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Protozoal infections Flashcards

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protozoa causing bloody diarrhea

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  • Entamoeba

- Balantidium

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symptoms caused by entamoeba histolytic

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  • bloody diarrhea
  • ulcers
  • liver abscesses
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epidemiology of entamoeba

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  • associated with camping/hikers

- fecal oral transmission - cysts are passed in stool

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lifecycle of entamoeba

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  • only cyst form is infectious
  • ingest cyst, stomach acid erodes cyst leading to growth and invasion
  • trophozoites are the actively replicating form and indicates parasitic infection
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pathogenesis of entamoeba

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  • gastric acid stimulates excystation
  • local necrosis of large intestine
  • destruction of epithelial cells
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clinical disease of entamoeba

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  • ab pain and cramps, colitis, bloody diarrhea
  • weight loss and anorexia
  • liver abscess - flask shaped ulcer, fever, RUQ pain, tenderness
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treatment of entamoeba

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  • non-invasive: paramomycin

- invasive: metronidazole followed by paramomycin

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MOA of metronidazole

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  • destabilizes DNA
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epidemiology of balantidium coli

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  • ciliate: only spp that infects humans
  • fecal oral transmission
  • pigs are reservoirs
  • infection from ingested cysts
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clinical disease of balantidium coli

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  • watery diarrhea WITH blood and pus
  • ab pain, nausea, anorexia
  • secondary bacterial infections of GI mucosa
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treatment for balantidium coli

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  • tetracycline

- metronidazole and iodoquinol are alternatives

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epidemiology of giardia

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  • fecal oral via cysts
  • beavers and muskrats are reservoirs
  • more common in campers and hikers and also in daycares
  • most often transmitted from contaminated water
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clinical disease of giardia

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  • explosive watery diarrhea
  • foul smelling stools
  • ab cramps
  • can progress to malabsorption syndrome - steatorrhea (foul smelling (malodorous), mushy, greasy stool)
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diagnosis of giardia

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  • microscopic examination of stool
  • bilobed nuclei, looks like a horseshoe crab
  • has flagellum
  • falling leaf motility
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treatment and prevention of giardia

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  • treat with metronidazole
  • boil water and treat carriers
  • cysts can survive in chlorinated water
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epidemiology of cryptosporidium

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  • mainly affects children (peak age around 5)

- can be severe in IC patients - lethal in AIDS, #1 cause of AIDS associated diarrhea

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pathogenesis of cryptosporidium

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  • oocyst is infectious form
  • stains acid fast
  • resistant to chlorination
  • water born disease
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lifecycle of cryptosporidium

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  • infects intestinal epithelial cells

- oocyst is infectious and diagnostic form

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clinical disease of cryptosporidium

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  • asymptomatic to severe disease
  • self limited (1-2 wk) enterocolitis
  • watery diarrhea, dehydration, weight loss, ab pain, fever, N/V
  • in AIDS pts, can shit up to 50 times a day
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diagnosis of cryptosporidium

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  • acid fast staining

- pink is positive and green is negative

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treatment of cryptosporidium

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  • replace fluids and electrolytes
  • nitazoxanide for immunoCOMPETENT patients
  • HAART therapy for AIDS patients
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epidemiology of isospora belli

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  • humans are only known reservoir
  • more prevalent in AIDS pts
  • outbreaks are commonly seen in day cares and mental institutions
  • fecal oral: mature oocysts ingested and reside in epithelium
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clinical disease of isospora belli

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  • mimics giardiasis with malabsorption syndrome

- steatorrhea

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diagnosis of isospora belli

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  • oocyst found in feces is elliptical
  • cryptosporidium is round
  • microscopic examination of iodine-stained stool smears
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triad for isospora belli diagnosis

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  • acid fast staining
  • malabsorption
  • watery diarrhea
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treatment for isospora belli

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  • TMP-SMX
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characteristics of cyclospora cayetanensis

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  • resembles cryptosporidium excepts infects immunoCOMPETENT patients
  • explosive watery diarrhea
  • fecal contaminated water or food (raspberries or basil)
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clinical disease of cyclospora cayetanensis

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  • low grade fever, fatigue, anorexia, abdominal pain, N/V
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diagnosis of cyclospora cayetanensis

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  • stains acid-fast

- fluoresces blue under UV light

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treatment of cyclospora cayetanensis

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  • TMP-SMX
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latin name for pinworms

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  • enterobius vermicularis
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common name for enterobius vermicularis

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  • pinworm
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transmission of enterobius vermicularis (pinworm)

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  • fecal oral
  • eggs are “sticky”
  • eggs can be transmitted on fomites
  • autoinfection occurs
  • common in children 5-9 years old
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clinical disease of enterobius vermicularis (pinworm)

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  • intense perianal itching at night
  • prickling pain
  • diarrhea during acute infection
  • migrating worms may get lost: vaginal itching and granuloma formation
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diagnosis of enterobius vermicularis (pinworm)

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  • cellophane (scotch) tape method

- only used for this type of worm

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treatment for enterobius vermicularis (pinworm)

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  • mebendazole
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latin name for roundworms

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  • ascaris lumbricoides
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common name for ascaris lumbricoides

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  • roundworm
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transmission of ascaris lumbricoides (roundworm)

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  • fecal oral
  • contaminated food or water
  • eggs can survive for months
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lifecycle of ascaris lumbricoides (roundworm)

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  • ingest egg

- egg hatches and travels to liver, heart, lungs, etc.

