Parasites Flashcards
1
Q
-Ingestion of eggs in contaminated food -Eggs hatch in small intestine, migrate lungs swallowed again
A
Ascariasis
2
Q
-Inadequately cooked pork -Cysts in muscles -Asymptomatic to generalized abd pain
A
Trichinosis
3
Q
-Ingestion of eggs in undercooked meat
A
Tapeworms
4
Q
-Human fecally contaminated food -CNS lesions
A
Cysticerosis
5
Q
-Cat/Dog hookworms -Local pruritic erythematous papules -Serpiginous tracks -Warm climates
A
Cutaneous larva migrans
6
Q
-Larvae penetrates skin, travels blood to lungs, swallowed
A
Hookworm
7
Q
-Freshwater snails
A
Schistosomiasis