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| broad fish tape worm in humans |
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| disease caused by Diphyllobothrium latum |
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| definitive hosts of Diphyllobothrium latum |
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| bears, humans, fish-eating animals |
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| location of Diphyllobothrium latum adults in the body |
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| route of infection for Diphyllobothrium latum |
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Definition
| ingesting an infected fish |
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| types of fish that can transmit Diphyllobothrium latum |
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-salmon
-pike
-white fish
-trout |
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| locations of cases of diphyllobothritis in US |
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| clinical signs of diphyllobothritis |
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-mild diarrhea
-abdominal pain
-pernicious anemia (B12 deficiency) |
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| treatment of diphyllobothritis |
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| diagnosisof diphyllobothritis |
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| disease caused by Taenia saginatus |
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| definitive host of Taenia saginatus |
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| location of adult Taenia saginatus worms in the body |
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| intermediate host of Taenia saginatus |
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| stage of Taenia saginatus humans must ingest to become infected |
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| clinical signs of taeniosis |
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-most asymptomatic
-weight loss can occur |
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| geographical location of Taenia solium |
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| what makes Taenia solium so dangerous? |
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| humans can be both the definitive and intermediate host |
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| ways to become infected with Taenia solium |
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Definition
-ingest undercooked pork contaminated with cysticercus larvae
-eggs in human feces ingested by another human
-eggs in small intestine pushed into the stomach via reverse peristalsis |
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Term
| condition where Taenia solium cysticercus larvae have entered the brain |
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| condition of presence of Taenia solium larvae in body |
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| clinical signs of cysticercosis |
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Definition
-subcutaneous lump
-damage in heart dependent on larvae burden
-ocular cysticercosis |
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| clinical sigs of neurocystercercosis |
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Definition
-dizzy spells
-intermittent head aches
-progression to fainting spells
-progression to epileptic-like seizures |
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| diagnosis of Taenia solium infection |
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Definition
-look for striated eggs in fecal sample
-the adult uterus is branched 8-12 times |
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| treatment for Taenia solium adult infection |
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| condition caused by Echinococcus granulosis |
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Definition
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| geographical location of Echinococcus granulosis |
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| intermediate hosts of Echinococcus granulosis |
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| definitive hosts of Echinococcus granulosis |
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Term
| world's smallest tapeworm |
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Definition
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Term
| largest known tapeworm larva |
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Definition
| E. granulosis - hydatid cyst |
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Term
| route of transmission of Echinococcus granulosis |
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Definition
| human or sheep ingest dog feces containing eggs |
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| condition caused by Echinococcus granulosis |
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| diagnosis of cystic hydatidosis |
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Definition
-imaging (MRI or x-ray) looking for hydatid cysts in live, lungs, and bone marrow
-ELISA usable, but the human body doesn't really make antibodies against hydatid cysts |
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| treatment of cystic hydatidosis |
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Definition
| albendazole for 2 weeks, followed by PAIR |
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-percutaneous aspiration
-injection
-reaspiration |
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| clinical signs of cystic hydatidosis |
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Definition
| mechanical pressur at hydatid cyst site |
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| condition in which hydatid cyst leaks, creating a second hydatid cyst |
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