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Associated with uncooked BEEF
May lead to Cysticercosis d/t ingested eggs |
Taenia saginata
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Uncooked PORK
May lead to Cysticercosis d/t ingested eggs |
Taenia solium
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Common geographic location associated with Trematodes: Liver Fluke, Lung Fluke, and Intestinal Fluke???
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Far East
contaminated water Eating raw fish/seafood |
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Which nematodes pass through the lungs?
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Ascaris lumbricoides
Ancylostoma/Necator (Hookworms) Strongyloides stercoralis |
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Causes Hydatid Cyst Disease?
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Echinococcus
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Common symptoms of Cysticercosis?
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CNS effects
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Common symptoms with Diphyllobothrium latum infection?
What is it d/t? |
Megaloblastic Anemia
d/t Vit B12 deficiency |
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What causes Diphyllobothrium latum infection?
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Ingesting raw fish
It is a fish tapeworm that is found in Northern climates (N. Europe and Russia specifically). |
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What infection is caused by Dog/Cat Hookworms that are contacted through feces and penetrate skin?
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Cutaneous larva migrans
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What causes an infection by ingesting uncooked meats (pork mostly) and causes muscle weakness and PERIORBITAL EDEMA?
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Trichinella spiralis
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What is the species of parasitic worms that causes Visceral larva migrans?
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Toxacara
d/t contact with dog/cat feces (via ingestion) |
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Why are eosinophils important in the immune reaction to worms?
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Eosinophils have Fc receptors for IgE and IgG that will attach to the worm's surface and release destructive enzymes/proteins
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What is the parasitic agent that may cause Ground Itch?
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Ancylostoma/Necator (Hookworms)
d/t penetration through the skin |
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What is a unqiue characteristic of Strongyloides stercoralis?
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They can live free in the environment and do not require a human host
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This worm will cause puritis ani and can be found via Scotch-Tape method...
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Enterobius vermicularis
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Strongyloides stercoralis can cause autoinfection....why or how?
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Can multiply within the human host and migrate --> developing more eggs and more larva.
With immunocomprimsed pts --> can cause disseminated infection (hyperinfection) |
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What are the three body parts of tapeworms or cestodes?
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Scolex (head), neck, and proglottids (body segments)
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Which of the following can be associated with children playing in soil?
Trichuris trichiura Ascaris lumbricoides Ancylostoma/Necator (Hookworm) Strongyloides stercoralis |
ALL four types of these nemotodes
Also associated with Rural SE US |
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What worm causes an infection that can be associated with asthma-like symptoms?
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Ascaris lumbricoides
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What worm can cause Rectal Prolapse?
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Trichuris trichiura
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What is the possible result if an hydatid cyst ruptures in the pt?
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Anaphylaxis may result
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What animal is associated with Echinococcus infection?
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Sheep Dogs/Canines
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