Parasites Flashcards
1
Q
Liver abscess and anchovy paste
A
Entamoeba histolytica
2
Q
Cryptosporidiosis
A
Traveler’s diarrhea
3
Q
Chronic diarrhea in immunocompromised (HIV)
A
Cryptosporidiosis
4
Q
Cats and litter boxes
A
Toxoplasmosis
5
Q
River blindness
A
Onchocerca volvulus
6
Q
Coin lesion
A
Dirofilaria immitis
7
Q
Treatment: daily turning of a stick
A
Dracunculiasis
8
Q
Mexicans with seizures
A
Taenia solium
9
Q
Bloody diarrhea
A
Entamoeba histolytica
10
Q
PAM
A
naegleria fowleri
Primary amebic meningoencephalitis
Goes up through nose into brain!
11
Q
Lymphatic Filariasis
A
Bad lymphatic patient from W. bancrofti
12
Q
Portal hypertension
A
Intra-hepatic by schistosomiasis
13
Q
Causes blindness in U.S.
A
Toxocariasis
cats, dogs, raccoon poop
14
Q
Rectal prolapse
A
Trichuriasisis- whipworm
15
Q
Palpebral edema
A
Trichinosis
