Parasitology II Flashcards

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1
Q

hookworm

A

ancylostoma duodenale
necator americanus

larvae penetrate skin

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2
Q

hookworm infection

A

anemia - sucking blood from intestinal walls

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3
Q

tx of hookworm

A

bendazoles

pyrantel pamoate

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4
Q

trichinosis

A

fever, vomiting, nausea, periorbital edema, myalgia

infection with trichinella spiralis

undercooked pork

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5
Q

fever, vomiting, nausea, periorbital edema, myalgia

A

trichinella spiralis infection

larvae enter blood stream - to striated m
-get inflammation of muscle

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6
Q

tx of trichinella spiralis

A

bendazole

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7
Q

black fly bite

A

onchocerca volvulus

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8
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hyperpigmented skin, river blindness, black skin nodules

A

onchocerca volvulus

blackfly bite

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9
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tx of onchocerca volvulus

A

ivermectin

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10
Q

loa loa

A

deer, horse, and mango fly

  • swelling in skin
  • worm in conjunctiva
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11
Q

tx loa loa

A

diethylcarbamazine

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12
Q

wuchereria bancrofti

A

elephantitis

work blocks lymphatics

9mo - 1yr after bite to become symptomatic

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13
Q

tx of wuchereria bancrofti

A

diethylcarbamazine

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14
Q

elephantitis with infection

A

wuchereria bancrofti

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15
Q

toxocara canis

A

fecal oral route
visceral larva migrans

tx bendazoles

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16
Q

transmission wuchereria bancrofti

A

female mosquito

17
Q

ingested nematodes

A

enterobius
ascaris
toxocara
trichinella

EATT

18
Q

cutaneous nematodes

A

strongyloides
ancylostoma
necator

into feet from SANd

19
Q

nematodes transmit via bite

A

loa loa
onchocerca volvulus
wuchereria bancrofti

lay LOW so you don’t get bit

20
Q

cestode

A

tapeworm

21
Q

nematode

A

roundworm

22
Q

cysticercosis and neurocysticercosis

A

taenia solium

ingestion of eggs

23
Q

diphyllobothrium lathum

A

ingestion of larvae - raw freshwater fish

vit B12 deficiency

24
Q

work with vit B12 deficiency

A

diphyllobothrium lathum
-mgaloblastic anemia

tapeworm that competes with B12 in intestine

25
Q

tx of diphyllobothrium lathum

A

praziquantel

26
Q

hydatid cysts in liver - cause anaphylaxis - release Ag

A

echioncoccus granulosus

27
Q

tx of hydatid cyst

A

infection - echinococcus granulosus -albendazole

inject with ethanol or hypertonic saline to kill daugther cysts before removal

28
Q

schistosoma haematobium risk

A

SCC of bladder and pulmonary HTN

29
Q

clonorchis sinensis

A

undercooked fish

get pigmented gallsones

association with cholangiocarcinoma

30
Q

chloangiocarcinoma

A

clonorchis sinensis

31
Q

brain cyst and seizures

A

taenia solium - cysticercosis

32
Q

hematuria, SCC of bladder

A

schistosoma haematobium

33
Q

liver hydatid cyst

A

echinococcus granulosus

34
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microcytic anemia

A

ancylostoma, necator

35
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myalgia, periorbital edema

A

trichinella spiralis

36
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perianal pruritis

A

enterobius vermicularis

37
Q

portal HTN

A

schistosoma mansoni

schistosoma japonicum

38
Q

vit B12 deficiency

A

diphyllobothrium latum

39
Q

flukes

A

trematodes

schistosoma
clonorchis sinensis