Tissue nematodes Flashcards
1
Q
Skin inflamm, ulceration
A
Dracunculus medinensis
2
Q
Dracunculus transmission
A
drinking water
3
Q
Dracunculus Tx
A
slow extraction of worm
4
Q
hyperpigmented skin, river blindness
A
Onchocerca volvulus
5
Q
Onchocerca transmission
A
black fly
6
Q
Onchocerca Tx
A
ivermectin (IVERmectin for rIVER blindness)
7
Q
Onchocerca mnemonic
A
Black flies, black skin nodules, black sight
8
Q
Swelling in skin, observed worm in conjunctiva
A
Loa loa
9
Q
Loa transmission
A
deer fly, horse fly, mango fly (all except black fly)
10
Q
Loa Tx
A
diethylcarbamazine
11
Q
Elephantitis
A
Wuchereria bancrofti
12
Q
Wuchereria transmission
A
female mosquito
13
Q
Wuchereria Tx
A
Diethylcarbamazine
14
Q
Wuchereria timeline
A
blocks lymphatic vessels
Symptomatic after 9mo-1year
15
Q
Visceral larva migrans
A
Toxocara canis
