Tissue nematodes Flashcards by Brian Gavin

Q

Skin inflamm, ulceration

A

Dracunculus medinensis

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Dracunculus transmission

A

drinking water

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Dracunculus Tx

A

slow extraction of worm

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hyperpigmented skin, river blindness

A

Onchocerca volvulus

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Onchocerca transmission

A

black fly

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Onchocerca Tx

A

ivermectin (IVERmectin for rIVER blindness)

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Onchocerca mnemonic

A

Black flies, black skin nodules, black sight

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Swelling in skin, observed worm in conjunctiva

A

Loa loa

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Loa transmission

A

deer fly, horse fly, mango fly (all except black fly)

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Loa Tx

A

diethylcarbamazine

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Elephantitis

A

Wuchereria bancrofti

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Wuchereria transmission

A

female mosquito

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Wuchereria Tx

A

Diethylcarbamazine

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Wuchereria timeline

A

blocks lymphatic vessels

Symptomatic after 9mo-1year

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Visceral larva migrans

A

Toxocara canis

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Tcanis transmission

A

food contaminated with eggs

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Tcanis Tx

A

albendaole or mebendazole

Q

Onchocerca epidemiology

A

Africa, Central, South America

Q

Onchocerca skin description

A

lizard skin

pruritic, hyperpitmented, thick (intraepithel. granullomas)

Q

Onchocerca Dx

A

skin biopsy

slit lamp eye examination

Q

Onchocerca reservoirs

A

only humans-treat, can eradicate