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Ascaris lumbricoides infectious stage

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consume fertilized egg

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Ascaris lumbricoides diagnostic stage

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unfertilized egg will not undergo further development

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Ascaris lumbricoides info

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most common helminthic infection

internal yolk sac

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Enterobius vermicularis infectious stage

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embryonated eggs ingested by human

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Enterobius vermicularis diagnostic stage

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eggs on perianal folds

larvae inside the eggs mature with 4-6 hours

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Enterobius vermicularis info

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school/pre school children
perianal itching (pruritus)
collect early morning tape prep
thin smooth transparent shell flattened side
fin like expansion
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Enterobius vermicularis classification

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Pinworm

Nematode - roundworm

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Ascaris lumbricoides classification

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Nematode - roundworm

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Trichuris trichiura infectious stage

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embryonated eggs are ingested

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Trichuris trichiura diagnostic stage

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unembryonated eggs passed in feces

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Trichuris trichiura info

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barrel shaped
thick shelled
polar plugs at each end
whip like anterior

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Trichuris trichiura classification

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Whipworm

Nematode - roundworm

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Trichinella spiralis infectious stage

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ingestion of undercooked meat

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Trichinella spiralis diagnostic stage

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encysted larva in striated muscle

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Trichinella spiralis info

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treatment - thiabendazole, albendazole, mebendazole
intestinal tissue invasion (1 week post)
striated muscle tissue invasion (2 week post)

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Trichinella spiralis classification

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Nematode - Roundworm

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Dracunculus medinensis infectious stage

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larvae undergoes two molts in the copepod and becomes L3 larvae

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Dracunculus medinensis diagnostic stage

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female worm begins to emerge from the skin one year after infection

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Dracunculus medinensis info

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worm - whitish filament can be removed from center of ulceration
fluid discharge by worm - rhabditiform larvae
female in human host
remove using a stick to role and remove

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Dracunculus medinensis classification

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Guinea Worm disease

Nematode - roundworm

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Toxocara canis/cati infectious stage

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embryonated egg with larva

transplacental or transmammary

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Toxocara canis/cati diagnostic stage

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larvae in tissues

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Toxocara canis/cati info

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Cats/dogs
Visceral larva migrans (VLM) - preschool, larvae invade multiple tissues
Ocular larva migrans (OLM) - older/adults, larvae produce ophthalmologic lesions
3 “lips” on anterior end

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Toxocara canis/cati classification

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Nematode - roundworm

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Ancylostoma duodenale infectious stage

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Flariform larva penetrates skin

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Ancylostoma duodenale diagnostic stage

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eggs in feces

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Ancylostoma duodenale info

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2nd most common helminthic infection
Loefflers syndrome
"ground itch"
oval, thin shelled, smooth, non pigmented and transparent
A. duo = 2 pairs teeth
A American = pair of cutting plates
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Ancylostoma duodenale classification

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Nematode - hookworm

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Necator americanus infectious stage

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Flariform larva penetrate skin

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Necator americanus diagnostic stage

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eggs in feces

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Necator americanus info

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2nd most common helminthic infection
Loefflers syndrome
“ground itch”
oval, thin shelled, smooth, non pigmented and transparent

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Necator americanus classification

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nematode - hookworm

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Strongyloides stercoralis infectious stage

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Infective flariform larvae penetrate the intact skin initiating infection
Autoinfection: Rhabditiform larvae in large intestine, become flariform larvae, penetrate intestinal mucosa or perianal skin, and migrate randomly to other organs
Flariform migrate to various pathways to the small intestine where they become adults

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Strongyloides stercoralis diagnostic stage

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Rhabditiform larvae in intestine are excreted in stool

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Strongyloides stercoralis info

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blood eosinophilia during acute and chronic stages

NO eggs

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Strongyloides stercoralis classification

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Nematode - hookworm

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Wuchereria bancrofti infectious stage

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Microfilariae develop to infective larvae in mosquito

Mosquito feeds on human and infective larvae enter skin

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Wuchereria bancrofti diagnostic stage

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Adult worms in lymphatic channels

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Wuchereria bancrofti info

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Anopheles or Aedes mosquito
6 months develop then leads to Elephantiasis
Nuclear column do NOT extend to tip of the tail

