Parasites Flashcards

1
Q

Meningitis causing amoebas ?

A

Naegleria fowleri
Acamthamoeba
Balamuthia

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2
Q

Naegleria fowleri

A

Acute meningoencephalatis m
95% die within a week
Only mature amoeba in brain no cyst

Worlwide in soil river lake water

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3
Q

Nematode that dont cause eosinophilia

A

Trichuris trichuria

Enterobius vermicularis

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4
Q

Which parasit can mimic ulcerative colitis

A

Trichuris trichiura

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5
Q

Filarial parasites are hosts to which bacteria

A

Wolbachia (rickettsial like)

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6
Q

Schistosomiasis clinical syndrome

A

Dermatitis (4-8 weeks later)
Katayama fever
Chronic fibrosis of organs and blood vessels

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7
Q

Taenia solium

A
Pork tapeworm 
Neuro symptoms : 
Seizures 
Hydrocephalus 
Focal neurological deficits
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8
Q

Taenia saginata

A

Beef tapeworm

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9
Q

Echinococcus granulosis and multilocularis

A

Hydatid disease

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10
Q

Very high eosinophils on blood

A

Trichinella spiralis

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11
Q

Barefoot walking

And red lines

A

Larva migrans

Ancylostoma
A canium
A ceylanicun
Uncinaria steno

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12
Q

Like cancer

A

E multilocularis

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