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treatment for Trichinellosis
Prednisone & mebendazole
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two phases of Trichinellosis
- intestinal-larvae burrow into small intestine-N/V constipation ab pain
- muscle-periorbital/facial edema, tetinal hemorrhages, myalgias, m. edema, weakness
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treatment of hookworms
mebendazole
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most prevalent intestinal helminthic parasite
roundworm
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S/S of pinworm
perianal puritis, esp at night
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tx of roundworm
mebendazole
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tx of pinworm
mebendazole
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tx of whipworm
mebendazole
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Strongyloidiassis mcly found where
southern states
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tx of strongyloidiasis
Albendazole
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treatment of visceral larva migrans
tiabendazole Y diethylcarbamazine
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s/s of filariasis
inflammation/obstruction of lymph channels
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transmission of Loiasis loa loa
by horseflies and deeflies in Africa
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stages of Schistosomiasis
- 1. schistosomal dermatitis
- 2. fever, cough, malaise, urticaria
- 3. eggs deposited in intestine or bladder
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tape worms come from
undercooked fish, pork, from ingestion of eggs
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treatment of Echinococcosis
s/s?
- surgical removal of cysts/mebendazole
- cysts develop in liver, lungs, organz
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mc S/S of primary toxoplasmosis
lympphadenopathy
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S/S of immunosupporessed toxoplasmosis
- CNS infection-encephilitis, meningoencephalitis, cerebral mass
- myocarditis, lympadenitis, pericarditis, peritonitis
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dx of toxoplasmosis
biopsy to confirm dx
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congenital toxoplasmosis happens when
- when mother is infected
- 85% appear normal at birth 85% develop abnormalities
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abnormalities developed in congenital toxoplasmosis
chorieretinits, hearing loss, developmental delay, microcephaly, fetal death, seizures, hydrocephalus, fever, rash
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dx of congenital toxoplamosis
serologic methods, PCR
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treatment of toxoplasmosis
pyrimethamine, sufonamides
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treatment of preganant mother w toxoplasmosis
spiramycin
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S/S of malaria
HA, back pain, sweating, N/V diarrhea, cough, delirium, focal seizures
anemia
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blackwater fever from malaria results in
intravascular hemolysis
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treatmetn of malaria
chloroquine
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tx of chloroquine resistant
- 1. quinine sulfate
- 2. doxy
- 3. pyrimethamine
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drug to treat liver infection of malaria
primaquine
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treatmetn of babesiosis
clindamycin & quinine
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babesiosis transmitted by
deer ticks
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babesiosis s/s
- constitutional symptoms
- HA
- hemolytic anemai
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treatment of giardia
metro
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giardia inhibits
small intestine
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s/s of giardia
diarrhea, foul smelling stool, flatulance, cramps, nausea, fatigue, watery diarrhea
lasts more than 7 days
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amebiasis found where
colon
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s/s of E. histolotica (amebiasis)
- blood mucus in stool
- tenesmus, flatulence
- liver abscess, malaise, anorexia, ab pain
- anemia
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treatment of e histolotica
metro
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treatmetn of isosporiasis
bactrum
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s/s of isosporiasis
fever malaise ab pain, diarrhea
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treatment of cyclosporiasis
bactrum
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s/s of cyclosporiasis
diarrhea, flue like s/s, anorexia, fatigue
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treatmetn of cryptosporidiosis
supportive
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s/s of cryptosporidiosis
non-bloody diarrhea, watery, ab pain, never, anorexia, wtg loss
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treatmetn of Leishmaniasis
stodium stibogluconate
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American trypanosomiasis
Acute s/s
- non pitting facial edema & extremities
- myocarditis
- meningoencephalitis
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American trypanosomiasis
Chronic
- involves heart & GI
- megacolon, myocarditis
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treatment of american trypanosomiasis
acute
chronic
- acute-Nifurtimox
- Chronic-parasitemia
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African trypanosmiasis s/s
- meningoencephalitis
- meningomyelitis
- chancres at site of bite
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tx of african sleeping sickness
eflornithine
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