Parasitic infections Flashcards
Treatment of ascariasis
benzimidazole
Ascariasis type of pathogen
Helminth nematode
Schistosomiasis treatment
Praziquantel
What type of host is snail in schisto?
Intermediate
Type of host in hyatid disease- sheep
Intermediate
Type of host in hyatid disease- human
accidental
Species involved in hyatid disease?
Echinoccocus ssp.
Type of parasite in malaria
Protozoa- sporozoan
Type of parasite in hyatid
Platyhelminth
4 species of malaria pathogen
Plasmodium:
FALCIPARUM, vivax, ovale, malariae
Cryptosporidiosis type of parasite
Sporozoan
Cryptospor. species
Cryptosporidium parvum and hominis
Hosts in crypto?
Animal reservoir but human is only definitive host.
What type of diarrhoea in crypto?
Mucosal
Diagnosis of Malaria
Microscopy, serology, PCR