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Greasy, foul smelling diarrhea abdominal pain, malaise, cysts and trophozoites seen in stool sample
Surface water (usually limited to wilderness and other countries)
- Diardia lamblia
- Metronidazole and hydration
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Mild t severe blody diarrhea, abdominal pain, cysts and trophzoites seen in stool sample
Water, areas of poor sanitation
Enamoeba histolytica
Metronidazole, paromomycin
can lead to liver abscess
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Watery diarrhea, abdominal pain, malaise, acid-fast stain of stool shows parasites
Food/water, seen in immunocompromised patients
Cryptosporidium parvum
Control immune suppression, nitazoxanide
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Fever myalgas, periorbital edema, eosinophilia
Undercooked pork
Trichinella spiralis
albenazole, mebendazole if CNS or cardiac symptoms
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Mild diarrhea, CNS symptoms, neurocysticercosis
undercooked pork
Taenia solium
Praziquantel if in gut, corticosteroids if > 5 cysts, use albendazole if neuro involvement
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