parasites sy/sg Flashcards
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pruritic rash at the site of entry
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Strongyloides stercoralis
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mental retardation
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congenital Toxoplasma gondii when cross placenta
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a hardened red area where the paraiste entered
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chagoma from acute chagas dis from trypanosoma cruzi (the American trypanosome)
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multiple ulcers in the mucous membranes of the mouth and nose
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mucocutaneous leishmaniasis
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ARDS, pneumonia, and multi-organ failure
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if pt has Strongyloides stercoralis and you give them immunosuppressive drugs
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Can use a stick that is slowly turned each day to remove it
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Dracunculus medinensis (guinea worm)
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acute febrile episodes w headache and swollen inguinal LNs.
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after multiple infections of Wuchereria bancrofti and brugia malayi
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nodular skin lesion arises, but does not ulcerate
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diffuse cutaneous leishmaniasis
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diarrhea and abdominal pain that are self-limiting in healthy pts
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cryptosporidium
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and sticky RBCs that get clogged in post-capillary venules of the kidney, lung, and the brain that lead to hemorrhages and blocked perfusion
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malaria
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lung edema
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malaria
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erosions resulting in abdominal pain
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Entamoeba histolytica
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sensory losses
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toxoplamsa encephalitis from Toxoplasma gondii
14
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About a week after the invasion, fevers and muscle aches.
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Trichnella spiralis
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hepatosplenomegaly
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- malaria - from body trying to clean up lysed RBCs
- visceral leishmaniasis
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Diarrhea, abdominal pain, and weight loss
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Necator americanus (hookworm) and Ancylostoma duodenale
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- Dermatitis
- Katayama
- Chronic fibrosis of organs and blood vessels
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schistosomiasis from schistosoma (blood flukes)
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heart inflamed and is tachy with electrocardial changes
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acute chagas dis from trypanosoma cruzi (the American trypanosome)
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pulmonary HTN
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schistosomiasis from schistosoma (blood flukes):
chronic fibrosis stage
20
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CNS injury
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schistosomiasis from schistosoma (blood flukes):
chronic fibrosis stage
21
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diaphragm abcess
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Entamoeba histolytica
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eat the native bugs already in the gut
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balamuthia mandriallaris
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invasion into bile ducts, gb, appendix, liver
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Ascaris lumbricoides
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seizures
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toxoplamsa encephalitis from Toxoplasma gondii
- or from congenital Toxoplasma gondii when cross placenta
- cerebral malaria that leads to death
25
lots of the lesions occur all over the body with an increased collection of them near the nose.
diffuse cutaneous leishmaniasis
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severe drop in WBC and RBC counts that leads to death in 90% of cases if untreated.
visceral leishmaniasis kala-azar
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diarrhea, pain, and fever
Trichnella spiralis
| -as the larvae mature and go through the GI wall.
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abd cramps
Ascaris lumbricoides
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cough, CXR pulmonary infiltrate, and a high eosinophil count in the blood and sputum
- Ascaris lumbricoides
| - Necator americanus (hookworm) and Ancylostoma duodenale
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severe itching in perianus at night
enterobius vermicularis (pinworm).
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hydatid that grows laterally
multilocularis
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iron loss anemia
Necator americanus (hookworm) and Ancylostoma duodenale......from sucking blood
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constipation and abdominal pain where the pt goes weeks without a poop
dilated megacolon from chronic chagas dis from trypanosoma cruzi (the American trypanosome)
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Renal failure
malaria
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yellow-white fluffy patches that stand out from the surrounding red retina → vision loss
Chorioretinitis from Toxoplasma gondii
| -or from congenital Toxoplasma gondii when cross placenta
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low fevers, anorexia, wt loss
visceral leishmaniasis kala-azar
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anemia
malaria
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weakness
toxoplamsa encephalitis from Toxoplasma gondii
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Abdominal discomfort and occasional nausea with vomiting.
