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Parasitology Flashcards

1
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A type of parasite that infect only those that are immunocompromised

A

Opportunistic parasite

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2
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____ parasite-infecting cells

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Obligate intracellular parasites

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3
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_____ largest intestinal nematode

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Ascaris lumbricoides

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4
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A.k.a eelworm

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Ascaris lumbricoides

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5
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_____ pinworm; seatworm

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Enterobius vermicularis

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6
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_____ WHIPWORM

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Trichuris trichiura

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7
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_____ old world hookworm

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Ancylostoma duodenale

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8
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___ new world hookworm

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Necator americanus

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9
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____ smallest intestinal nematode

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Strongyloides stercoralis

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10
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___ local worm;pudoc worm

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capillaria philippinensis

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11
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pork muscle roundworm

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Trichinella spiralis

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12
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brancroft’s filarial

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W. bancrofti

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13
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eyeworm that does not cause blindness

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Loa loa

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14
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malayan filaria

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Brugia malayi

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15
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convulated filarial that causes blindness

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Onchocerca volvulus

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16
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rat lung worm

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Angiostrongylus cantonensis

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17
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dog heart worm

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D. immitis

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18
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herring worm, cod worm, seal worm

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anisakis spp

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19
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enumerate the blood flukes

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S. japonicum (oriental)
S. mansoni (manson’s)
S. haematobium (vesical)

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20
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oriental lung fluke

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Paragonimus westermani

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21
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enumerate the intestinal flukes

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Echinostoma ilocanum
H. heterophyes
Metagonimus yokogawai

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22
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enumerate the liver flukes

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F. hepatica
C. sinensis
O. felineus

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23
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other term for “pseudophyllidea”

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“fake tapeworm”

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24
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other term for “cyclophyllidea”

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“true tapeworm”

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25
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deadliest trematode

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H. heterophyes

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26
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deadliest cestode

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H. nana

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27
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pork/armed tapeworm

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taenia solium

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28
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beef/unarmed tapeworm

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taenia saginata

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29
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egg that contains fully develop larva in its shell (ready to hatch)

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embryonated egg

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30
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most common helminth

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enterobius vermicularis

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31
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___ lay eggs in unsegmented stage (unembryonated)

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oviparous

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32
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____ lay eggs in segmented stage (embryonated)

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ovoviparous/oviviparous

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33
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habitat of M. streptocerca

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1mm beneath the skin

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34
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habitat of M. ozzardi and M. perstans

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body cavities

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35
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habitat of L. loa and O. volvulus

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subcutaneous tx.

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36
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give the habitat of the ff.
1. W. bancrofti - _____
2. B. malayi - ______

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  1. lower lymphatics
  2. upper lymphatics
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37
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nematodes unable to produce eggs; parasites with no egg stage are called?

A

larviparous/viviparous

“TAD”

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38
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filarial worms common in the philippines that cause lymphatic filariasis

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W. bancrofti and B. malayi

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39
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larvae that goes to the blood is called?

A

microfilaria

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40
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diagnostic of filarial worms:

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microfilaria

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41
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give the 2 developmental stages of filarial worms

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  1. larva
    -> rhabditiform (vector)
    -> microfilaria (man)
  2. adult
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42
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give the 2 non-human hookworms

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A. braziliense
A. caninum

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43
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give the 2 non-human ascaris

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T. caninum
T. cati

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44
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infective stage of D. immitis, P. cantonensis, Anisaki spp.

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3rd stage larva

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45
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definitive and intermediate host of P. cantonensis

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DH: rats
IH: snails

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46
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infective stage of blood flukes?

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fork-tailed cercaria

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47
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most romantic pair among parasites?

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blood flukes

48
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MOT of blood flukes

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skin penetration

49
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give the 2 hosts of blood flukes to complete life cycle

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1 DH: Man
1 IH: snails/mollusk

50
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STAGES OF BLOOD FLUKE:

_____ is a larva with cilia; penetrates IH and mature inside

A

miracidium

51
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STAGES OF BLOOD FLUKE:

_____ is a mature miracidium

A

sphorocyst

52
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STAGES OF BLOOD FLUKE:

_____ matures into cercaria

53
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STAGES OF BLOOD FLUKE:

_____ goes out of the snail then swim in the water. penetrate the human skin;

54
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STAGES OF BLOOD FLUKE:

