Schistosomiasis Liver Disease

Question 1

What are the causative organisms of Muscle and Neurological Symptoms (Trichinella species)?

Answer 1

Schistosoma mansoni, S. japonicum

Question 2

What form of Schistosomiasis Liver Disease are Schistosoma mansoni, S. japonicum?

Answer 2

Helminth

Question 3

What are the most common modes of transmission for Schistosomiasis Liver Disease (Schistosoma mansoni, S. japonicum)?

Answer 3

Cycle D: vehicle (contaminated water)

Question 4

What virulence factors are Schistosomiasis Liver Disease (Schistosoma mansoni, S. japonicum)?

Answer 4

Antigenic “cloaking”

Question 5

How do you culture/diagnose Schistosomiasis Liver Disease (Schistosoma mansoni, S. japonicum)?

Answer 5

Identification of eggs in feces, scarring of intestines detect by endoscopy

Question 6

How do you prevent Schistosomiasis Liver Disease (Schistosoma mansoni, S. japonicum)?

Answer 6

Avoiding contaminated vehicles

Question 7

How do you treat Schistosomiasis Liver Disease (Schistosoma mansoni, S. japonicum)?

Answer 7

Praziquantel

Question 8

What are the distinctive features of Schistosomiasis Liver Disease (Schistosoma mansoni, S. japonicum)?

Answer 8

Penetrates skin, lodges in blood vessels of intestine, damages liverr

Question 9

What are the epidemiological features of Schistosomiasis Liver Disease (Schistosoma mansoni, S. japonicum)?

Answer 9

Internationally: 230 million new infections per year by these and the urinary schistosome