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Ascaris lumbricoides
Common names:

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Large intestinal roundworm, roundworm of man

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Ascaris lumbricoides
Disease

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Ascariasis. Roundworm infection

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Ascaris lumbricoides
Old name

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Lumbricus teres

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Ascaris lumbricoides

Fertilized and unfertilized egg
Size:

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45-70 um length 35-50um width

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Ascaris lumbricoides

Fertilized
Coat:

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Outer
Coarsely
mammilated
albuminous
coating
(decorticated), thick glycogen membrane (chitin) (middle), Non
permeable, lipoidal vitelline membrane (inner)

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Ascaris lumbricoides

Unfertilized
Coat

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Coat: Smooth thin shell, irregular mammilated coating filled with
refractile granules (lecithin).

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Ascaris lumbricoidesp
Larva size

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Size: 1.2-1.8 mm

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LAscaris lumbricoides
Adult:
Size: Female

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Adult:
Size: Female - 22-35cm in length, 3-6mm

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Ascaris lumbricoides
Male size

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Male: 10-31cm in length, 2-4mm in width

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Ascaris lumbricoides
weeks for eggs to develop into infective stag

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2-3 weeks

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Ascaris lumbricoides
Color

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Pinkish whte or Creamy wh

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Ascaris lumbricoides
Mouth

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3 lips/trilobate (2 ventral, 1 dorsal)

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Ascaris lumbricoides
gravid female can lay

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240 000 eggs/day

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Ascaris lumbricoides
Female worm survives upto

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1-2years

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Ascaris lumbricoides
Migrating larva:

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Loeffler’s syndrome

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Ascaris lumbricoides
Diagnosis

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A. Direct microscopy: direct fecal smear, Kato thick, Kato katz
(WHO gold standard )
B. Serology (used in tissue migration only): ELISA, IFA (Indirect
immunofluorescence),
C. IHA (indirect hemagglutination), microprecipitation
D. Radiologic-X ray (can show the trolley car lines appearance of
adult)
E. Molecular: targets ITS1 and cytochrome B gene by PCR versions

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Ascaris lumbricoides
Treatment

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Albendazole, Mebendazole, Pyrantel pamoate, Pre-treatment
with saline laxatives or saline oil before antiparasitic drug
administration

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Enterobius vermicularis
Commonname

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Pinworm seatworm

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Enterobius
Disease

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Enterobiasis/Oxyuriasis

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Enterobius vermicularis
Old name

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Oxyrius vermicularis

Old name: Oxyrius vermicularis

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Enterobius vermicularis egg shape

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D shape”, elongated, flattened on one side

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Enterobius vermicularis
Coat

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Coat: Triple albuminous covering (outer), Lipoidal membrane
(inner)

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Enterobius vermicularis
Adult female size

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Adult
Size: Female - 8-13mm length and 0.3-0.5 in width

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Enterobius vermicularis
Infective abd diagnostic stage

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Infective stage: Embryonated egg
Diagnostic stage: Embryonated egg

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Enterobius vermicularis Female can lay up to
Female can lay up to 11,000 eggs at night time
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Enterobius vermicularis Mode of transmission
Ingestion and inhilation
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Enterobius vermicularis Diagnosis
Scotch tape swab technique (Graham’s scotch adhesive tape swab)
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Enterobius vermicularis Treatment
Pyrantel pamoate, Albendazole, Mebendazole piperazine
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Dioctophyma renale Common name
name: Giant kidney worm
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Trichuris trichiura Common name:
Common name: Whipworm
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Trichuris trichiura Disease:
Disease: Trichuriasis
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Trichuris trichiura Egg Size:
Egg Size: 50-54um in length and 20-23 in width
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Trichuris trichiura Size Male
30- 45 mm in lengt
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Trichuris trichiura Size female
35-50 mm in length
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Trichuris trichiura Infective form:
Infective form: Embryonated eggs containing Rhabditiform
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Trichuris trichiura Diagnostic stage
Diagnostic stage: unembryonated eggs, adult worm
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Trichuris trichiura Eggs become infective in
Eggs become infective in 15 to 30 days
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Trichuris trichiura The females begin to oviposit
The females begin to oviposit 60 to 70 days
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Trichuris trichiura worms in the cecum shed between ? life span?
worms in the cecum shed between 3,000 and 20,000 eggs per day. The life span of the adults is about 1 year
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Trichuris trichiura Treatment
Mebendazole 500 mg or Albendazole 400 mg
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Capillaria philippinenesis Common name
Pudoc worm
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Capillaria philippinenensis Disease
Pudoc disease Mystery disease
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Capillaria philippinensis Suze larva
Size: 36um in length & 20-25um i
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Capillaria philippinenesis Shape
Peanut-shaped or Guitarhaped with flattened bipolar plugs
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Capillaria philippinensis Adult male
Male: 1.5-3.9 mm in length
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Capillaria phileppinensis Female
Female: 2.3-5.3 mm in length
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Capillaria philippinenesis Infective stage:
Infective stage: Larva in fish
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Capillaria philippinensis Diagnostic
Diagnostic stage: Unembryonated egg
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Capillaria philippinensis Diagnosis Diagnostic teqnique
 DFS  Concentration technique
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Capillaria philippinensis Treatment
Electrolyte replacement and a high protein diet  Drug of choice for the treatment of intestinal capillariasis is mebendazole, albendazole
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Capillaria hepatica Common name:
Common name: Capillary liver worm
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Capillaria hepatica Egg size
50—70 µm long by 30—35 µm wide
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Capillara hepatica Shape
Shape: Lemon-shaped outer shell
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Capillaria hepatica Infective stage:
Infective stage: Embryonated egg
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Capillaria hepatica Diagnostic stage:
Diagnostic stage: Egg in liver biops
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Capilaria hepatica Disease
Hepatic capillariasis - Acute hepatitis, eosinophili
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Capillaria hepatica Diagnosis
Liver biopsy (if found
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Trichinella spiralis Common name
: Garbage worm, muscle worm, pork worm, trichina worm, "blind alley" worm
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Trichinella spiralis Male
Male:  0.62 to 1.58 mm by 0.025 to 0.033 mm
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Trichinella spiralis Female
1.26 to 3.35 mm by 0.029 to 0.038 mm

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