intensitnal nematodes Flashcards
Most common ibtenstinal nematode
A. lumbircoides
A. lumbircoides most frequent region
tropics
Soil tranmsitted helminths
A. lumbircoides, Trichuris trichuria, hookworms
STH inbfection pathology
tissue reaction, intensitnal iritation, complications
STH diease of poverty contirbutes to
malnutrition, imparied cognitive performance, reduce productivity
A. lumbricoides muscle type
polymyarian
Worm with smooth striated cuticles, 3 lips, sensory papillae
A. lumbricoides
Worm male centrally curved psoterior with 2 spciules, long tortuous tubule
A. lumbricoides
WOrm female reporductive organs in posterior 2 thirds
A. lumbricoides
Worms reside but do not attach in itnestines
A. lumbricoides
A. lumbricoides produces-
PI-3 against digestion, pshophorylcholine against lymphocyte proliferation
Infertile eggs longer and narrow than fertile, thin shell, irregular mammliated coating, corticated
A. lumbricoides,
A. lumbricoides infertile eggs how common
2/5 infections
fertiile eggs gahve outer corasley mammlated albumious covering, could be decorticated
A. lumbricoides fertile egg
egg has thick, transparent hyaline shell, thcih outer layer, thin vitelline inner mebrane
A. lumbricoides fertile eggs
A. lumbricoides infective stage
emnyronated egg
A. lumbricoides larvae travel
penetrate intestinal wall->portal vein->liver->hepatic vein->right heart->pulmonary vessels->lungs
A. lumbricoides larvae molting location
lungs
A. lumbricoides embyraontaion tim
2-3 weeks
A. lumbricoides hepatotrachael migration time
14 days
A. lumbricoides diagnostic stage
fertilized egg, uinfertilied egg, adult worm
A. lumbricoides larvae how many molts before embryonated
2 molts in soil
A. lumbricoides pathology
reaction of tissues, irritaion of intesntine, complications due to migration
A. lumbricoides lung complications
host sensitization, lung infltration, asthm, pneumonia