tissue nematodes

Question 1

Dracunculus medinesis (guinea worm) infection is acquired via

Answer 1

ingestion of water with copepods containing larvae

Question 2

Dracunculus medinesis infection is clinically diagnosed by

Answer 2

seeing emerging female worms from skin painful ulcers.

Question 3

What disease is cause by onchocerca volvulus

Answer 3

River blindness(microfliarie in eye), itchy “leopard rash” (onchodermatitis)

Question 4

How is onchocerciasis transmitted?

Answer 4

Blackflies

Question 5

how do you diagnose onchocerciasis

Answer 5

skin nip/biopsy.. visulaization of microfilaria/ PCR

Question 6

tx of onchocerciasis is

Answer 6

Ivermectin .

Question 7

Wucheria bancrofti; Brugia malayi they cause :

Answer 7

Elefantiasis/ is cause by long standing lower extremeties lymphedema.

Question 8

How is Wucheria bancrofti transmitted…

Answer 8

Vector is Mosquito .

Question 9

Diagnosis of Wucheria bancrofti:

Answer 9

Blood smear

Question 10

Treatment of Elephantiasis is

Answer 10

Surgery, ivermectin and diethylcarbamazine

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Question 11

How is toxocara canis transmitted

Answer 11

by ingested food contaminated with dog/cat feces.
Eggs ingested/from handling puppies or from
eating dirt in yard (pica)

Question 12

Disease caused by toxocara canis

Answer 12

Visceral Larvae migrans

Ocular larvae migrans.. may lead to blindness

Question 13

toxocara canis tx

Answer 13

albendazole.

Question 14

This infection cause local subcutaneous swelling (calabars)

Answer 14

Loa loa (African eye
worm) it can be seen crawling in the conjunctiva

Question 15

Dx of Loa loa

Answer 15

microfilariae seen on blood smear, eosinophilia.

Question 16

how is Loa loa transmitted

Answer 16

by deer flies , Chrysops,

Question 17

how you treat loa loa

Answer 17

diethylcarbamazine

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