5-Parasitology Flashcards
(133 cards)
2
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Cyst carrier state
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E. histolytica
3
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Flask-shaped colon ulcers
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Amoebic colitis
4
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Charcot-leyden crystals on fecal smears
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Amoebic colitis
5
Q
Anchovy paste-like aspirate
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Amoebic liver abscess
6
Q
MC extraintestinal form of amoeba
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Amoebic liver abscess
7
Q
DOC of E. histolytica
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Metronidazole
8
Q
Other drug used for E. histolytica
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Diloxanide furoate
9
Q
Backpacker’s diarrhea
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G. lamblia
10
Q
Excessive flatulence smelling like rotten eggs
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G. lamblia
11
Q
Falling-leaf motility
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G. lamblia
12
Q
Foul-smelling, greenish vaginal discharge with itching and burning sensation
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T. vaginalis
13
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Strawberry cervix
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T. vaginalis
14
Q
Most important parasitic disease in man
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Plasmodium spp
15
Q
Asexual life cycle
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Shizogony and gametogony
16
Q
Shizogony
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Liver, RBC
17
Q
Gametogony
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RBC
18
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Sexual life cycle
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Sporogony
19
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Sporogony
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Female mosquito
20
Q
Infective stage of plasmodium spp
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Sporozoite
21
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Mosquito specie in plasmodium disease
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Anopheles flavirostes minimus
22
Q
Young RBC
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P. vivax, P. ovale
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Old RBC
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P. malariae
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All ages of RBC
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P. falciparum
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Malignant tertian
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P. falciparum
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Benign tertian
P. vivax, P. ovale
27
Benign quartan
P. malariae
28
Banana-shaped gametocytes
P. falciparum
29
Large round gametocytes
P. vivax
30
Small round gametocytes
P. ovale
31
Compact gametocytes
P. malariae
32
Highest parasitemia
P. falciparum
33
Cerebral malaria
P. falciparum
34
Recrudescence
P. falciparum, P. malariae
35
Recurrence of symptoms after a temporary abatement
Recrudescence
36
Duration of recrudescence
2-4 weeks
37
Relapse
P. ovale, P. vivax
38
Hypnozoites
Liver
39
Return of a disease after its apparent cessation due to reactivation of hypnozoites
Relapse
40
Mechanism of relapse
Antigenic variation
41
Thick and thin smears with giemsa stain
Malaria
42
Punctate granulations present in RBC
Schuffner dots
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Schuffner dots
P. ovale, P. vivax
44
Coarse granulations present in RBC
Maurer dots
45
Maurer dots
P. falciparum
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Fine dots present in RBC
Ziemann dots
47
Ziemann dots
P. malariae
48
Durck granulomas
Cerebral malaria
49
Acute renal fever in malaria
Blackwater fever
50
Septic shock in malaria
Algid malaria
51
DOC of malaria
Chloroquine
52
MCC encephalitis in immunocompromised hosts
T. gondii
53
Ring-enhancing lesions in encephalitis in immunocompromised hosts
T. gondii
54
Romana's sign
T. cruzi
55
Chaga's disease
T. cruzi
56
Nodular near bite in T. cruzi
Chagoma
57
T. cruzi in chronic disease
Myocarditis, megacolon, megaesophagus
58
Tsetse fly
T. brucei complex
59
Trypanosomal chancre
Indurated skin ulcer
60
Enlargement of the posterior cervical LN in T. brucei complex
Winterbottom's sign
61
Hyperesthesia in T. brucri complex
Kerandel's sign
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Mechanism of encephalitis in T. brucei complex
Demyelination
