Worms Flashcards
(15 cards)
1
Q
Enterobius Vermicularis:
- Type?
- Name?
- Transmission? Infection?
- Clinical?
- Dx?
- Treatment?
A
- Nematode
- Pinworm
- F-O; intestinal
- Peri-anal pruritis
- Scotch tape
- Bendazole
2
Q
Ascaris Lumbricoides:
- Type?
- Name?
- Transmission? Infection?
- Pulm called?
- Dx by eggs where?
- Treatment?
A
- Nematode
- Giant roundworm
- F-O; intestinal
- Loefflers
- Feces
- Bendazole
3
Q
Ancylostoma duo./ Necator Americanus:
- Type?
- Name?
- Population infected?
- Transmission?
- Infection type?
- Type of anemia? How?
- Treatment?
A
- Nematode
- Hookworm
- 1/4
- Larvae penetrate skin
- intestinal
- Iron deficiency
- Bendazole
4
Q
Strongyloides stercarolis:
- Type?
- Transmission?
- Can divide without?
- What form in stool?
- Infection type? (3)
- Treatment?
A
- Nematode
- Larvae penetrate skin
- Eggs
- Rhabitiform
- Darrhea/ epigastic pain, maculo papular rash
- Albendazole
5
Q
Trichuris trichuria:
- Type?
- Name?
- Transmission?
- Eisinophilia?
- Clinical?
A
- Nematode
- Whip worm
- Ova consumed
- None
- Assymptomatic
6
Q
Onchocerca volvulus:
- Type?
- Vector?
- Clinical? (2)
- Treatment?
- Black what? (3)
A
- Nematode
- Blackfly
- River blindness/ hyperpigmented
- Ivermectin
- fly, sight, skin
7
Q
Loa loa:
- Type?
- Clinical?
- Vector?
- Treatment?
A
- Nematode
- Skin swelling and worm in conjunctiva
- Deerfly/horsefly
- Diethylcarbaazine
8
Q
Wuchereria bancrofti:
- Type?
- Clinical? Blocks what?
- Vector?
- Treatment?
A
- Nematode
- Elaphantitis; blocks lymphatics
- Mosquito
- Diethylcarbaazine
9
Q
Toxocara canis:
- Transmission?
- Visceral what?
- Treatment?
A
- Nematode
- F-O transmission
- larva migrans
- Albendazole
10
Q
Trichinella spiralis:
- Type?
- Found where? (2)
- Clinical? (3)
A
- Nematode
- Exotic meats/ pork
- Fever, myositis, periorbital edema –> conjuctiva
11
Q
Taenia solium:
- Type?
- Transmission?
- Infection type?
- Clinical? (2) Must find what?
- Brain what?
- Treatment? (2)
A
- Cestodes/ tape worm
- Cyst/ova in pork
- Intestinal
- Cysticercosis/ neurocysticercosis; scolex head
- Brain cysts
- Parziquantal/ albendazole
12
Q
Diphyllobothrium latum:
- Type?
- Larvae in what?
- Type of anemia?
- Treatment?
A
- Cestodes/ tape worm
- freshwater fish
- B12 defic anemia
- Praziquantal
13
Q
Echinococcus granulosus:
- Type?
- Eggs via?
- Hytatid cysts where? Anaphylaxis if?
- Treatment?
A
- Cestodes/ tape worm
- dog feces
- Liver; release
- Albendazole
14
Q
Schsitosoma:
- Type?
- Host? What penetrates skin?
- Granulomas/fibrosis of? (2)
- S. Haematobium leads to? (2)
- S. Masoni/japonicum leads to?
- Treatment?
A
- Trematode/ fluke
- Snail; cercariae
- liver/spleen
- SCC of bladder/ painless hematuria
- Portal htx
- Praziquantal
15
Q
Clonorchis sinensis:
- Type?
- Found in what?
- Clinical?
- Assoc. with?
- Treatment?
A
- Trematode/ fluke
- Undercooked fish
- Billiary tract inflammation with pigmented gallstones
- Cholangiocarcinoma
- Praziquantal
