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9 Cards in this Set
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Brain cysts, seizures
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Taenia solium (cysticercosis)
- larvae encysted in undercooked pork --> intestinal tapeworms Praziquantel (bendazoles for NEUROcysticercosis) |
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Liver cysts
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Echinococcus granulosus
- eggs in dog feces can cysts in liver --> anaphylaxis if antigens released Bendazoles |
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B12 Deficiency
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Diphyllobothrium latum
- larvae in raw freshwater fish Praziquantel |
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Biliary tract disease, cholangiocarcinoma
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Clonorchis sinensis
- Undercooked fish --> inflammation of biliary tract --> pigmented gallstones Praziquantel |
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Hemoptysis
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Paragonimus westermani
- Undercooked crab meat causes inflammation and secondary bacterial infection of lung Praziquantel |
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Portal hypertension
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Schistosoma mansoni
- Snails are host - cercariae penetrate skin --> granulomas, fibrosis, and inflammation of spleen and liver Praziquantel |
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Hematuria, Bladder cancer
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Schistosoma haematobium
- Snails are host - cercariae penetrate skin --> granulomas, fibrosis, and inflammation of spleen and liver - Requires chronic infection Praziquantel |
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Microcytic anemia
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Ancylostoma, Necator
- Larvae penetrate skin of feet bendazole |
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Perianal pruritis
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Enterobius
- food contaminated w/ eggs - Scotch tape test bendazole |
