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Parasites can cause local _________ where they enter the body?
necrosis
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What nematode (roundworm) causes river blindness and is transmitted by female blackflies?
Onchocerca volvulus
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Which infection, histo or toxo, starts in the retina and can spread to the choroid? (retinochoroidal)
toxoplasmosis
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What parasite is associated with swimming in hot-tubs and or prolonged contact lens use?
Acanthamoeba
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What parasitic infection causes symptoms that outweigh clinical signs and can have a classic ring ulcer that denotes a fungus?
Acanthamoeba
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What is the treat for the parasitic infection Trichomonas Vaginalis?
metronidazole
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What is an example of a blood parasite?
malaria (plasmodium)
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What is an example of an intestinal parasitic infection, where identification of the parasite is by observation of parasitic eggs in stool?
giardia
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What metazoa infection is due to undercooked fish, crab meat and snails? Treated with praziquantel
Trematodes (flukes)
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What metazoa infection is due to intestinal parasites from undercooked pork or from ingestion of eggs from feces?
Cestodes (tapeworms)
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What metazoa intestinal parasites are found in contaminated food and drinking water, mosquitos, soil, feces and others?
Nematodes (roundworms)
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What are 3 types of anthropoids?
- mites (demodex)
- lice (pediculosis)
- scabies
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