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18 Cards in this Set
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larval nematodes below skin cause "creeping eruptions"
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Ancylostoma braziliense
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hookworm, causes iron deficiency anemia
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Ancylostoma duodenale
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most common helminth infection in the world
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Ascaris lumbricoides
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eating freshwater fish, cholangiocarcinoma
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Clonorchis sinensis
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fish tapeworm, causes b-12 deficiency (megaloblastic anemia)
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Diphyllobothrium latum
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nematode, removed from skin by twisting it around a stick, cyclops is immediate host
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Dracunculus medinensis
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large space-occupying hydatid cysts of the liver and lungs, sheep farmer disease, dog tapeworm
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Echinococcus granulosus
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pinworm, perianal itching, often children, eggs found from scoth tape use on anus
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Enterobius vermicularis
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mango fly, subcutaneous bumps that can be seen moving across the conjunctiva of the eye
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Loa loa
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river blindness, endemic to Africa, blackfly transmits
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Oncocerca volvulus
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spherical eggs with terminal spine found in urine, squamous call carcinoma of the bladder
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Schistosoma hematobium
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smallest intestinal nematode, completes life cycle in the human host
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Strongyloides stercoralis
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cestode, consumption of undercooked beef, vague abdominal pain
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Taenia saginata
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tapeworm, feces-contaminated water, swiss cheese appearance of the brain
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Taenia solium
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nematodes from cat/dog feces, visceral larva migrans, vision loss
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Toxocara canis/Toxocara cati
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flu-like symptoms, diarrhea, myalgias, and periorbital edema, aquired from consuming undercooked pork
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Trichinella spiralis
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rectal prolapse, bile-stained, barrel-shaped eggs with polar plugs
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Trichuris trichiura
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obstruction of lymph vessels resulting in edema, swelling of legs and genitalia
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Wucheria bancrofti
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