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What is the common name, Pathogenesis and Manifestations of Enterobius vermicularis
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Pinworm

Path: Only humans

Perianal egg laying

Autoinfection

Signs: Perianal Itching

Scotchtape Test

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What is the common name, Pathogenesis and Manifestations of Trichuris trichiara
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Whipworm

Path: Football-shaped eggs need 10 days

Signs: Ulcers/Hemorrhage

Prolapse Rectum

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What is the common name, Pathogenesis and Manifestations of Ascaris lumbricoides?
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Giant Roundworm

Path

Eggs need 2-3 weeks to form Embryonated eggs

Require lung migration and Reswallowing

Signs

Asthma

Pneumonitis

Bile Ductus, Pancreas, Esophogus

Bowel Obstruction

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What is the common name, Pathogenesis and Manifestations of Necator americanas or Ancylostoma duodenale

What hookworm only infects the cutaneous tissue?

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Hookworms

Path

Skin penetration

Extraintestinal migration

Signs

Heme: Iron-def anemia, Hypoalubumin, Cardiac flailure

Lung:  Pneumonia /Eosinophilia

GI:      Intestinal Hemorrhage

Derm: Erythema, Macules, Papules

Only Cutaneous: Ancylostoma caninus

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What is the common name, Pathogenesis and Manifestations of Strongyloides stercoralis
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Small Roundworms

Path

Free living also

Skin penetration-> Lung -> Small bowel

Rhabdiform larve differentiate into filariforms to allow autoinfections

Signs

Disseminated Hyperinfection in Immunosuppressed

 

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What is the common name, Pathogenesis and Manifestations of Trichinella spiralis
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Trichinosis

Path

Undercooked pork

Larvae-> Muscle

Converts muscle cells into nurse cells

Signs

Muscle edema

Facial Edema

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What is the common name, Pathogenesis and Manifestations of Wuchereria bancroftii and Brugia malayi?
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Filarial Worms

Path

Mosquito-> Lymphatics

Microfilariae(Embryos) for reuptake by vector

Signs

Pulmonary Eosinophilia

Elephantiasis

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What is the common name, Pathogenesis and Manifestations of Drancunculus medinesis
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Guinea Worm

Path:

Crustaceon Swallowing

Intestine-> Gravid Females-> skin

Signs

Ulcers from gravid females

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What is the common name, Pathogenesis and Manifestations of toxocara
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Path

Dogs and cats with Verticle transmission

Infect mostly children

Signs

Ocular larva migrans

Visceral larva migrans: major organs

 

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What is the vector and manifestations of loa loa?
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 Mango Flies

Sucutaneous migration(eye)

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What is the common name, Pathogenesis and Manifestations of Schistosoma mansoni, japonicum, hematobium?
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Blood Flukes

Path

Snail is Intermeadiate host

Cercaria penetrate skin-> Veins

Liver Maturation

TNF signals egg production

Eggs-> Granulomas/Fibrosis

Manifestations

Portal HPTN(mansoni and japonicum)

Hepatosplenomegaly

Cor pulmonale

Colorectal Polyps(mansoni)

Hematuria(hematobium eggs in bladder)

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What is the common name, Pathogenesis and Manifestations of Tenia Saginata?
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Tapeworm

Path

Human is definitive host

Proglottids->eggs->Cattle->Oncospheres->larvae

larvae->muscle->cysticercus->Human

*Eggs, Cysticercus and Adult survive for years

Signs: Asymtomatic

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What is the common name, Pathogenesis and Manifestations of Tenia solium?
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Pork Tapeworm

Path

Humans definite and intermeadiate hosts

Cysticercus occurs in humans and animals

Signs

Epilepsy, Blindness

Brain, liver, lung cysticercii

 

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What is the common name, Pathogenesis and Manifestations of Echincocus granulosus?
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Small Tapeworms

Path

Dogs-> humans

Signs

Fluid filled cysts in liver and lung(hydratid cyst)

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What is the common name, Pathogenesis and Manifestations of Diphyllobothrium lattum?
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Fish Tapeworm

Path

Undercooked fish

Sign

B12 deficiency

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What are the structural features of Cestodes(tapeworms)?
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Scolex: head containing attachment apparati

Proglottids: Segments that break off to release eggs

Hermaphrodites: Male and female hardware in each proglottid

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Which tenia worm can infect vegetarians
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Tenia solium
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What is the vector and manifestations of Onchocerca vulculus?
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Black Fly

Dermititis and Blindness(river blindness)

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Which can affect the lungs?

Which can affect the Eyes?

Which can affect the liver?

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Lungs:

Ascaris lumbricaloides(to mature larva)

Strongyloides stercoralis: larva migrate through lungs before intestine

Hookworms(larva migration)

Mansoni or Japonicum(Late stages)

Tenia solium: Cystercosis

Echincocus granulosus: Lung Cysts

Eyes:

Loa loa

Onchocerca Vulvulus

Toxocara: Ocular larva migrans

Tenia solium

Liver

Schistosomiasis

(Eggs->Granuloma->Fibrosis)

Tenia solium: Cystercosis

Echincocus granulosus(Hydratid Cysts)

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What is the Genus and Species for

Pinworm

Whipworm

Small Roundworm

Giant Roundworm

Hookworm

Pork Tapeworm

Beef Tapeworm

Filarial Worms

Guinea Worms

Fish Tapeworm

Small Tapeworm

River Blindness Worm

Liverworm

Bladderworm

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Pinworm: Enterobius vermicularis

Whipworm: Trichurus Trichiara

Small Roundworm: Strongyloides stercoralis

Giant Roundworm: Acaris lumbricoides

Hook Worm: Nector Americansus

Ancylostoma duodenale

Pork Tapeworm: Tenia Solium

Beef Tapeworm: Tenia Saginatum

Filarial Worms: Brugia Malayi

Wuchereria Bancrofti

Guinea Worms: Drancunculus medinesis

Fish Tapeworm: Diphyllobothrium lattum

Small Tapeworm: Echincocus granulosus

River Blindness: Ochocerca volvulus

Liverworm: Schistosoma mansoni/japonicum

Bladderworm: Schistosoma haematobium

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Which worm need 2-3 weeks to mature its eggs?

Which worms can autoinfect?

Which worm is induced by TNF to produce eggs?

Which worm has a snail reservoir?

Which worm has a crustaceon reservoir?

Which worm has the most longevity?

Which requires sheet and clothing cleaning to eradicate?

Which worm has football shaped oocysts?

Which worm covers itself with host antigen to evade the immune system

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Mature eggs: Ascaris lumbricalis

Autoinfection:

Enterobius vermicularis

Strongyliodes Stercoralis

TNF->Eggs: Schistosoma

Snail: Schistosoma

Crustaceon: Guinea worm

Longevity: Tenia staginatum

Cleaning: Enterobius vermicularis

Football Oocytes: Trichuris trichiara

Host antigen: Schistsomes

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