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Helminths
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Parasitic worms needing hosts, humans.
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3 kinds of Helminths
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1. Cestodes
2. Nematodes 3. Trematodes |
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Cestodes
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"Tapeworms"
Taenia. Solium (beef) T. saginata (pork) |
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Nematodes
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"Roundworms"
1 - A. lumbricoides 2 - Enterobius vernicularis (pruritis) 3 - Strongyloides stercolaris (swimmer's itch) |
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Trematodes
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"Flukes"
Clonorchis Sinensis |
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Ascaris Lumbricoides
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Nematode.
Female > Male. Male - hook tale. Eggs hatch in intestines --> bloodstream --> lungs --> esophagus --> sm intestines Disease = Ascariasis Found feces |
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Symptoms of Ascariasis
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Diarrhea, vomiting, malabsorption
pneumonia, weight loss, cough Found in feces Contamination: food/water w/ eggs |
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Enterobius vermicularis
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"Pinworm"
Adult female has pin shape Infection = Enterobiasis Diagnostic: Tape Test Common in children Female goes into anal region releases eggs. |
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Symptoms of Enterobiasis
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Anal itchiness, diarrhea, vomitingCause: Ingest food/drink/objects with eggs (fomites)
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Can the host of Enterobiasis be reinfected?
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Yes! More scratching = release eggs more on other items; airborne = host infected by the eggs
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Strongyloides larvae
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"Threadworm"
(Nematode/Roundworm 3) Stage of infection - Larvae Enters system -> lungs -> throat sm intestines --> released into feces Infection: Strongyloidiasis |
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Symptoms of strongyloidiasis
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Itchy in the area it entered, chest pains, abdominal pain
Usu. patients are asymptomatic Juvenile strongyloides found in soil or contaminated water |
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Clonorchis sinensis
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"Chinese liver fluke"
(Trematode/Fluke) Infection: Clonorchiasis |
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Symptoms of clonorchiasis
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Hepatitis (overgrowth = obstruction of bile duct)
Cause: Host ingests food infected with eggs; fish/shellfish; sushi |
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Taenia types?
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Tapeworm/Cestode
Solium - pork Saginata - beef |
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How does infection with Taenia occur?
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Egg on beef ingested.
Sm. intestine reproduction Eggs released in feces Stage of infection - Adult (scolex) |
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Symptoms of Taeniasis
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Diarrhea, malabsorption
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Name the two types of Cestodes?
What's another name for them? |
T. solium
T. saginata Tapeworms |
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Name the 3 kinds of Nematodes?
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Ascaris lumbricoides
Enterobius Vermicularis Strongyloides stercolaris |
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Name the one kind of Trematode?
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Clonorchis Sinensis
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What's the infection caused by Taenia's? Stage? Found where?
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Taeniasis. Egg/Adult. Feces
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What's the infection caused by C. Sinensis? Stage? Found where?
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Clonorchiasis
Ova Feces |
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What's the infection caused by A. Lumbricoides?
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Ascariasis
Ova Feces |
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What's the infection caused by E. Vermicularis?
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Enterobiasis
Ova From Perianal region (scotchtape test) |
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What's infection caused by S. stercolaris?
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Strongyloidiasis
Larvae feces |
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What's the symptoms of Taeniasis?
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Diarrhea, malabsorption
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Symptoms for Clonorchiasis?
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Hepatitis
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Symptoms of Ascariasis?
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Diarrhea, vomiting, malabsorption
pneumonia, weight loss, cough |
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Symptoms of Enterobiasis?
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Itching, diarrhea, vomiting
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Symptoms of strongyloidiasis?
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Itchy in the area it entered, chest pains, abdominal pains
Asymptomatic patients |
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Shape of E. Vermicularis egg
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Oval shape, flat border, little belly
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Shape of C. Sinensis egg
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Operculum. Tiny irregular shoulder appearance. Thick egg
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