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1
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Appearance of smiling face with prominent eyes or owl eyes

A

GIARDIA LAMBLIA

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2
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Villous atrophy

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GIARDIA LAMBLIA

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3
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Malabsorption and lactose intolerance

Steatorrhea

Flatulence

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GIARDIA LAMBLIA

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4
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Backpacker’s disease

A

GIARDIA LAMBLIA

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5
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Treatment of GIARDIA LAMBLIA

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QUINACRINE HCl

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6
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Falling leaf

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GIARDIA LAMBLIA

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7
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Infected person is his own direct source of re-exposure

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AUTOINFECTION

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8
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Foreign species passing through the alimentary tract without infecting the host

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COPROZOIC or SPURIOUS PARASITE

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9
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Individual harboring the parasite is infected by the same species of parasite

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SUPERINFECTION

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10
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Causes injury to the host by its mechanical, traumatic or toxic activities

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PATHOGENIC PARASITE

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11
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Free-living during part of its existence and seeks host intermittently to obtain nourishment

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TEMPORARY PARASITE

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12
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Quartan malaria

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PLASMODIUM MALARIAE

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13
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Ovale tertian malaria

A

PLASMODIUM OVALE

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14
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Benign tertian malaria

A

PLASMODIUM VIVAX

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15
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Malignant tertian malaria

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PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM

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16
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James dots

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PLASMODIUM OVALE

17
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Schuffner’s dots

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PLASMODIUM VIVAX

18
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Blackwater fever

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PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM

19
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Primary vector: A. MINIMUS FLAVIROSTRIS

A

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM

20
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Parasitizes red cells of all ages

A

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM

21
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Tx of PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM

A

QUININE

QUINIDINE

22
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Giant of worm

A

ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES

23
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Largest of the intestinal nematodes

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ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES

24
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Life cycle of ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES

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Larvae hatch and attach in the small intestine, migrate to BLOODSTREAM the to LUNGS –> ALVEOLI

25
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Pneumonia developed thru ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES

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LOEFFLER’S SYNDROME

26
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Major damage occurs during migration of the worm rather than presence of the worm in the intestine

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ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES

27
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Larvae in lung can cause pneumonia

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ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES

28
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Heavy worm infestation can cause anemia and intestinal obstruction or malnutrition

A

ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES

29
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Tx of ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES

A

PYRANTEL PAMOATE

MEBENDAZOLE

ALBENDAZOLE

30
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Pinworm/Seatworm/Threadworm

A

ENTEROBIUS VERMICULARIS

31
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Pinworm infection

A

ENTEROBIUS VERMICULARIS

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Life cycle of ENTEROBIUS VERMICULARIS

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Humans acquires infection by ingesting eggs —> hatch in the small intestine –> larvae produce –> migrate to the colon –> female migrate to the anus (at night)

33
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Scotch tape technique

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ENTEROBIUS VERMICULARIS

34
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GRAHAM CELLOPHANE METHOD

A

ENTEROBIUS VERMICULARIS

35
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Tx of ENTEROBIUS VERMICULARIS

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Mebendazole

PYRANTEL PAMOATE

36
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Dwarf tapeworm

A

STRONGYLOIDES STERCORALIS

37
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Whipworm

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TRICHURIS TRICHURA

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