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clinical disease for ascaris lumbricoides (roundworm)

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  • dependent on number of eggs
  • few eggs - asymptomatic
  • early phase: large migrate to lungs producing fever, nonproductive cough, dyspnea, wheezing
  • late phase: diffuse or epigastric pain, N/V, bolus can obstruct and perforate bowel
  • can be lethal
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diagnosis of ascaris lumbricoides (roundworm)

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  • CBC may show eosinophilia
  • sputum may show larvae
  • eggs in stool: knobby coated, oval shaped, bile stained
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treatment for ascaris lumbricoides (roundworm)

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  • albendazole

- if pregnant then use pyrantel pamoate

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toxocariasis (roundworm)

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  • dog and cat roundworms
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symptoms of toxocariasis (roundworm)

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  • larvae can penetrate any tissue: lungs, heart, liver, kidney, skeletal muscle, eyes, CNS is most common
  • bleeding, necrosis, eosinophilic granulomas
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diagnosis of toxocariasis

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  • eggs found in pet feces

- eggs NOT found in human feces

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treatment for toxocariasis

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  • albendazole
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latin name for whipworm

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  • trichuris trichiura
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  • transmission of trichuris trichiura (whipworm)
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  • fecal oral

- prevalent in southern appalachian range and gulf coast states

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clinical disease of trichuris trichiura (whipworm)

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  • light infections (100): ab pain, vomiting, anorexia, weight loss, diarrhea (can be bloody), tenesmus, rectal prolapse
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diagnosis of trichuris trichiura

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  • barrel (football) shaped eggs, plugged ends

- RBC and WBC present

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treatment of trichuris trichiura

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  • albendazole
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latin name for hookworms

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  • ancylostoma duodenale

- necator americanus

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epidemiology of hookworms (N. americanus)

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  • penetrate into feet

- go to lymphatics, blood, heart, lungs, cough them up and then swallow into GI tract

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early symptoms of hookworms (N. americanus)

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  • itching, localized maculopapular eruption on foot
  • low grade fever
  • mild cough, wheezing when worm in lungs
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late symptoms of hookworms (N. americanus)

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  • N/V, diarrhea
  • microcytic and hypochromic anemia
  • fatigue and dyspnea
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chronic disease of hookworms (N. americanus)

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  • emaciation, physical and mental retardation
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diagnosis of hookworms (N. americanus)

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  • early infection: eosinophilia, normal stool
  • patchy infiltrate on chest X-ray (migrating larvae)
  • GI infection: non-bile stained, segmented eggs in stool
  • iron deficiency anemia
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treatment of hookworms

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  • abdendazole

- iron therapy for anemia

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anclyostoma braziliense (hookworm)

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  • dog and cat hookworm

- humans are accidental hosts

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clinical disease of anclyostoma braziliense

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  • cutaneous larval migrans: ground itch, creeping eruption
  • Loeffler syndrome: pulmonary infiltrates with peripheral eosinophilia
  • at risk: children (sandboxes), beaches
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treatment for anclyostoma braziliense

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  • thiabendazole
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worm infections where humans are accidental hosts

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  • toxocariasis: dog and cat roundworms

- anclyostoma brazilense: dog and cat hookworm

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latin name for threadworm

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  • strongyloides stercoralis
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common name for strongyloides stercoralis

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  • threadworm
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clinical disease of strongyloides stercoralis (threadworm)

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  • pneumonitis similar to hookworm
  • occur in IC patients
  • diarrhea can be bloody, malabsorption
  • symptoms like peptic ulcer, peripheral eosinophilia
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chronic infection of strongyloides stercoralis (threadworm)

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  • hyperinfection syndrome: profound diarrhea, malabsorption, electrolyte imbalance, meningitis, secondary bacteremia
  • seen in IC patients
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diagnosis of strongyloides stercoralis (threadworm)

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  • Baermann funnel gauze method
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treatment of strongyloies stercoralis (threadworm)

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  • ivermectin
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reservoir of trichinella spiralis

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  • pork, undercooked bear meat

- larvae form found in striated muscle

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clinical disease of trichinella spiralis

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  • acute stage: larvae invade tissue: fever, diffuse myalgias, eosinophilia, periorbital edema
  • late stage: lethal when heart, brain and lungs infected
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diagnosis of trichinella spiralis

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  • outbreak traced to infected pork or beat meat
  • encysted larvae in meat or muscle biopsy
  • pt presents with diffuse muscle pain- diffuse myalgias
  • CBC - marked eosinophilia
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treatment of trichinella spiralis

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  • albendazole
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transmission of anisakis simplex

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  • roundworm of marine fish

- higher incidence where raw fish is eaten

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clinical disease of anisakis simplex

