Term
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Definition
Taenia solium (cysticerosis)
Cestodes (tapeworms)
undercooked pork
cystericercosis -- praziquantel
neurocystericercosis -- -bendazole |
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Term
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Definition
Echinococcus granulosus
Cestodes (tapeworms)
dog feces, sheep (intermediate hosts)
can cause anaphylaxis!! inject with ethanol to kill cysts before removal!
-bendazoles |
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Term
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Definition
Diphyllobothrium latum
Cestodes (tapeworms)
raw freshwater fish
praziquantel |
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Term
| Biliary tract disease, cholangiocarcinoma |
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Definition
Clonorchis sinensis
Trematodes (flukes)
undercooked fish
praziquantel |
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Term
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Definition
Paragonimus westermani
Trematodes (flukes)
undercooked crabmeat
praziquantel |
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Term
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Definition
Schistosoma mansoni/japonicum
Trematodes (flukes)
snails
praziquantel |
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Term
| Hematuria, bladder cancer |
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Definition
Schistosoma haematobium
Trematodes (flukes)
snails
praziquantel |
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Term
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Definition
Ancylostoma, Necator
Nematodes (roundworms) aka hookworms
through skin
-bendazole (or pyrantel pamoate) |
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Term
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Definition
Enterobius vermicularis
Nematodes (roundworms) aka pinworm
fecal-oral
-bendazole (or pyrantel pamoate) |
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Term
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Definition
Ascaris lumbricoides
Nematodes (roundworms) aka giant roundworm
fecal-oral
-bendazole (or pyrantel pamoate) |
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Term
| myositis, periorbital edema |
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Definition
Trichinella spiralis
Nematodes (roundworms)
fecal-oral, undercooked meat (usually pork)
-bendazole |
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Term
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Definition
Strongyloides stercoralis
Nematodes (roundworms)
through skin
-bendazole (or ivermectin) |
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Term
| skin inflammation + ulceration |
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Definition
Dracunculus medinensis
Nematodes (roundworms)
drinking water
niridazole, extraction |
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Term
| blindness + hyperpigmented skin |
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Definition
Onchocerca volvulus
Nematodes (roundworms)
blackflies!!
ivermectin!! |
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Term
| skin swelling; worm crawling in conjunctiva |
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Definition
Loa loa
Nematodes (roundworms)
deer fly, horse fly, mango fly
diethylcarbamazine |
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Term
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Definition
Wuchereria bancrofti
Nematodes (roundworms)
mosquito
diethylcarbamazine |
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Term
| granulomas (+/- blindness), visceral larva migrans |
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Definition
Toxocara canis
Nematodes (roundworms)
fecal-oral
diethylcarbamazine |
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Term
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Definition
Nematodes (roundworms) aka pinworm
fecal-oral
Perianal pruritus
-bendazole (or pyrantel pamoate) |
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Term
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Definition
Nematodes (roundworms) aka giant roundworm
fecal-oral
eggs visible!
-bendazole (or pyrantel pamoate) |
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Term
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Definition
Nematodes (roundworms)
fecal-oral, undercooked meat (usually pork)
myositis, periorbital edema
-bendazole |
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Term
| Strongyloides stercoralis |
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Definition
Nematodes (roundworms)
through skin
GI symptoms + anemia
-bendazole (or ivermectin) |
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Term
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Definition
Nematodes (roundworms) aka hookworms
through skin
Microcytic anemia
-bendazole (or pyrantel pamoate) |
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Term
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Definition
Nematodes (roundworms) aka hookworms
through skin
Microcytic anemia
-bendazole (or pyrantel pamoate) |
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Term
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Definition
Nematodes (roundworms)
drinking water
skin inflammation + ulceration
niridazole, extraction |
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Term
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Definition
Nematodes (roundworms)
blackflies!!
blindness + hyperpigmented skin
ivermectin!! |
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Term
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Definition
Nematodes (roundworms)
deer fly, horse fly, mango fly
skin swelling; worm crawling in conjunctiva
diethylcarbamazine |
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Term
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Definition
Nematodes (roundworms)
mosquito
elephantiasis
diethylcarbamazine |
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Term
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Definition
Nematodes (roundworms)
fecal-oral
granulomas (+/- blindness), visceral larva migrans
diethylcarbamazine |
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Term
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Definition
Cestodes (tapeworms)
undercooked pork
Brain cysts, seizures
cystericercosis -- praziquantel
neurocystericercosis -- -bendazole |
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Term
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Definition
Cestodes (tapeworms)
raw freshwater fish
B12 deficiency
praziquantel |
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Term
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Definition
Cestodes (tapeworms)
dog feces, sheep (intermediate hosts)
Liver cysts -- can cause anaphylaxis!! inject with ethanol to kill cysts before removal!
-bendazoles |
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Term
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Definition
Trematodes (flukes)
snails
mansoni/japonicum -- Portal hypertension
haematobium -- Hematuria, bladder cancer
praziquantel |
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Term
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Definition
Trematodes (flukes)
undercooked fish
Biliary tract disease, cholangiocarcinoma
praziquantel |
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Term
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Definition
Trematodes (flukes)
undercooked crabmeat
Hemoptysis
praziquantel |
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