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| Nematodes have a cylindrical body and a complete |
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| digestive tract, including a mouth and an anus |
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| The most common helminth recognized in the United states are primarily |
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| The Nematodes body is covered with a non celluler, highly resistant coating called a |
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| Female Nematodes are usually ______than male. |
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| The male Nematodes typically has a _________ tail |
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| The most common nematode infection in the United States is , |
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| enterobiasis (pinworm) infection |
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| enterobiasis (pinworm) infection causes |
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| enterobiasis Pinworm diagnosied by |
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| enterobiasis (Pinworm) can't be diagnosied by |
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| Ancylostoma & Necator (Hookworm) will lead to |
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| barefoot workers are more at risk at developing |
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| Ancylostoma & Necator (Hookworm) |
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| What confirms the diagnosis of pinworms |
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| Finding the female worm or the eggs |
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| At night, the adult pinworms can sometimes be seen directly around the |
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| Pinworms Do not hatch eggs in colon or intestine which why we don’t do |
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| In trichinella (trichinosis)Patients will complain of |
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| chest pain like skeletal intercoastal muscle |
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| Trichinella (trichinosis) is often referred to as the |
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| largest intracellular parasite |
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| Trichinella (trichinosis)is diagnosis through a |
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| Trichinosis is a __________ infection |
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| roundworm (Trichinella spiralis) |
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| T. spiralis (round worm) can be found in |
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| pork, bear, fox, rat, horse and lion meat |
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| In trichinosis, it is: _________________ that creates problems |
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| the movement of the larvae through the body from the intestines and their encystment (becoming enclosed in a capsule) in muscle tissue |
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| Trichinella spiralis Clinical Early (1-2 weeks) symptoms |
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| Trichinella spiralis Midterm (2-6 weeks) symptoms |
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| myalgia, muscle weakness, facial and peripheral edema, rash; sometimes encephalitis and myocarditis |
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| Trichinella spiralis Long term (months) symptoms |
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| asymptomatic despite presence of trichinella "cysts" |
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| Several species of nematodes can’t mature to adults in human tissue but |
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| their larva can cause disease |
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| The most serious Tissue Nematodes is |
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| visceral larva migrans is caused primarily by the larva of the |
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| dog ascarid, Toxocara cannis |
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| Cutaneous larva migrans another seriuos tissue nematode is caused by the |
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| larva of the dog and cat hookworm, Ancylostoma caninum |
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| Cutaneous larva Migrans Migrate and produce |
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| serpiginous itchy traits in subcutaneous tissue |
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| Toxocara canis is the major cause of |
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| T canis is a common parasite of |
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| dogs in the United States |
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| Visceral Larva Migrans (T canis) primarily effects |
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| Young children because they are likely to ingest soil containing the eggs |
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| Clinical Findings of Visceral Larva Migrans (T canis) |
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blindness associate with retinal involvement.
Fever , hepatomegaly, and eosinophilia are common |
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| Treatment of Visceral Larva Migrans (T canis) |
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| Prevention of Visceral Larva Migrans (T canis) |
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| Dogs should be dewormed, and children should be prevented from eating soil |
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| tissue nematodes Wuchereria, Onchocerca, and Loa are called the |
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| nematodes Wuchereria, Onchocerca, and Loa are called the “filarial worms,” because they produce |
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| motile embryos called microfilaria in blood and tissue fluids |
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| nematodes Wuchereria, Onchocerca, and Loa transmitted from person to person by |
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| blood sucking mosquitoes or flies |
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| Filariasis/Elephantiasis Disease— |
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| Wuchereria bancrofti causes |
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| Wuchereria bancrofti occurs in the |
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| Clinical Findings of filariasis |
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| Adult worms in the lymph nodes cause inflammation that eventually obstructs the lymphatic vessels, causing edema |
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| Early infections of filariasis are |
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| Later infections of filariasis are |
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| fever, lymphangitis, and cellulitis |
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| Gradually the obstruction associated with filariasis leads to |
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| edema of the legs and genitalia |
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| This occurs mainly in patients who have been repeatedly infected over a long period with filariasis |
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| Diethylcarbamazine is effective only against microfilariae |
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| Treatment for filariasis adult worm |
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| No drug therapy for adult worm is available |
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| Mosquito control with insecticides and the use of protective clothing, mosquito netting and repellents |
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| Disease—Onchocerca volvulus causes |
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| Epidemiology of onchocerciasis Millions of people are affected in |
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| Africa and Central America |
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| onchocerciasis is a major cause of |
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| blindness “river blindness” |
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| Treatment for onchocerciasis |
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| Prevention for onchocerciasis |
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| Control of blackfly with insecticides |
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guinea worm, (Dracunculus)
mode of transmission |
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| larvae are ingested in drinking water |
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| Dracunculus medinensis (guinea fire worm) causes |
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| The name D. medinensis means |
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| “little dragon of Medina”. |
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| guinea fire worms are found in the |
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| Clinical Findings of guina fire worms The adult female produces a substance that causes |
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| inflammation, blistering and ulceration of the skin usually of the lower extremities |
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| Treatment of guinea fire worms |
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| Niridazole or Metronidazole |
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| Prevention of guinea fire worms |
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| Filtering or boiling drinking water |
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