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Species most commonly associated with red tide poisoning
Pyrodinium bahamense var. compressum
64
Paralytic syndrome in shellfish poisoning
Saxitoxin (15 mins)
65
Neurotoxic syndrome in shellfish poisoning
Brevetoxin (15 mins)
66
Diarrhetic syndrome in shellfish poisoning
Okadaic acid (30 mins)
67
Amnesic syndrome in shellfish poisoning
Domoic acid (30 mins)
68
Red tide months
Months without letter "R"
69
Beef tapeworm
Taenia saginata
70
Pork tapeworm
Taenia solium
71
Neurocysticercosis
Taenia solium
72
Appendix
Tenia coli
73
Worms in vitreous humor
Taenia solium
74
Fish tapeworm
Diphyllobotrium latum
75
Megaloblastic anemia
Diphyllobotrium latum
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DOC of Taenia spp
Praziquantel
77
DOC of D. latum
Praziquantel
78
Hydatid cysts
Echinococcus granulosus
79
MC site of hydatid cysts
Liver
80
DOC of E. granulosus
Albendazole
81
Management of hydatid cysts
PAIR procedure
82
Swimmer's itch
Schistosoma japonicum
83
Katayama fever
Schistosoma japonicum
84
Intermediate host of S. japunicum
Oncomelania quadrasi
85
DOC of S. japonicum
Praziquantel
86
Ring-shadowed opacity in CXR with hemoptysis
Paragonimus westermani
87
Intermediate host of P. westermani
Sundathelphusa philippina
88
DOC of P. westermani
Praziquantel
89
Asian liver fluke
Clonorchis sinensis
90
Cholangiocarcinoma, neurocirculatory dystonia
Clonorchis sinensis
91
Hypersensitivity pneumonitis
Loeffler's syndrome
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Loeffler's syndrome
Ascaris lumbricoides
93
DOC of A. lumbricoides
Albendazole
94
Herbal medicine for A. lumbricoides
Nyog nyogan
95
Ground itch at site of entry with serpiginous tracks
Necator and ancylostoma
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Serpiginous tracks in necator and ancylostoma
Cutaneous larva migrans
97
Whipworm
Trichuris trichiura
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Chinese lantern eggs with bipolar plugs
Trichuris trichiura
99
Rectal prolapse
Trichuris trichiura
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Mechanism of rectal prolapse in T. Trichiura
Increased peristalsis to expel worms
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Pruritus ani
Enterobius vermicularis
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Pinworm
Enterobius vermicularis
103
Metropolitan worm
Enterobius vermicularis
104
D-shaped eggs
Enterobius vermicularis
105
E. vermicularis appendicitis
Oxyuriasis
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DOC of E. vermicularis
Pyrantel pamoate
107
Threadworm
Strongyloides stercoralis
108
Ground itch at site of entry
Strongyloides stercoralis
109
Larva currens
Strongyloides stercoralis
110
Hyperinfection syndrome
Strongyloides stercoralis
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DOC of strongyloides stercoralis
Ivermectin
112
Aute disease causes borborygmus
Capillaria philippinensis
113
Peanut-shaped eggs
Capillaria philippinensis
114
Pudocworm
Capillaria philippinensis
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Adult worms obstructs scrotal lymphatics
Wuchereria bancrofti
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Adult worms obstructs limb lymphatics
Brugia malayi
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Expatriate syndrome
Wuchereria and Brugia
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Meyers-Kouvenaar bodies
Tropical pulmonary eosinophilia
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Tropical pulmonary eosinophilia
Wuchereria and Brugia
120
Meyers-Kouvernaar bodies
Wuchereria and Brugia
121
Wuchereria and Brugia
Tropical pulmonary eosinophilia (Meyers-Kouvernaar bodies)
122
Trichina worm
Trichenella spiralis
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Periorbital edema with hemorrhagic phenomena and in severe cases, respiratory myositis
Trichenella spiralis
124
Lice
Pediculus humanus, phthirus pubis
125
Flies
Dermatobia hominis
126
Bedbugs
Cimex lectularius
127
Mites
Sarcoptes scabei
128
Ticks
Dermacentor
129
Disease feature of pediculus humanus
Pruritus of scalp or trunk; nits seen on hair shaft
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Disease feature of phthirus pubis
Pruritus in pubic area; nits seen on hair shaft
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Disease feature of dermatobia hominis
Pruritic, painful, and erythematous nodule; larva may be seen emerging from nodule (eww!)
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Disease feature of cimex lectularius
Pruritic, erythematus wheal
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Sarcoptes scabei
Pruritic, erythematous papules, and linear tracks
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Dermacentor
Ascending paralysis
