Nematodes | Class 4 | September 25, 2024

Question 1

Soil transmitted Nematodes do not need an

Answer 1

Intermediate host

Question 2

If an intermediate host is needed, the nematodes are called

Answer 2

Bio-source nematodes

Question 3

Scientific name for roundworm

Answer 3

Ascaris Lumbricoides

Question 4

The mouth opening of ascaris is called

Answer 4

Ascaris suum

Question 5

Larvae of ascaris migrates in the

Answer 5

Circulatory system

Question 6

The metabolisms of ascaris in the respiratory system may cause

Answer 6

Asthma

Question 7

Treatment of ascaris is done best with

Answer 7

Albendazole

Question 8

Scientific name for whipworm

Answer 8

Trichuris Trichiura

Question 9

The hookworm is a parasitic nematode that lives in the

Answer 9

Small intestine of its host

Question 10

Scientific name for pinworm or threadworm

Answer 10

Enterobius Vermicularis

Question 11

These require an insect vector and are of the family of bio-nematodes

Answer 11

Filariae

Question 12

Treatment of all microfilaria may be done with

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DEC, Hetrazan; 200mg tid for 7 days

Question 13

Pay attention to:

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Loa Loa: known as African eye worm; spread when an infective fly bites your skin

Onchocerca Volvulus: causes river blindness; transmitted by repeated bites of infected blackflies

Question 14

Adult worms inhabiting the small intestine of many mammals with its larvae residing in skeletal muscles (tissue-dwelling nematode)

Answer 14

Trichinella Spiralis