Microfiliria Flashcards

(27 cards)

1
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also known as african eye worm

A

loa loa

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2
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vector of loa loa

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chrysops (deer flies)

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3
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seen during daytime/ common during rainy seasons

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diurnal periodicity

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4
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diagnostic stage of loa loa

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microfilaria

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5
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disease caused by loa loa

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loiasis

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6
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considered as an ntd

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onchocerca volvulus

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7
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onchocherca volvulus disease

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river blindness

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8
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disease caused by onchocerca

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onchocerciasis

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9
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test for onchocerciasis

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mazzoti test

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10
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test for loa loa

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knotts test

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11
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doc of onchocerna

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ivermectin

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12
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doc of loa loa

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diethyl carbamazine/albendazole

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13
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also known as dipetalonema perstans

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mansonella perstans

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14
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vector of mansonella perstans

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culicoides

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15
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common in central and northern south america

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mansonella ozzardi

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16
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vectors of mansonella ozzardi

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culicoides and simulium

17
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doc of mansonella ozzardi

18
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common in Ghana

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mansonella streptocerca

19
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tail usually curverd; Sheperd’s crook

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mansonella streptocerca

20
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doc of mansonella streptocerca

21
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common name of Wuchereria bancrofti

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Bancroft’s filaria

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vector of Wuchereria bancrofti (urban)

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vector of Wuchereria bacrofti (rural)

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vector of Wuchereria bacrofti (pacific)

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also kown as malayan filariasis
Brugia malayi
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vector of brugia malayi
mansonia filariasis
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doc for bancrofti and malayi
diethylcarbamazine