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19 Cards in this Set
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What is the name of the organism that causes fascioliasis?
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Fasciola hepatica
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What is the vector of Fasciola hepatica?
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It is a sheep liver fluke
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What is the closely related organism that infects herbivores, and accidentally affects humans?
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Fasciola giantica
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Where is the fasciola spp most commonly found?
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Where sheep and cattle are raised (occurs worldwide)
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Why is specifically present in Europe, Middle East, and Asia?
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These are places where humans eat raw watercress
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In the Fasciola life cycle, where are immature eggs discharged?
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in the biliary ducts of the liver
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Where else can this organism undergo several developmenta stages?
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Outside of the body
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Once a human is infected, where does the organism excyst?
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in the duodenum
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How is the organism infect the human liver?
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After excysting in the duodenum, they migrate through the intestinal wall into the biliary ducts of the liver
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How long does the organism F. hepatica grow?
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the adult F. hepatica fluke can grow up to 30 mm
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How long does the organism F. gigantica grow?
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up to 75 mm
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Of the two, which one infects mostly herbivores?
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F. hepatica
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What is the acute phase, and how long does it last?
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The acute phase is the actual migration, and can last for months
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What type of sxs are associated with the acute phase?
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Abd pain, fever, diarrhea, eosinophilia, Hepatomegaly, vomiting, Urticaria
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What is the Chronic phase, and some it's associated sxs?
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The chronic stage means that there are adult fluke(s) in the bile ducts, and the sxs would be that of intermittent biliary obstruction; inflammation
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"What is ""False Fascioliasis""?"
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Eating infected liver
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What testing is available for Fascioliasis?
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Identification of eggs - Chronic (adult) stage AND Antibody detection - Fast- ELISA
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What is the treatment for Fascioliasis?
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Triclabendazole (Egaten)
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(No case study for this one- Just remember Sheep/Goat Liver)
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