Parasitology II Flashcards
hookworm
ancylostoma duodenale
necator americanus
larvae penetrate skin
hookworm infection
anemia - sucking blood from intestinal walls
tx of hookworm
bendazoles
pyrantel pamoate
trichinosis
fever, vomiting, nausea, periorbital edema, myalgia
infection with trichinella spiralis
undercooked pork
fever, vomiting, nausea, periorbital edema, myalgia
trichinella spiralis infection
larvae enter blood stream - to striated m
-get inflammation of muscle
tx of trichinella spiralis
bendazole
black fly bite
onchocerca volvulus
hyperpigmented skin, river blindness, black skin nodules
onchocerca volvulus
blackfly bite
tx of onchocerca volvulus
ivermectin
loa loa
deer, horse, and mango fly
- swelling in skin
- worm in conjunctiva
tx loa loa
diethylcarbamazine
wuchereria bancrofti
elephantitis
work blocks lymphatics
9mo - 1yr after bite to become symptomatic
tx of wuchereria bancrofti
diethylcarbamazine
elephantitis with infection
wuchereria bancrofti
toxocara canis
fecal oral route
visceral larva migrans
tx bendazoles