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TREATMENT, PREVENTION, AND CONTROL Flashcards

1
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INFECTION:
Entamoeba histolytica
Giardia lamblia

A

Treatment (Tx):
Metronidazole/ Tinidazole

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INFECTION

Cryptosporidium parvum

A

Tx:

Nitazoxanide

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3
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T. vaginalis

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Tx: Metronidazole/Tinidazole

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4
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N. fowleri

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Amphotericin B

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5
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Leishmania spp.

A

Sodium stibogluconate,
Meglumine antimoniate

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6
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T. brucei rhodesiense

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Pentamidine

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7
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T. brucei gambiense

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Suramin

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8
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Trypanosoma cruzi

A

Nifurtimox, Benznidazole

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Plasmodium falciparum

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Artemisinin (artemether),
Quinine, Mefloquine

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10
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Plasmodium vivax

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Chloroquine, Primaquine

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Babesia spp.

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Clindamycin plus quinine
Atovaquone plus azithromycin

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Intestinal nematodes

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Mebendazole, Albendazole
Pyrantel pamoate

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Filariae

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Diethylcarbamazine (Ivermectin) (Onchocerca volvulus)

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14
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Schistosoma spp.

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Praziquantel

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Lung, liver, and intestinal
trematodes

A

Praziquantel
Triclabendazole

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Intestinal cestodes

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Praziquantel
Niclosamide

17
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Tissue cestodes
(Cysticercosis)

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Albendazole, Praziquantel
Surgical removal

18
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Tissue cestodes
(Sparganosis)

A

Praziquantel
Surgical removal

19
Q

Echinococcus spp.
(Hydatid cyst)

A

Scolicidal agents, ethanol, Cetrimide, Hypertonic saline, surgical removal/PAIR albendazole

20
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PAIR in PAIR albendazole

A

PAIR
P- Puncture
I- Injection
R- Re[iration

21
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Physical Vector Controls

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  • Proper disposal of sewage, garbage, and manure
  • Elimination of stagnant water
  • Use of door and window screens and mosquito nets
22
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Chemical Vector control methods

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  • Use of insecticides like dichlorophenyltrichloroethane (DDT), Pyrethrum, and arsenical compounds
  • Use of mosquito repellants
  • Use of larvicidal chemicals
23
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Biological vector control method

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  • Use of specific microorganisms which are pathogenic to various morphological forms of arthropods
  • use of larvivorous fish (Gambusia spp.)
24
Q

feeds on larvae of arthropods para hindi na magiging mosquito

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larvivorous fish

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