PARASITES-WEEK(WITH MEDICAL IMPORTANCE) Flashcards
2 Types of Parasites
Helminths (Multicellular) and Protozoa (Unicellular)
What are the Categories of Helminths
Roundworms and Flatworms
What are the Categories of Flatworms
Cestodes (Tapeworms) and Trematodes (Flukeworms)
Protozoans
Amoeba, Flagellates, Ciliates, Sporozoans
Intestinal Nematodes (Roundworms) - CHEATS
Small Intestine: CASH
Large Intestine: ET
* Capillaria philippinensis
* Human Hookworms
- Necator americanus
- Ancylostoma duodenale
* Enterobius vermicularis
* Ascaris lumbricoides
* Trichuris trichiura
* Strongyloides stercoralis
Extra-Intestinal Nematodes (Roundworms) - CADTV
- Cutaneous Larva Migrans
- Ancylostoma braziliense
- Ancylostoma caninum
- Ancylostoma ceylanicum
- Angiostrongylus cantonensis
- Dracunculus medinensis
- Trichinella spiralis
- Visceral Larva Migrans
- Toxocara canis
- Toxocara cati
Blood/Tissue Nematodes (Roundworms) - BLOWM
Brugia malayi/ Brugia timoria
Loa loa
Onchocerca volvulus
Wuchereria bancrotti
Mansonella species
Intestinal Cestode (Tapeworms) - HDT
- Hymenolapis nana
- Hymenolapis diminuta
- Dipylidium caninum
- Diphyllobothrium latum/
- Dibothriocephalus latus
- Taenia saginata
- Taenia solium
Extra-Intestinal Cestodes (Tapeworms) - SEER
Spirometra mansonoides
Echinococcus granulosus
Echinococcus multilocularis
Raillietina garrisoni
Intestinal Trematodes (Flukeworms) - FEHHMA
Fasciolopsis buski
Echinostoma ilocacum
Heterophyes heterophyes
Haplorchis taichui
Metagonimus yokogawai
Artyfechinostomum malayanum
Liver Trematodes (Flukeworms) - COF
Clonorchis sinensis
Opistorchis felinues/ viverrini
Fasciola hepatica
Specific Trematodes (Flukeworms)
Lungs: PW - Paragonimus | Westermani
Blood - Schistosoma
Intestinal Amoeba
ALL
Extra Intestinal Amoeba
Entamoeba gingivalis
Free Living Amoeba - BNA
Balamuthia
Naegleria
Acanthamoeba