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Parasites 1&2 Flashcards

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examples of protozoal parasites

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entamoeba hystolytica
giardia intestinalis
toxoplasma gondii

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Lice, Mites and Ticks are what kind of parasites?

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Ectoparasites

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parasite definition?

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metabolically dependent organism

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what is a reservoir host?

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animal can be infected and also infect people

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what is intermediate host?

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parasite doesn’t reach sexual maturity

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what is paratenic host?

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parasite does not undergo development but remains infective

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what is definitive host?

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parasite reaches sexual maturity

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Lice is broad or focused as a species?

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focused, pubic lice can’t infect your head and vice versa

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what is pediculus humanis?

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lice that infects body hair

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lice infection aka:

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pediculosis

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what is ‘crabs’?

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phthirus pubis

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body louse lay eggs where?

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on clothing

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why would there be a resurgence in lice nowadays?

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resistance to insecticide

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why is lice a stigma?

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used to be lice = poor hygiene

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what were vectors of rickettsia, typhus and trench fever?

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lice

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Mites aka?

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scabies

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what happens if you scratch mites?

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drives the eggs farther into your skin

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size of scabies?

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less than 0.5 mm in size

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mites/scabies life cycle? where do they prefer to live?

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single host in fingerwebs, elbows, axillae, genitals

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treatment for mites/scabies?

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ivermectin

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mites will survive long time without a host?

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nope will die pretty quickly

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Ticks are vectors for?

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infectious agents: viral, bac, protozoal, rickettsial

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ticks and paralysis. Go.

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secrete neurotoxin to anesthetize area and can cause ascending paralysis and possible Guillan-Barre

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what is Ixodes holocyclus?

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tick that causes rapid ascending paralysis

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Lyme disease in Australia?

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no epidemiological evidence really.

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how to treat ticks?

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remove them

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are protozoa parasitic?

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not really, can live freely outside of hosts

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2 forms of the protozoa?

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cyst - inactive robust

trophozoate: active, invasive

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what is the most common amoeba human infection?

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enamoeba histolytica

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how is enamoeba histolytica transmitted and where does it invade?

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invades in colon

transmitted faecal-oral

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can enamoeba histolytica cause extra-intestinal infection? where?

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yes

liver and brain abcess

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enamoeba histolytica causes what kind of diarrhoea?

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dysentry

large volume

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treatment for enamoeba histolytica?

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metronidazole + paromomycin, drainage of abscess

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immunity for enamoeba histolytica?

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nope, re-infection common

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how long can Giardia intestinalis survive without host?

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few months

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Giardia intestinalis transmission? 2 things.

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faecal-oral

zoonotic

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presentation of Giardia intestinalis ?

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subacute diarrhoea for some weeks, could resolve

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treatment for Giardia intestinalis ?

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tinidazole

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toxoplasma gondii cysts are where usually?

39
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toxoplasma gondii a parasite?

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yes. obligate intracellular

40
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toxoplasma gondii in Australia usually found where?

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domestic cats

undercooked meat

41
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toxoplasma gondii symptoms in regular folk?

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asymptomatic. lifetime infection

42
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when is toxoplasma gondii dangerous? 2 scenarios

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organ transplant

fetus in pregnant woman

43
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treatment for toxoplasma gondii?

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bactrim or nil

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diagnosis for toxoplasma gondii?

45
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3 major types of helminths?

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roundworms
tapeworms
flukes

46
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helminths have organ systems?

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limited, not really.

47
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what is the only helminth that can complete full cycle in human?

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roundworm: strongyloides

48
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what are nematodes?

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roundworms

49
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name 3 roundworms

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pinworms
ascaris
strongyloides

50
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what is schistosoma?

51
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name two tape worms

A

echinococcus

Taenia

52
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Which worm crawls out of anus to lay eggs at night and crawl back in?

53
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what is enterobius vermicularis?

54
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pinworm symptoms? how long it lasts?

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itchy. lasts 4-6 weeks untreated if you can break the cycle

55
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where do male and female pinworms mate?

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in your cecum. Giggidy Giggidy.

56
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treatment for pinworm?

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antihelminthic

57
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is pinworm chronic?

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not really. frequent re-introduction

58
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what’s the main problem with ascaris lumbricoids?

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physical size of the worms: 30-40cm long causing GI obstruction

59
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how many eggs does ascaris lumbricoids lay per day?

60
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where do the eggs hatche for ascaris lumbricoids?

61
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how can ascaris lumbricoids infection mimic asthma, bronchitis, pneumonia?

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larvae penetrate small intestine>hepatic circulation>lungs>alveolar space>trachea>reswallowed

62
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ascaris lumbricoids in cold soil?

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likes warm soil better

63
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how can you rule out ascaris lumbricoids?

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if they have been out of endemic area for 2 years or more

64
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Strongyloides stercoralis infects how?

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penetrates skin via feet

65
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where does embryonisation occur?

66
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what dangerous about skin penetrating Strongyloides stercoralis?

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can bring gram -ve bacteria with it, dangerous in immunocompromised or cause sepsis

67
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Strongyloides stercoralis needs soil to complete life cycle?

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nope. can have autoinfection in humans

68
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obstruction in Strongyloides stercoralis?

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nope. many symptomatic

69
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dx of Strongyloides stercoralis?

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eggs in faeces and serology

70
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2 disease control for Strongyloides stercoralis?

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shoes and sewage disposal

71
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what are trematodes?

72
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are flukes parasitic?

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yes must live on host

73
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what is schistosoma mansonii?

74
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where does schistosoma mansonii live?

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mucosal associated intestinal veins

75
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how is schistosoma mansonii transmitted?

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fresh water snails

76
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schistosoma mansonii larva penetrate how?

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through skin through fresh water

77
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are reinfections of schistosoma mansonii common?

78
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tape worms parasitic?

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yes all are

79
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example of tape work?

A

Echinococcus granulosus

80
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humans host for Echinococcus granulosus?

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accidental intermediate hosts

81
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Echinococcus granulosus what kind of infection?

82
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what do hydatid cysts come from?

A

Echinococcus granulosus (tape worm)

83
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Echinococcus granulosus common?

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less than 5 cases/year in victoria

84
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what is hyperendemic dur to transmission by dingos, feral pigs, etc.?

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tape worms: Echinococcus granulosus

85
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can Echinococcus granulosus in liver and lungs persist?

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yes for years, compressing organs

86
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what is the PAIR treatment for Echinococcus granulosus cyst? or hydatids disease?

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puncture
aspiration
injection
re-aspiration

87
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immune response to hydatid cysts?

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not really unless the cyst breaks (anaphylaxis)

88
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What causes neurocystercercosis?

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Taenia parasite

89
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Taeniasis infects how?

A

zoonotic infection

90
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What is taeniasis worm?

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tapeworm up to 10m long

91
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how many eggs do taeniasis produce per day?

92
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taeniasis is major cause of what in endemic countries?

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neurological disease

93
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do you normally remove a Taenia solium cyst in the brain?

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nope, usually leave for risk of burst/seizures

94
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avoid raw pork, it might have?

A

Taenia solium(tapeworm)

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