Capillaria Philippinensis Flashcards
(37 cards)
C philippinensis
Zoonotic disease???
Yess
C Philippinensis
Natural Host:
Accidental Host:
Fish-eating birds
Humans
C Philippinensis
Habitat:
Small intestine
CP
First infection reported by Chitwood et al. In 1963 in a____ yr. old in Northern Luzon
29
CP
1966: epidemic in_______
>1000 cases,____ deaths
Common Name:_____ Worm
Cause: washing of fecally contaminated bed sheets in lagoons in Tagudin
Pudoc West, Tagudin, llocos Sur
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Pudoc
CP
1998: “mystery disease” in _______
Death of villagers due to misdiagnosis
Monkayo, Compostella vallery Province
CP
Size
Male: 1.5-3.9mm long
With______ spicule
Female: 2.3-5.3mm long
______located at the junction of anterior and middle thirds
one unspined
Vulva
CP
Esophagus
Rows of secretory cells called_____
Entire esophagus:_____
Stichocytes
Stichosome
CP OVA
Size: 36-45 by 20um
Shape:______-shaped with striated shells and flattened bipolar plugs
Passed in feces as______ egg
Embryonayion:___ or ____
peanut
unembryonated
soil or water
CP
Embryonated eggs hatch in the intestines of_____ to become infective larvae
fish
CP
Mode of Transmission:
ingestion of raw or undercooked contaminated fish
CP
Infective stage:
encysted larva in freshwater fishes or embryonated egg
CP
First generation female worms: produce larvae to bulld up the population (______)
Subsequent generations of female worms: predominantly produce eggs (______)
Larviparous
Oviparous
CP
hyperinfection??
autoinfection??
There is hyperinfection and autoinfection
Intestinal villi becomes flattened
Abdominal pain and borborygmi
Chronic diarrhea: 8-10 voluminous stools per day
Protein losing enteropathy (causes hypoalbuminemia leading to edema), electrolyte imbalance, intestinal malabsorption
Weight loss, malaise, anorexia, vomiting, edema
Potentially FATAL
Intestinal capillariasis
Micro-ulcers in the intestinal epithelium
Mechanical compression of intestinal cells → cellular degeneration
Causes of malabsorption
LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS
_________
Direct fecal smear or wet mount
Stool concentration technique
Larva and adult worms may be seen in the feces
_________
High specificity
Detection of coproantigent prepared from stool samples of patients
_________
Demonstration of Ova
Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA)
Immunoblot Assay
CP
Treatment:
Drug of choice
Alternative
Mebendazole 200mg BID x 20 days
Albendazole 400mg OD × 10 days
CP
Adjunctive treatment
Electrolyte replacement
High protein diet
CP
PREVENTION & CONTROL
Improvement of sanitation and health educational programs
Prevent indiscriminate disposal of human waste
Discourage eating raw fish
Capacity building for health personnel
Early and accurate diagnosis
MALE CP
- Small, measuring 1.5
- to 3.9 mm in length.
- Characterized by_____ and long, non-spiny sheaths (male spicule)
caudal alae
2 Types of Female Worm:
- larviparous (responsible for population build-up)
- oviparous
- NB: Both have an esophagus with secretory cells called_____ and the esophageal structure is called_____
Atypical Female
Typical Female
stichocytes
stichosome
Phasmid/ Aphasmid?
Aphasmid
Definitive host =
Natural host =
Intermediate host =
Humans (accidental)
fish-eating birds
Fishes