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Wuchereria bancrofti classification

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Nematode - Lymphatic filarial worm

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Brugia malayi infectious stage

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Mosquito takes a blood meal (L3 larvae enter skin)

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Brugia malayi diagnostic stage

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Adults produce sheathed microfilariae that reach the blood stream

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Brugia malayi info

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Mansonia and Aedes mosquito
tapered tail, significant gap between terminal and subterminal nuclei
nocturnal periodicity

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Brugia malayi classification

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Nematode - lymphatic filarial worm

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Loa loa infectious stage

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Fly (genus Chrysops) takes a blood meal (L3 larvae enter bite wound)

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Loa loa diagnostic stage

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Adults produce sheathed microfilariae that are found in spinal fluid, urine, sputum, peripheral blood and lungs

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Loa loa info

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Tabanid fly (horse fly)
Calabar swellings
exhibit diurnal periodicity
uninterrupted column of nuclei extend to the tip
exterior sheath does not stain with giemsa

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Loa loa classification

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African eye worm

Nematode - Filarial worm

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Mansonella streptocerca infectious stage

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Midge (genus Culicoides) takes a blood meal (L3 larvae enter bite wound)

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Mansonella streptocerca diagnostic stage

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Adults produce unsheathed microfilariae which reside in the skin but can reach the peripheral blood

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Mansonella streptocerca classification

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Nematode - filarial worm

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Onchocerca volvus infectious stage

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Black fly takes a blood meal (L3 larvae enter bite wound)

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Onchocerca volvus diagnostic stage

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Adults produce unsheathed microfilariae - in skin and lymphatics of connective tissue

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Onchocerca volvus info

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Simulium - black fly bite
leading cause of blindness
ocular lesions

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Onchocerca volvus classification

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River blindness

Nematode - filarial worm

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Diphyllobathrium latum infectious stage

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Infected crustacean ingested by freshwater fish

Procercoid larva released from crustacean, develops into plerocercoid larva

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Diphyllobathrium latum diagnostic stage

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Unembryonated eggs passed in feces

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Diphyllobathrium latum info

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Vit B12 deficiency with pernicious anemia
high burden of intestinal obstruction
>3000 proglottids
largest parasite
contains coiled uterus
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Diphyllobathrium latum classification

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Giant fish tapeworm

Cestode - tapeworm

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Taenia saginata infectious stage

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Oncospheres develop into cysticerci in muscle

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Taenia saginata diagnostic stage

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Eggs or gravid proglottids in feces and passed into environment

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Taenia saginata info

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passage of proglottids in stool 1st indication of illness

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Taenia saginata classification

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Beef Tapeworm

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Taenia solium infectious stage

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Oncospheres develop into cysticerci in muscle

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Taenia solium diagnostic stage

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Eggs or gravid proglottids in feces and passed into environment

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Taenia solium info

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more prevalent in communities where people live in close contact with pigs and eat undercooked pork

67
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Taenia solium

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Cestode - tapeworm

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Hymenolepis nana infectious stage

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Embryonated eggs in feces
Humans and rodents infected when they ingest cysticercoid infected arthropods
Autoinfection can occur of eggs remain in the intestine
The eggs then release the hexacanth embryo, which penetrates the intestinal villus continuing the cycle

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Hymenolepis nana diagnostic stage

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Embryonated eggs in feces

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Hymenolepis nana info

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most common cestode infection
protruding rostellum with a row 20-30 hooklets
pair of polar filaments on either side
outer shell, inner membrane with hexacanth (6 hooklets)

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Hymenolepis nana classification

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Dwarf tapeworm

Cestode - tapeworm

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Hymenolepis diminuta infectious stage

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Cysticerci in body cavity of insect ingested by rodent or human

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Hymenolepis diminuta diagnostic stage

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Eggs passed in feces

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Hymenolepis diminuta info

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striated outer membrane, space between 2 membranes smooth

oncosphere - hexacanth (6 hooklets)

75
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Hymenolepis diminuta classification

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Rat tapeworm

Cestode - tapeworm

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Echinococcus granulosus infectious stage

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Embryonated eggs in feces

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Echinococcus granulosus diagnostic stage

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Hydatid cyst in liver, lungs, etc

