Parasites Flashcards
Meningitis causing amoebas ?
Naegleria fowleri
Acamthamoeba
Balamuthia
Naegleria fowleri
Acute meningoencephalatis m
95% die within a week
Only mature amoeba in brain no cyst
Worlwide in soil river lake water
Nematode that dont cause eosinophilia
Trichuris trichuria
Enterobius vermicularis
Which parasit can mimic ulcerative colitis
Trichuris trichiura
Filarial parasites are hosts to which bacteria
Wolbachia (rickettsial like)
Schistosomiasis clinical syndrome
Dermatitis (4-8 weeks later)
Katayama fever
Chronic fibrosis of organs and blood vessels
Taenia solium
Pork tapeworm Neuro symptoms : Seizures Hydrocephalus Focal neurological deficits
Taenia saginata
Beef tapeworm
Echinococcus granulosis and multilocularis
Hydatid disease
Very high eosinophils on blood
Trichinella spiralis
Barefoot walking
And red lines
Larva migrans
Ancylostoma
A canium
A ceylanicun
Uncinaria steno
Like cancer
E multilocularis