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flagellated protozoan transmitted by sandflies
life cycle includes amastigotes and promastigotes |
Leishmania sp.
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bugs that cause:
1) visceral leishmaniasis 2) cutaneous leishmaniasis 3) mucocutaneous leishmaniasis |
1) L. donovani
2) L. tropica, L. mexicana 3) L. brazilensis, L. peruviana |
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type of Leishmaniasis that is also known as New World (American) Leishmaniasis
what parts of the body are infected? |
mucocutaneous Leishmaniasis
mucous membranes of the mouth, nose, and soft palate |
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treatment of choice for Leishmaniasis
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antimony therapy
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serpiginous eruptions usually on the skin of the feet, buttocks, or abdomen
what bugs cause this? how is it transmitted |
cutaneous larval migrans
larvae of hookworms (Ancylostoma braziliense, A. caninum) walking barefoot on soil contaminated w/ animal feces |
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definitive hosts for Ancylostoma sp.
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dog or cat
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treatment for Ancylostoma sp.
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antihelminthics (thiabendazole and albendazole)
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name for body louse
what are 3 illnesses caused by them? what are common contributing conditions? |
Pediculus humanus
epidemic typhus (Rickettsia prowazeki), relapsing fever (Borellia recurrentis) and trench fever (Bartonella quintana) war, unrest, poverty, refugee camps |
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treatment for louse infestations
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1% permethrin products
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name for mites
treatment? |
Sarcoptes scabiei
5% permethrin cream |
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bug transmitted by ticks that causes fever, headache, malaise, muscle aches, cough, joint pains, and occasional rash
severe manifestations include renal failure, DIC, meningoencephalitis, seizures, and coma |
R. rickettsii
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disease caused by ticks that causes erythema migrans, arthralgia, chills, fever, fatigue, and CNS and PNS involvement
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Lyme disease (B. burgdorferi)
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5 viruses transmitted by mosquitoes in the US
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West Nile Virus
St. Louis Encephalitis Virus LaCrosse Virus Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus Western Equine Encephalitis Virus |
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disease transmitted by the rat flea
what is the bug? symptoms? |
bubonic plague
Yersinia pestis fever and swollen, tender lymph glands (buboes) |
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brown recluse spider
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Loxosceles reclusa
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spider that can cause a "volcano lesion" following bite
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brown recluse
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black widow spider
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Latrodectus mactans
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