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Echinococcus granulosus info

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canine infection
where dogs ingest organs from infected animals
ingestion of eggs from food/water or fomites contaminated with dog feces
migration from intestinal lumen to other body sites and develop into hydatid cysts

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Echinococcus granulosus classification

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Cestode - tapeworm

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Fasciolopsis buski infectious stage

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Metacercariae on water plant ingested by human, sheep, or cattle

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Fasciolopsis buski diagnostic stage

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Unembryonated eggs passed in feces

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Fasciolopsis buski info

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areas where humans raise pigs and consume freshwater plants

attachment to intestinal mucosa

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Fasciolopsis buski classification

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Trematode - fluke

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Heterophyes heterophyes infectious stage

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Host becomes infected by ingesting undercooked fish containing metacercariae

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Heterophyes heterophyes diagnostic stage

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Embryonated eggs each with a fully developed miracidium are passed in feces

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Heterophyes heterophyes info

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migration of eggs to heart/brain
surface covered with minute spines
adults reside in small intestine of definitive host

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Heterophyes heterophyes classification

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Trematode - fluke

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Metagonimus yokogawai infectious stage

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Host becomes infected by ingesting undercooked fish containing metacercariae

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Metagonimus yokogawai diagnostic stage

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Embryonated eggs each with a fully developed miracidium are passed in feces

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Metagonimus yokogawai info

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smallest liver fluke to infect humans

requires snail as intermediate host

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Metagonimus yokogawai classification

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Trematode - fluke

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Clonorchis sienensis infectious stage

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Metacercariae in flesh or skin of freshwater fish are ingested by human host

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Clonorchis sienensis diagnostic stage

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Embryonated eggs passed in feces

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Clonorchis sienensis info

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following ingestion of imported, undercooked or pickled freshwater fish containing metacercariae
inflammation and intermittent obstruction of biliary ducts

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Clonorchis sienensis classification

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Trematode - liver fluke

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Paragonimus westermani infectious stage

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Cercariae invade the crustacean and encyst into metacercariae

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Paragonimus westermani diagnostic stage

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Unembryonated eggs

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Paragonimus westermani info

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acute - invasion and migration
chronic - pulmonary and extrapulmonary
oral and ventral suckers

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Paragonimus westermani classification

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Trematode - liver fluke

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Fasciola hepatica infectious stage

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Metacercariae on water plant ingested by human, sheep, or cattle

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Fasciola hepatica diagnostic stage

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Unembryonated eggs passed in feces

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Fasciola hepatica info

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area where sheep and cattle are raised and where humans ingest raw watercress
acute - migration immature fluke through hepatic parenchyma
chronic - adult fluke within bile duct

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Fasciola hepatica classification

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Trematode - liver fluke

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Schistosoma japonicum infectious stage

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Cercariae released by snail into water and free swimming

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Schistosoma japonicum diagnostic stage

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Eggs circulate to liver and shed in stools

In urine - venous plexus of bladder

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Schistosoma japonicum info

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more rounded

spine smaller and less conspicuous than other species

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Schistosoma japonicum classification

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Trematode - fluke

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Schistosoma mansonii infectious stage

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Cercariae released by snail into water and free swimming

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Schistosoma mansonii diagnostic stage

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Eggs circulate to liver and shed in stools

In urine - venous plexus of bladder

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Schistosoma mansonii info

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prominent lateral spine near posterior end

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Schistosoma mansonii classification

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Swamp fever

Trematode - fluke

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Schistosoma haematobium infectious stage

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Cercariae released by snail into water and free swimming

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Schistosoma haematobium diagnostic stage

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Eggs circulate to liver and shed in stools

In urine - venous plexus of bladder

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Schistosoma haematobium info

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terminal spine

shed in urine

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Schistosoma haematobium classification

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Trematode - fluke

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Schistosoma intercalatum infectious stage

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Cercariae released by snail into water and free swimming

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Schistosoma intercalatum diagnostic stage

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Eggs circulate to liver and shed in stools

In urine - venous plexus of bladder

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Schistosoma intercalatum info

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terminal spine

equatorial (central) bulge and are shed in stool

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Schistosoma intercalatum classification

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Trematode - fluke

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Schistosoma species symptom

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Katayamas fever

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