscess (w/ “anchovy paste” exudate), RUQ pain

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Transmission of Entamoeba histolytica

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Cysts in the water

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Diagonsis of Entamoeba histolytica

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serology and trophozoites (w/ RBCs in cytoplasm) or cysts (w/ up to 4 nuclei) in stool

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Treatment of Entamoeba histolytica

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Metronidazole

Iodoquinol for asymptomatic cyst passers

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Cryptosporidium diesease

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severe diarrhea in AIDS

mild disease in immunocompromised

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Cryptosporidium transmission

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oocysts in water

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Diagnosis of Cryptosporidium

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oocysts on acid-fast stain

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Treatment of Cryptosporidium

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prevention by filtering city water

Nitazoxanide in immunocompromised hosts

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Protozoa that cause GI infections (3)

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  1. Giardia lamblia
  2. Entamoeba histolytica
  3. Cryptosporidium
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Protozoa that cause CNS infections (3)

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  1. Toxoplasma gondii
  2. Naegleria fowleri
  3. Trpanosoma brucei
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Toxoplasma gondii disease

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brain abcesses in HIV (ring-enhancing lesions on CT/MRI)
congenital toxoplasmosis (triad of chorioretinitis, hydrocephalus and intracranial calcifications)
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Transmission of Toxoplasma gondii

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cysts in meat or oocysts in cat feces; crosses placenta

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Diagnosis of Toxoplasma gondii

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serology, biopys (tachyzoite)

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Treatment for Toxoplasma gondii

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Sulfadiazine and pyrimethamine

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Naegleria fowleri disease

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Rapidly fatal meningoencephalitis

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Trasmission of Naegleria fowleri

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swimming in freshwater lakes; enters via cribiform plate

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Diagnosis of Naegleria fowleri

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amoebas in spinal fluid

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Treatment of Naegleria fowleri

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Amphotericin B

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Trypanosoma brucei disease

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African sleeping sickness: enlarged LNs, recurring fever, somnolence, coma

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Transmission of Trypanosoma brucei

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tsetse fly (painful bite)

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Diagnosis of Trypanosoma brucei

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blood smear

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Treatment for Trypanosoma brucei

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Suramin for blood-borne disease

Melarsoprol for CNS penetration

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Protozoa that cause hematologic infections

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  1. Plasmodium

2. Babesia

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Plasmodium Disease

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fever, HA, anemia, splenomegaly

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P. vivax/ovale

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48 hour cycle (fevers on first and third days)
dormant form (hypnozoite) in liver
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P. falciparum

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severe
irregular fever patterns
parasitized RBCs occlude capillaries in brain (cerebral malaria), kidneys and lungs

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P. malariae

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72 hr cycle (quartan)

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Transmission of Plasmodium

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mosquito

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Diagnosis of Plasmodium

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  • blood smear, trophozoite ring form within RBC

- schizont containing merozoites

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Treatment of Plasmodium

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Begin with chloroquine which blocks Plasmodium heme polymerase; if resistant, use mefloquine or atovaquone/proguanil.

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If Plasmodium infxn is life-threatening, treat with…

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IV quinidine (check for G6PD deficiency).

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For vivax/ovale treatment, add…

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primaquine for hypnozoites 9test for G6PD deficiency).

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Babesia disease

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Babesisosis: fever and hemolytic anemia; northeast US; asplenia increases risk of disease

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Transmission of Babesia

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ixodes tick

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Diagnosis of Babesia

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blood smear has ring form and Maltese cross

PCR

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Treatment of Babesia

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Atovaquone + Azithromycin

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Trypanosoma cruzi disease

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Chagas disease: dilated cardiomyopathy, megacolon, megaesophagus

(South America)

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Transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi

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Reduviid bug (“kissing bug”) feces, deposited in a painless bite

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Diagnosis of Trypanosoma cruzi

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blood smear

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Treatment for Trypanosoma cruzi

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Benznidazole

Nifurtimox

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Leishmania donovani disease

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visceral leishmaniasis: spiking fevers, hepatosplenomegaly, pancytopenia

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Transmission of Leishmania donovani

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Diagnosis of Leishmania donovani

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macrophages containing amastigotes

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Treatment of Leishmania donovani

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Amphotericin B, sodium stibogluconate

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Trichomonas vaginalis Disease

