roundworms/nematodes Flashcards
1
Q
enterobius vermicularis
transmission
disease
treatment
A
pinworm
- fecal oral
- anal pruritus (tape test)
- bendazoles
2
Q
ascaris lumbricoides
transmission
disease
treatment
A
giant roundworm
- fecal oral (eggs visible under microscope)
- intestinal infection with possible ileocecal valve obstruction
- bendazoles
3
Q
strongyloides stercoralis
transmission
disease
treatment
A
- larvae in soil penetrate skin
- intestinal infection: vomiting, diarrhea, epigastric pain
- ivermectin or bendazoles
4
Q
ancylostoma duodenale, necator americanus
transmission
disease
treatment
A
hookworms
- larvae penetrate skin
- intestinal infection causing anemia by sucking blood from intestinal wall
- bendazoles or pyrantel pamoate
5
Q
trichinella spiralis
transmission
disease
treatment
A
- fecal oral, undercooked pork
- intestinal infxn: larvae enter blood and go to muscle –> inflammation of muscles
- trichinosis: fever, vomiting, nausea, periorbital edema, myalgia
- bendazoles
6
Q
onchocerca volvulus
transmission
disease
treatment
A
- female blackfly bite
- hyperpigmented skin and river blindness (black fly, black skin, black sight)
- possible allergic rxn
- ivermectin (iver = river)
7
Q
loa loa transmission
disease
treatment
A
- deer fly, rose fly, mango fly
- swelling in skin, worm in conjunctiva
- diethylcarbamazine
8
Q
Wuchereria bancrofti
transmission
disease
treatment
A
- female mosquito
- elephantiasis 2/2 blockage of lymph vessels
- diethylcarbamazine
9
Q
Toxocara canis
transmission
disease
treatment
A
- fecal oral
- visceral larva migrans
- bendazoles
