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Tapeworms
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Taenia
undercooked beef/pork/fish adult worm attaches to intestine up to 18 ft long larval stage can leave intestine for other organs (cystecercosis) treat w/anti-helminthic drug |
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Pinworms
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enterobius vermicularis
Humans are hosts ingesting eggs lay eggs at anus-itching treat w/mebendazole |
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Amoebic Dysentary
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entamoeba histolytica
feeds on RBC and GI tract tissues Diagnose by trophozoites in feces |
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Ascariasis
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human intestines
common in farm soil migrate from mouth or nose treat w/menendazole |
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Trichinosis
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spirochetes
muscles of humans undercooked meat treat w/mebendazole |