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Vaginitis: foul-smelling, greenish discharge; itching and burning

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Transmission of Trichomonas vaginalis

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sexual (cannot exist outside of humans because it cannot form spores)

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Diagnosis of Trichomonas vaginalis

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trophozoites on wet mount

strawberry cervix

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Treatment of Trichomonas vaginalis

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Metronidazole for pt and partner

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Intestinal Nematodes (roundworms)

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Enterobius vermicularis (pinworm)
Ascaris lumbricoides (giant roundworm)
Strongyloides stercoralis
Ancylostoma duodenale/Necator americanus (hookworms)

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Transmission of Enterobius vermicularis

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fecal-oral

55
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Enterobius vermicularis disease

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Intestinal infection causing anal pruritis (diagnosed via scotch tape test)

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Treatment for Enterobius vermicularis

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Bendazoles or ppyrantel pamoate

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Transmission of Ascaris lumbricoides

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fecal-oral; eggs visible in feces under microscope

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Disease of Ascaris lumbricoides

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intestinal infection

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Treatment for Ascaris lumbricoides

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Bendazoles or pyrantel pamoate

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Strongyloides sterocralis transmission

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larvae in soil penetrate the skin

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Strongyloides stercoralis disease

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intestinal infection causing vomiting, diarrhea, epigastric pain

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Treatment for Strongyloides

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Ivermectin or albendazole

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Transmission of Anyclostoma duodenale or Necator americanus

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larvae penetrate skin

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Anyclostoma/Necator disease

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intestinal infection causing anemia by sucking blood from intestinal walls

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Treatment of Ancylostoma/Necator

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Bendazoles or pyrantel pamoate

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Tissue Nematodes

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Onchocerca volvulus
Loa loa
Wuchereria bancrofti
Toxocara canis

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Transmission of Onchocerca volvulus

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female blackfly bite

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Onchocerca volvulus disease

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hyperpigmented skinand river blindness; allergic rxn to microfilaria possible

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Onchocerca volvulus treatment

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Ivermectin

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Loa loa transmission

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deer fly, mango fly, horse fly

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Loa loa disease

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swelling in skin, worm in conjunctiva

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Loa loa treatment

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Diethylcarbamazine

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Wuchereria bancrofti transmission

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female mosquito

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Wuchereria bancrofti disease

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blocks lymphatic vessels: elephantiasis: takes 9 months - 1 yr after bite to become symptomatic

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Treatment for Wuchereria bancrofti

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Diethylcarbamazine

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Toxocara canis transmission

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fecal-oral

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Toxocara canis disease

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visceral larva migrans

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Toxocara canis treatment

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Albendazole or mebendazole

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Cestodes (tapeworms)

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  1. Taenia solium
  2. Diphyllobothrium latum
  3. Echinococcus granulosus
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Taenia solium transmission

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ingestion of larvae encysted in undercooked pork or ingestion of eggs

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Taenia solium disease

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  • intestinal infection (from larvae)
  • cysticercosis (from eggs)
  • neurocysticercosis (from eggs)
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Treatment for Taenia solium

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Praziquantel

Also, albendazole for neurocysticercosis.

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Diphyllobothrium latum transmission

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ingestion of larvae from raw freshwater fish

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Diphyllobothrium latum disease

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vitamin B12 deficiency (tapeworm competes for B12 in intestine) leading to anemia

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Treatment for Diphyllobothrium

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Praziquantel

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Echinococcus granulosus transmission

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ingestion of eggs from dog feces

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Echinococcus granulosus disease

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Hydatid cysts in liver, causing anaphylaxis if antigens are release (surgeons preinject with ethanol to kill cysts)

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Treatment for echinococcus

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Albendazole

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Trematodes (flukes)

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  1. Schistosoma

2. Clonorchis sinensis

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Schistosoma transmission

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snails are host; cercariae penetrate skin of humans

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Disease from Schistosoma

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Liver and spleen granulomas, fibrosis and inflammation

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Chronic infection with schistosoma can lead to…

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SCC of the bladder.

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Treatment for schistosoma

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Praziquantel

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Clonorchis transmission

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undercooked fish

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Clonorchis sinensis disease

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biliary tract inflammation leading to pigmented gallstones.

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Clonorchis sinensis is associated with…

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cholangiocarcinoma.

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Treatment for Clonorchis

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Praziquantel

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