Term
Paragonimiasis westermanii
(trematodes-fluke) |
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Definition
crab/crayfish
location: lung
dx: eggs in sputum or feces |
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Term
clonorchis sinensis
(trematodes - fluke) |
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Definition
fish
liver
dx: eggs in feces via bile |
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fasciola hepatica
(trematodes-fluke) |
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Definition
aquatic plants/vegetables
liver
dx: eggs in feces via bile |
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fasciolopsis buski
(trematodes-fluke) |
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Definition
aquatic plants/vegetables
intestine
dx: |
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Term
heterophyes heterophyes
(trematodes-fluke) |
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Definition
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Term
schistosomiasis mansoni
(non- hermaphroditic fluke) |
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Definition
contaminated water
intestine
eggs in stool
swimmers itch
can be ID'd based on spines: side spine |
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Term
s. japonicum
(non- hermaphroditic fluke) |
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Definition
contaminated water
intestine
eggs in stool
swimmers itch
spine ID: no spine, or tiny spine hardly visible |
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Term
s. hematobium
(non- hermaphroditic fluke) |
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Definition
contaminated water
urinary
swimmers itch
eggs in stool
spine ID: terminal spine |
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Term
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Definition
| head of a tapeworm that is important for attachment to the intestine |
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Term
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Definition
tapeworm consists of head(scolex), neck, and proglottids and the proglottids is the terminal part of the worm that often appears in feces and can be used for Dx.
dx: d. latum, t. saginata, t. solium |
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Term
D. latum
(cestode-tapeworm)
Ill eat raw fish latum |
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Definition
fish (raw)
intestine
dx: proglottids in feces/unembryonated eggs in feces |
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Term
T. saginata
(cestode-tapeworm)
saginata beef |
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Definition
Beef tapeworm-cattle
intestine
DX: proglottids in feces
or eggs in feces |
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Term
t. solium
(cestode-tapeworm)
(a pig named soli needed a tissue) |
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Definition
pork tapeworm
intestine
can also be a tissue disease by ingestion not of pork meat but of actually t. solium eggs (cysticercosis)
dx: eggs/proglottids in feces |
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Term
Dog tapeworm
e. granulosus
e. multilocularis
grand multicolored dog named hydat |
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Definition
Hydatid disease (cyst)
is a tissue disease caused by digestion of cysts. |
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Term
a. lumbricoides
(nematode) |
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Definition
round worm
ingestion of eggs
GI organism
dx: egg in feces |
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Term
| s. stercoralis (nematode) |
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Definition
(thread)
larvae enter the skin
GI dx: larvae in stool/serological testing |
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Term
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Definition
(hook)larvae enter skin usually due to bare feet GI
dx: |
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Term
| e. vermicularis (nematode) |
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Definition
(pin)usually hand to mouth infection
parianal
dx: scotch tape test/parianal |
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Term
| trichinella spiralis (nematode) |
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Definition
(pork)eating pork meat that has the cysts intestine/blood stream/muscle
dx: muscle biopsy/cysts in skeletal muscle |
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Term
t. trichiura
(nematode)
(dont trich me with that whip) |
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Definition
(whip)ingestion of eggs
intestine
dx: microscopic detection of barrel shaped eggs with bipolar plugs |
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Term
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Definition
(hook)
larvae penetrate skin usually because of bare feet
intestine
dx: eggs in stool |
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Term
| w. bancrofti b. malayi b. timori (filarial) |
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Definition
| mosquito tissue (lymph nodes) dx: elephantiasis/ blood films/ clinical findings |
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Term
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Definition
deer fly
tissue
dx: blood smear and presentation of swelling |
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Term
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Definition
black fly
subcutaneous tissue
dx: river blindness seen in skin nodules |
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Definition
drink water that has the flea
intestines
dx:? |
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Term
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Definition
amoebae
flagellates
ciliates
sporozoa |
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Term
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Definition
contaminated water/hand to mouth/sexual transmission
intestine
dx:cysts in feces, or biopsy if it spreads to liver, lung, skin, brain |
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Term
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Definition
ciliate
Ingestion of contaminated food/water
Intestine
dx: cycts in feces
(common in animals) |
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Term
Giardia lamblia
giardia intestinalis
giardia duodanalis |
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Definition
flagellates
ingestion of contaminated food/water
intestine
dx: cysts in feces
travelers explosive diarrhea
rarely invades extraintestinally |
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Term
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Definition
flagetllate
normal flora in GI tract
Intestine
dx: cyst in feces
can cause mild dismfort but normally not a problem |
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Term
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Definition
flagellate
part of normal flora
oral cavity |
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Term
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Definition
flagellate
sexual intercourse
vagina and prostate
dx: wet mount slide |
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Term
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Definition
flagellate
entry through olfactory epithelium
CNS
dx: CSF analysis
acquired usually by inhalation during swimming/diving
affects children mainly, especially those who are immunocomprimised |
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Term
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Definition
flagellate
entry through: lower respiratory tract, broken skin, eyes (contact lens solution)
CNS
dx: CSF analysis
usually in elderly |
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Definition
flagellate
not very common |
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Definition
flagellate
tsetse fly
blood
dx: blood smear
within tissues you'll find amastigotes and on a PBS you'll find tryposmastigote in west africa |
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Definition
flagellate
tsetse fly
blood
dx: blood smear
within tissues you'll find amastigotes and on a PBS you''ll find trypomastigote in east africa |
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Definition
flagellate
reduviid bug
blood
dx: blood smear
within tissues you'll find amastigotes and on a pbs you will find trypomastigote
in the americas
Chagas disease
infection not due to bite of bug but when bug is feeding it defecates and scratching causes innoculation of parasite |
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Term
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Definition
flagellate
phlebotomine sand fly
bood
dx: blood smear
dermal cutaneous form least severe of leshmaniasis |
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Definition
flagellate
phlebotomine sand fly
blood
dx: blood smear
musculocutaneous form
moderate severity |
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Definition
flagellate
phelbotomine sand fly
blood
dx: blood smear
visceral form
most severe leishmaniasis |
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Term
isospora belli
cyclospora cayetanensis
cryptosporidium parvum/hominis |
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Definition
sporozoa (3)
ingestion of contaminated food/water or contaminated swimming water i.e. pool
intestines
dx: cysts in feces
ingestion of ooctye from contaminated water oocytes are acid fast |
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Definition
sporoza
mosquito
blood and tissue
dx: blood smear or biopsy
causes malaria |
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sporozoa
mosquito
blood and tissue
dx: blood smear or biopsy
causes babesiousus |
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Definition
sporozoa
humans are intermediate hosts, cats are def. hosts
tissue
dx: biopsy
causes toxoplasmosis pregnant women should stay away form cats |
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