Microfiliria Flashcards
1
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also known as african eye worm
A
loa loa
2
Q
vector of loa loa
A
chrysops (deer flies)
3
Q
seen during daytime/ common during rainy seasons
A
diurnal periodicity
4
Q
diagnostic stage of loa loa
A
microfilaria
5
Q
disease caused by loa loa
A
loiasis
6
Q
considered as an ntd
A
onchocerca volvulus
7
Q
onchocherca volvulus disease
A
river blindness
8
Q
disease caused by onchocerca
A
onchocerciasis
9
Q
test for onchocerciasis
A
mazzoti test
10
Q
test for loa loa
A
knotts test
11
Q
doc of onchocerna
A
ivermectin
12
Q
doc of loa loa
A
diethyl carbamazine/albendazole
13
Q
also known as dipetalonema perstans
A
mansonella perstans
14
Q
vector of mansonella perstans
A
culicoides
15
Q
common in central and northern south america
A
mansonella ozzardi