_____ cercaria w/o tail; travels in the blood vessels, superior & inferior mesenteric and the veins of the urinary bladder

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schistosomules

55
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type of blood fluke that infects veins of the rectum

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S. mansoni

56
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type of blood fluke that infects superior mesenteric veins

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S. japonicum

57
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type of blood fluke that infects vesical veins/ veins of urinary bladder

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S. haematobium

58
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infective stage of liver, lung, intestinal flukes

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metacercaria

59
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2nd IH of p. westermani

60
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2nd IH of E. ilocanum

61
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2nd IH of C. sinensis, H. heterphyes, M. yokogawai, o. felineus

61
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2nd IH of f. hepatica and F. buski

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fresh water vegetations

62
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mature form of sporocyst in live-lung-intestinal

63
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2nd IH of D. latum

64
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nematode that has mamillary coat

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A. lumbricoides

65
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commonly referred to as japanese lantern ova

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T. trichiura

66
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best time to collect or swab for E. vermicularis

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early in the morning

67
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peanut shaped eggs with flat polar plugs

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C. philippinensis

68
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spx for O. volvulus

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skin snips

69
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spx for m. ozzardi

70
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w/ 2 terminal nuclei

71
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nucleus extending to tip of curved tail

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M. streptocerca

72
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nucleus extending to tip of tail

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M. perstan
L. loa

73
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nucleus not extending to tip of tail

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W. bancrofti
O. volvulus
M. ozzardi

74
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shepherd’s crook appearance

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M. streptocerca

75
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conc. technique for the diagnosis of filariasis

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Knott’s concentration

76
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w/ 3 oval lips

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A. lumbricoides

77
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w/ cuticular alar expansion

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E. vermicularis

78
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w/ 1 pair of teeth

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A. braziliense

79
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w/ 2 pairs of teeth

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A. duodenale

80
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w/ 3 pairs of teeth

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A. caninum

81
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semilunar cutting plates

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N. americanus

82
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barbers pole appearance

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P. cantonensis

83
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thick shelled intestinal fluke

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H. heterophyes

84
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thin shelled intestinal fluke

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M. yokogawai

85
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fried egg appearance

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hymenolopsis diminuta

86
Q

_____ due to migration of larva to lungs

A

loeffler’s syndrome

87
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the only one who has 3 ovaries

88
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human hookworms that causes iron deficiency anemia

A

N. americanus
A. duodenale

89
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produces coin lesions in the lungs and can be detected thru XRAY

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D. immitis

90
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elephantiasis of the lower limbs is caused by

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W. bancrofti

91
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elephantiasis of the upper limbs is caused by

92
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____ triggers production of chyluric/milky urine

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W. bancrofti

93
Q

_____titer significant for OLM and _____ VLM

94
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causes Abdominal angiostrongyliasis

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parastrongylus costaricensis

95
Q

allergic reaction that could happen ff. cercaria

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swimmer’s itch

96
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hypersensitivity reaction due to migration of schistosomule to appropriate blood vessel

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katayama fever

97
Q

produces symptoms like TB

A

p. westermani

98
Q

______ w/o caudal chemoreceptors

99
Q

May cause Vit. b12 deficiency anemia

100
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life span of adult D. latum & Taenia spp.

101
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sero test for E. granulosus

A

Cansoni’s

102
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incubation temp req. for COPT

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35-37 degC

103
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antigen for COPT

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lyophilized eggs of S. japonicum

104
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(+) result for COPT

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bleb formation

105
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B. microti vector host:

A

ticks/ixodes spp

106
Q

produces trophozoites with maltese cross appearance

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B. microti

107
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new world trypanosomiasis; causes chaga’s disease

108
Q

East african sleeping sickness; rapidly fatal

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T. brucei rhodesiense

109
Q

west african sleeping sickness; longer course

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T. brucei gambiense

110
Q

gold standard for diagnosis of toxoplasma gondii

A

sabin-feldman dye test

(reagent: methylene blue ; (+) result: loss of parasite affinity to methylene blue)

111
Q

conc. technique for the recovery of C. parvum oocyst

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sheather’s floatation

112
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identified as a cause of diarrheal outbreaks in the US

A

G. lamblia amd C. parvum

113
Q

parasite that produces auto-fluorescence and appearing a cyanobacteria like body

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C. cayetanensis

114
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gold standard for malaria detection

A

thick and thin smear

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