Parasitology

Question 1

What is the worst causitive organism of Malaria?

Answer 1

Plasmodium falciparum

Question 2

Presentation of Malaria- Common?

Answer 2

Irregular fevers, diaphoresis

Question 3

What are indications of poor prognosis of malaria/

Answer 3

Marked agitation
Hyperventilation (respiratory distress)
Hypothermia (< 36.5°C; 97.7°F)
Bleeding
Deep coma
Anuria
Shock

Question 4

How is malaria diagnosed?

Answer 4

THIN (identification of specific organism) and

THICK ( Looking for the organism in general)

Question 5

What is the prophylactic treatment for malaria?

Answer 5

NON-resistant Area: CHLOROQUINE
Doxycycline: Upset with photosensitivity.
MEFLOQUINE
MALARONE:

Question 6

What is the treatment for uncomplicated malaria?

Answer 6

Artemether + Lumefantrine

Question 7

Treatment for Severe Malaria ( FALCIPARUM) ?

Answer 7

ARTESUNATE

Question 8

What is Katayama Fevers associated with?

Answer 8

Schistosomiasis

Question 9

What are the species of Schistosomiasis that cause Katayama Fever?

Answer 9

S Mansoni

S. Japonicum

Question 10

What Transmission occurs with blood flukes entering the skin of the feet from contaminated water.

Answer 10

Schistosomiasis

Question 11

What is the treatment of Schistosomiasis?

Answer 11

Praziquantel

Question 12

What is the diagnostic testing of Schistosomiasis?

Answer 12

Eosinophilia

Question 13

What patient is usually infected with toxoplasmosis?

Answer 13

HIV patients

Question 14

What is the transmission of toxoplasmosis?

Answer 14

ingestion of raw pork,
inhalation of cat feces,
from mother to fetus

Question 15

What is the presentation of toxoplasmosis?

Answer 15

focal neurologic deficits

Question 16

What is a key to remember with Toxoplasmosis?

Answer 16

Pregnant women should not change cat litter at the risk of fetal transmission.

Question 17

What is a clinical manifestation of infected fetal development with toxoplasmosis?

Answer 17

Retinochoroiditis

Question 18

That is the Dx for Toxoplasmosis?

Answer 18

CT Ring enhancing lesions

Question 19

Tx for Toxoplasmosis?

Answer 19

Pyrimethamine

Question 20

What disease can you get from Pediculosis?

Answer 20

Body louse is vector for several human diseases, most notably Rickettsia prowazekii (causative agent for epidemic TYPHUS . )

Question 21

What is common treatment for Pediculosis and Scabies?

Answer 21

Permethrin

Ivermecitn

Question 22

Where do lice live?

Answer 22

They live on the clothing and go to the body to eat and then go back to the clothing.

Question 23

Are there any human disease transmition with bed bugs?

Answer 23

NO

Question 24

What is the treatment for bedbugs?

Answer 24

Calamine Lotion- Itching relief

Possible Prednisone for inflammatory itching.

Question 25

Ascariasis?

Answer 25

Worm- Ascaris Lumbricoides

Question 26

What is the transmission of Ascariasis?

Answer 26

Fecal Oral route- eggs in warm moist contaminated soil.

Question 27

Presentation of Ascariasis

Answer 27

ABD Pain, Diarrhea,

Question 28

Treatment of Ascariasis

Answer 28

Albendazole

Question 29

What is the name of pinworms?

Answer 29

Enterobiasis

Question 30

Treatment of enterobiasis?

Answer 30

mebendazole

Question 31

What is the most common heminthic infection in the USA

Answer 31

Pinworms

Question 32

Where do pin worms mate?

Answer 32

ileocecal region

Question 33

What is the other name for hookworms?

Answer 33

Necatoriasis?

Question 34

What do hookworms cause?

Answer 34

Intestinal inflamation | < Iron absorpation

Question 35

What does hook worms cause?

Answer 35

Iron deficiency anemia

Question 36

What is the treatment for pork tapeworms?

Answer 36

Praziquantel

Question 37

What is the difference between pork tapeworm and trichinosis?

Answer 37

Trichinosis has Muscle involvment.

Question 38

What is the rare but most common cause of death with trichinosis?

Answer 38

Mycoarditis.

Question 39

What is the treatment for trichinosis?

Answer 39

Mebendazole or Ablendazole