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| Trichinella spiralis common name |
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| Trichinella spiralis disease name |
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| Trichinella spiralis zoonosis? |
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| FDA guidelines for Trichinella spiralis control |
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-illegal to feed meat to pigs
-standards for pork industry |
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| boxy cells at the anterior part of the worm that form a stichosome |
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| mode of transmission of Trichinella spiralis |
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| ingesting undercooked meat contaminated with larvae in nurse cells |
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| preferred locations of Trichinella spiralis in the body |
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| well-oxygenated muscles such as the eyes, diaphragm, and skeletal muscles |
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| clinical signs of trichinosis |
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-determined by larvae burden
-food poisoning like symptoms (1 day)
-mylagia, fever, peri-orbital edema, extremely profound eosinophilia (7 days) |
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-muscle biopsy looking for larvae
-count number of larvae per gram of muscle
- more than five larvae per gram usually means death |
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| species related to Trichinella spiralis |
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| disease caused by Trichuris trichiura |
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| mode of transmission for Trichuris trichiura |
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| clinical signs of trichuriasis |
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-severe mucosal inflammation
-hypochronic anemia
-dysentery
-rectal prolapse
-possible death |
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| diagnosis of trichuriasis |
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| treatment of trichuriasis |
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| species of hookworm important in the US |
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| species of hookworm found outside of the US |
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| routes of infection of hookworm |
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| filariform larvae penetrate the skin |
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| infections stage of hookworm |
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| location of hookworm adults in the body |
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| clinical signs of hookworm infection |
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-dry cough, burning in chest
-eosinophilia
-profound anemia
-possible rash at site of penetration
-geophagy |
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| diagnosis of hookworm infection |
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| condition caused by dog hookworm |
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| Strongyloides stercoralis |
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| geographical location of Strongyloides stercoralis |
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| worldwide, but pref. warm climates |
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| nematode that can be entirely free-living |
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| Strongyloides stercoralis |
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| diagnostic stage of Strongyloides sterocoralis |
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| L1 larvae (rhabditiform larvae) in feces |
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| disease caused by Strongyloides stercoralis |
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| clinical signs of strongyloidiasis |
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-diarrhea
-high chance of secondary bacterial infection
-blood loss
-can be asymptomatic if worm burden is low |
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| treatment for strongyloidiasis |
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| the large intestinal roundworm of humans |
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| infective stage of Ascaris lumbricoides |
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| disease caused by Ascaris lumbricoides |
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| condition caused by Ascaris lumbricoides molting in the lungs |
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| clinical signs of ascaris pneumonitis |
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-coughing
-burning
-wheezing |
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| clinical signs of ascariasis |
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-abdominal pain
-undigested food in feces
-possible complete obstruction and ileus |
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| condition caused by animal ascarids that accidentally infect humans |
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| ascarid found in raccoons |
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| clinical signs of visceral larval migrans |
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depends on area infected
-lung = asthma-like symptoms
-eyes = decreased vision
-brain, depends on location in brain |
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| diagnosis of visceral larval migrans |
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| treatment of visceral larval migrans |
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| disease caused by Enterobius vermicularis |
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| geographical location of Enterobius vermicularis |
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| is Enterobius vermicularis a zoonosis? |
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| clinical signs of enterobiasis |
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-intense itching in the anal area
-hyperactivity
-insomnia (mainly due to discomfort) |
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| diagnosis of enterobiasis |
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| treatment of enterobiasis |
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| "guinea worm" or "fiery serpent" |
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| disease caused by Dracunculus medinensis |
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| intermediate host for Dracunculus medinensis |
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| clinical signs of dracunculiasis |
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-intense nausea
-weakness
-intense pain |
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| drancucliasis eradication program |
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-cloth filters for water
-education
-reporting of every case |
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