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  • within hours after ingested of undercooked (raw) fish
  • violent ab pain, N/V
  • severe eosinophilic granulomatous response if larvae pass into bowel
  • can mimic Crohns
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hosts for all flukes

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  • all flukes have clam or snail intermediate hosts
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characteristics of fluke eggs

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  • all flukes (and tapeworms) have operculated eggs
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latin name for giant intestinal fluke

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  • fasciolopsis buski
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common name for fasciolopsis buski

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  • giant intestinal fluke
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epidemiology of giant intestinal fluke

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  • ingestion of contaminated water chestnuts
  • look like leeches or tiny tadpoles
  • travelers from china, vietnam, thailand, india, malaysia
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clinical disease of giant intestinal fluke (fasciolopsis buski)

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  • diarrhea alternating with constipation

- malabsorption syndrome with malodorous, greasy stools

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diagnosis of giant intestinal fluke

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  • large, bile stained, operculated eggs in stool
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treatment of giant intestinal flukes (fasciolopsis buski)

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  • praziquantel
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latin name for sheep liver fluke

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  • fasciola hepatica
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transmission of sheep liver fluke

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  • infection from contaminated water plants
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clinical disease of sheep liver fluke (fasciola hepatica)

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  • URQ pain, fever, chills, eosinophilia, hepatitis, biliary obstruction
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treatment of fasciola hepatica

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  • bithionol
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latin name for chinese liver fluke

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  • clonorchis sinensis
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transmission of chinese liver fluke

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  • consumption of undercooked freshwater fish
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clinical disease of clonorchis sinensis

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  • fever, diarrhea, epigastric pain, hepatomegaly, anorexia, jaundice
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treatment of clonorchis sinensis

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  • praziquantel
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3 main species of schistosomes

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  • Schistosoma haematobium (bladder): terminal spine
  • S. japonicum (bowel)
  • S. manosin (bowel): lateral spine
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transmission of schistosomes

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  • penetrate skin when swimming, burrow in and cause itching (swimmers itch)
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clinical disease of schistosomes

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  • acute (Katayama syndrome): swimmers itch, fever, chills, cough, urticaria, ab pain, diarrhea, eosinophilia
  • chronic: granulomatous reactions and fibrosis, bloody diarrhea (S. mansoni mostly), associated with clay pipestem fibrosis around portal vein
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diagnosis of schistosomes

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  • leukocytosis, eosinophilia, polyclonal gammopathy
  • S. mansoni: egg larva is oval shape and curved anterior end with lateral spine, found in stool
  • S. japonicum: smallest eggs, oval shaped, spine not distint, found in stool
  • S. haematobium: terminal spine, large egg, found in urine
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treatment of schistosomes

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  • praziquantel
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general characteristics of cestodes (tapeworms)

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  • flat and ribbon like
  • head has cup shaped suckers and hooks
  • segmented bodies: proglottids
  • eggs in feces are diagnostic
  • all eggs are operculated
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epidemiology, transmission, and clinical disease of Taenia solium (pork tapeworm)

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  • undercooked pork
  • in larvae ingested in meat: mostly GI symptoms - ab discomfort, diarrhea, indigestion
  • cystericercosis is dangerous - eggs ingested in contaminated water, vegetables
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diagnosis of taenia solium

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  • proglottids and eggs in feces
100
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  • treatment of taenia solium
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  • praziquantel
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symptoms of neurocystericercosis

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  • hydroencephalitis, mengitis, nerve damage, seizures, visual defects
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diagnosis of neurocystericercosis

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  • imaging studies for calcified cysticeri

- (CT,MRI) - big calcified cysts seen on MRI

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treatment for neurocystericercosis

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  • praziquantel, albendazole

- steroids, surgery

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latin name for beef tapeworm

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  • taenia saginata
  • does not cause neurocystericercosis in humans
  • diagnosis and treatment identical to T. solium infection
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latin name for fish tapeworm

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  • diphyllobothrium latum
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transmission and reservoir of fish tapeworms

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  • undercooked freshwater fish

- wild animal reservoirs: bears, minks, walruses, canine

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clinical disease of fish tapeworms

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  • most are asymptomatic
  • associated with depleted serum vitamin B12
  • megaloblastic anemia, neurological manifestations: painful tingling, fatigue, weakness, loss of coordination, confusion, weight loss
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treatment of fish tapeworm

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  • niclosamide
  • praziquantel alternative
  • vitamin B12 supplementation
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Echinococcus spp.

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  • tapeworms of carnivores in sheep-raising areas

- humans are intermediate hosts

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clinical disease of echinococcus spp.

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  • hydatid cyst disease
  • liver and lung where cysts develop: ab pain, hepatic mass, bile duct obstruction
  • lungs: chest pain, cough, hemoptysis
  • death from anaphylactic shock after rupture of cysts
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diagnosis of echinococcus spp.

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  • CBC- eosinophilia

- X-rays for cysts in lungs, bone and muscle

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treatment for echinococus

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  • surgery

- albendazole and mebendazole are DOCs

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