Hymenolepis nana (dwarf tapeworm)
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elephantisis
Wuchereria bancrofti and brugia malayi
-fibrous tissue will form around the dead microfilariae and clog up the lymph system casusing there to be massive swelling and edema that is covered with thick scaly skin
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coma
- African sleeping sickness from trypanosoma rhodesiense and trypanosoma gambiense
- malaria
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really smelly nasty fat poops
Giardia lamblia bc coats the wall to inhibit fat absorption to give the pt
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portal HTN
schistosomiasis from schistosoma (blood flukes):
| chronic fibrosis stage: eggs in venous sys --> fibrosis --> block portal sys
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Female burning on urination
trichomonas vaginalis
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Female lots of vaginal secretions: thin, watery, frothy, malodorous discharge
trichomonas vaginalis
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Cough or wheezing
Strongyloides stercoralis
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(keratitis) → blindness
acanthamoeba: infect the cornea in healthy pts if their contact lenses are not cleaned well enough
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greasy, frothy diarrhea with gassy distention and cramps
Giardia lamblia
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Fever, LN/spleen/liver enlargement, pneumonia, and/or infection of the brain and meninges.
Toxoplasma gondii
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fever, headache, dizziness, and LN swelling that lasts a week
African sleeping sickness from trypanosoma rhodesiense and trypanosoma gambiense
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abd distension and discomfort
visceral leishmaniasis kala-azar
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mild anemia, often asymp
babiosis from babesia microti
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few abd symp
Diphyllobothrium latum (fish tapeworm)
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Female: itching (pruritis),, and from the vagina
trichomonas vaginalis
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nausea, vomiting, hives, and SOB during the larval release
Dracunculus medinensis (guinea worm)
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In immunocompromised pts, there is severe, protracted diarrhea that can lead to 3-17 liters of stool a day being released
cryptosporidium
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Skin may thicken with popular lesions (intraepithelial granulomas) that can make the skin look dry, scaly, and thick. (lizard skin)
Onchocerca volvulus
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itching from where it entered between the toes.
Necator americanus (hookworm) and Ancylostoma duodenale
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dilated cardiomyopathy (increase in heart size and heart failure).
chronic chagas dis from trypanosoma cruzi (the American trypanosome)
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hematuria
schistosomiasis from schistosoma (blood flukes):
| chronic fibrosis stage
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colitis
balantidum coli
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microcephaly
congenital Toxoplasma gondii when cross placenta
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erosions resulting in loose stools
Entamoeba histolytica
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NO blood in the stool
Giardia lamblia bc not invade the intestinal wall
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rosettes from RBCs clumping togethers
malaria from P. falciparum
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arrhythmias (heart block and ventricular tachycardia)
chronic chagas dis from trypanosoma cruzi (the American trypanosome)
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malnutrition
Ascaris lumbricoides....from competition or block in intestine
-w wt loss: Taenia saginata (beef tapeworm)
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severe meningoencephalitis
acute chagas dis from trypanosoma cruzi (the American trypanosome)
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fever comes back after a few weeks, only to go away again continuing the cycle for a few months
African sleeping sickness from trypanosoma rhodesiense and trypanosoma gambiense
70
leishmania skin test is negative since there is no T cell response for DTH.
diffuse cutaneous leishmaniasis
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Vomiting, abdominal bloating, diarrhea, anemia, and weight loss
Strongyloides stercoralis
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ischemia, esp to brain
malaria from P. falciparum
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see maltest cross: 4 merozoites stuck together
babiosis from babesia microti
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flecks of blood/mucous in the stool. --> May progress to become severe with bloody voluminous diarrhea.
Entamoeba histolytica
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seizures, meningitis, hydrocephalus, and focal deficits.
neurocysticercosis from taenia solium (pork tapeworm) when humans ingest the eggs
76
behavioral changes
African sleeping sickness from trypanosoma rhodesiense and trypanosoma gambiense
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difficulty and pain in swallowing with regurgitation of food
big dilated, poorly functioning esophagus from chronic chagas dis from trypanosoma cruzi (the American trypanosome)
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stillbirth
Toxoplasma gondii
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SEVERE slowly progressing fevers, wasting, and late neurological symptoms --> death
East African sleeping sickness from trypanosoma rhodesiense
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bursts RBCs irregularly every 36-48 hours and has less defined periods of mild fevers and can be continuous. No cycle
malaria from P. falciparum
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growing mass like a tumor with symptoms of headache and focal neurological signs (seizures, gait instabilities, weakness, or sensory losses)
toxoplamsa encephalitis from Toxoplasma gondii
| -or from congenital Toxoplasma gondii when cross placenta
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red, raised, itching rash that moves with the migrating larvae.
