Parasitology

Question 1

Aka round worms
Txt: Mebendazole

Answer 1

Nematodes

Question 2

(Ascariasis)
Aka Giant intestinal roundworm

Answer 2

Ascaris lumbricoides

Question 3

Aka Old World Hookworm
- underdeveloped country

Answer 3

Ancylostoma duodenale

Question 4

Aka New World Hookworm
- developed country

Answer 4

Necator americanus

Question 5

Aka Pin worm
- pruritus ani (anal itchness)

Answer 5

Enterobius vernicularis

Question 6

Aka Whip worm

Answer 6

Trichiuris trichiura

Question 7

Aka Filarial (thread like) nematode
Cause: Elephantiasis
Txt: Diethylcarbamazepine (DEC)

Answer 7

Wuchereria bancrofti &
Brugia malayi

Question 8

Aka tape worms
Platyhelminths (Flatworms)
Txt: Praziquantel, Niclosamide

Answer 8

Cestodes

Question 9

Aka Pork tapeworm

Answer 9

Taenia solium

Question 10

Aka beef tapeworm

Answer 10

Taenia saginata

Question 11

Aka Blood fluke - kidney tubules-kidney failure

Answer 11

Schistosoma spp

Question 12

Aka Liver fluke

Answer 12

Fasciola hepatica

Question 13

Aka Giant liver fluke

Answer 13

Fasciola gigantica

Question 14

Aka Giant Intestinal FLUKE

Answer 14

Fasciolopsis buski

Question 15

Aka Oriental (lung) fluke

Answer 15

Paragonimus westermani