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Pharmacology II Mycology and Parasitology
Pharmacology II Mycology and Parasitology
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Pharmacology
Professional
02/17/2012

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Sporothrix schenckii
Definition
subcutaneous fungus that causes sporotrichosis in gardeners, from thorn prick
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Aspergillus sp.
Definition
systemic fungus that appears as "fungus ball" on x-ray and causes allergic rxn
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Pneumocystis jiroveci
Definition
systemic fungus sometimes classified as a protozoan and causes interstitial pneumonia in AIDS patients
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Coccidioides immitis
Definition
systemic fungus endemic to desert southwest(San Joaquin Valley Fever)
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Cryptococcus neoformans
Definition
systemic fungus found in pigeon droppings that may appear as a single nodule resembling a tumor
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Histoplasma capsulatum
Definition
systemic fungus endemic in the Ohio valley and found in bird and bat droppings causing x-ray visible, pulmonary granulomas
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Cryptosporidium spp.
Definition
protozoa that cause watery diarrhea and flu-like symptoms
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Entamoeba hystolytica
Definition
protozoa that cause watery diarrhea with blood and mucus in stools; liver abscesses
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Giardia lamblia
Definition
protozoa that cause watery, foul-smelling diarrhea with malabsorption, flatulence, and cramps; from creek water
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Trichomonas vaginalis
Definition
protozoa that cause vaginitis with frothy discharge
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Leishmania spp.
Definition
protozoa endemic to tropics and transmitted by the sandfly; infects macrophages leading to subcutaneous, mucocutaneous, and visceral disease
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Plasmodium spp.
Definition
protozoa that cause malaria
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Toxoplasma gondii
Definition
acquired from cat litter, ingestion of undercooked meat, or in utero;
Mononucleosis-like syndrome in healthy individuals; Potentially fatal encephalitis in immunocompromised patients
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Trypanosoma brucei
Definition
protozoa endemic to West Africa, transmitted by the tsetse fly, causing sleeping sickness
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Ascaris lumbricoides
Definition
roundworms contracted from ingestion of food or soil that can be large (1 ft) and can cause intestinal obstruction and pneumonitis
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Enterobius vermicularis
Definition
pinworms that cause perianal pruritis and itching, spread by touch, and detected by scotch tape test
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Necator/Ancylostoma spp.
Definition
hookworms located in soil causing diarrhea abdominal pain, weight loss, and pneumonitis
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Strongyloides stercoralis
Definition
threadworm found in soil, causing dermatits and pneumonitis
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Trhichinella spiralis
Definition
roundworms contracted from eating undercooked pork causing fever, diarrhea, eye edema, nail hemmorrhages
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Schistosoma spp.
Definition
blood and bladder flukes transmitted through the skin (snail intermediate) causing fibrosis of the liver and ascites, bladder granulomas; eggs covered in spines
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Taenia spp.
Definition
tapeworms contracted from beef or pork causing abdominal pain, diarrhea, weight loss
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Diphyllobothrium latum
Definition
tapeworm contracted from raw or undercooked freshwater fish that can absorb B12
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Echinococcus granulosus
Definition
dog tapeworm which burrows through intestinal wall and forms a cyst that can be fatal if ruptured
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Trypanosoma cruzi
Definition
protozoa endemic to South America transmitted by the reduviid bug and causing Chagas' disease
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