Cutaneous larval migrans (anclyostoma braziliense)
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abdominal pain and diarrhea.
Trichuris trichiura (whipworm)
84
Fever, headache, nausea, vomiting, and stiff neck like bacterial meningitis
Naegleria fowleri
85
daytime drowsiness
African sleeping sickness from trypanosoma rhodesiense and trypanosoma gambiense
86
Pruritic skin rash with darkened pigmentation
Onchocerca volvulus
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see pear shaped trophozoites
babiosis from babesia microti
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hydatid
Echinococcus granulosus and multilocularis:
| -a single fluid filled cyst --> can compress organs or fatal (bc allergic) if rupture
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chronic granulomatous skin lesions either w or w/o amoebic encephalitis
balamuthia mandriallaris
90
6 hour episodes of periodic fever, 48-72 hrs sweating
malaria
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CSF: high protein, low glucose and high neutrophil count, just like a bac infection.
Naegleria fowleri
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hydatid that gets bigger but only spreads if rupture
Echinococcus granulosus
93
B12 deficiency anemia
Diphyllobothrium latum (fish tapeworm)
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every 48 hours => fevers and chills followed by sweats
tertian malaria from P. vivax and P. ovale
95
chronic abdominal pain w dairrhea
schistosomiasis from schistosoma (blood flukes):
| chronic fibrosis stage
96
oriental sore
- cutaneous leishmaniasis from leishmania
- ulcer where the sandfly transmitted the leishmania into the skin → immune sus tries to rid, resulting in skin destrucitno = DHT rxn → takes a year to heal leaving a depigmented pale scar
97
lung abcess
Entamoeba histolytica...leads to death
98
Fever, SOB, nonproductive cough
interstitial pneumonia called pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP).
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Hard, red, painful skin ulcer that heals in 2 weeks.
African sleeping sickness from trypanosoma rhodesiense and trypanosoma gambiense
100
slowly progressing fevers, wasting, and late neurological symptoms
West African sleeping sickness from trypanosoma gambiense
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chronic, granulomatous, brain infection in immunocompromised pts
acanthamoeba
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invade the heart and brain tissue
Trichnella spiralis...possibly kill the pt.
103
fever, headache, weight loss, hives, cough that persist for 3 weeks, and LN, liver, and spleen enlargement w eosinophilia
schistosomiasis from schistosoma (blood flukes):
| Katayama fever as the grown adults begin to lay eggs
104
gait instabilities
- toxoplamsa encephalitis from Toxoplasma gondii
| - African sleeping sickness from trypanosoma rhodesiense and trypanosoma gambiense
105
intensely itchy skin and rash. (swimmers itch)
schistosomiasis from schistosoma (blood flukes):
| Dermatitisas the cercariae penetrate the swimmer’s skin
106
every 72 hours => fever, chills and then sweats every 3 days
quartan malaria from P. malariae
107
Microfilariae can also go to the eye where it causes blindness.
Onchocerca volvulus
108
dermal ulcer that appears at the bite location, but quickly heals
mucocutaneous leishmaniasis
109
slurred speech
African sleeping sickness from trypanosoma rhodesiense and trypanosoma gambiense
110
penetrate the portal system to cause liver abscesses
Entamoeba histolytica
111
Males are asymptomatic, but need to be treated
trichomonas vaginalis
112
erosion of the nasal septum, soft palate, and lips over the course of 20-40 y unless treated.
mucocutaneous leishmaniasis
113
female continues to grow up to 100cm.
Dracunculus medinensis (guinea worm)
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impaired consciousness
cerebral malaria that causes death
