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Parasitology

QuestionAnswer
whipworm Trichuris trichiura
Pudoc worm / Mystery disease Capillara philippinensis
Capillary liver worm Capillara hepatica
Trichina worm Trichinella spiralis
giant intestinal roundworm Ascaris lumbricoides
Pinworm, Seatworm Enterobius vermicularis
Dog ascarid Toxocara canis
Cat ascarid Toxocara cati
has trilobate lips Ascaris lumbricoides
D-shape, persimmon seed like Enterobius vermicularis
Visceral Larva Migrans / Ocular Larva Migrans Toxocara canis/cati
New world hookworm Necator americanus
Old world hookworm Ancylostoma duodenale
Dog hookworm Ancylostoma caninum
Cat hookworm Ancylostoma braziliense
heavy infection causes anemia: micro-hypo Necator americanus
threadworm Strongyloides stercoralis
disease: lower elephantiasis Wuchureria bancrofti
disease: upper elephantiasis Brugia malayi
vector: chrysops Loa loa
disease: Blinding filariasis, River blindness Onchocerca volvolus
disease: calabar-like swelling Mansonella perstans
vector: biting midges Mansonella spp
filaria: nocturnal periodicity Wuchureria bancrofti
filaria: subperiodic periodicity Brugia malayi
filaria: diurnal periodicity Lola loa
filaria: skin snips specimen Onchocerca volvolus and Mansonella streptocerca
longest nematode parasite Dracunculus medinensis
IH: Cyclops, copepods, water fleas Dracunculus medinensis
smallest nematode Strongyloides stercoralis
Rat lung worm Angiostrongylus cantonensis
Barber's pole appearance Angiostrongylus cantonensis
Herring's worm Anisakis
Dog heartworm Dirofilaria immitis
causes Human Eosinophilic Meningoencephalitis Angiostrongylus cantonensis
fish tapeworm / broad tapeworm Diphyllobothrium latum
pork tapeworm Taenia solium
Beef tapeworm Taenia saginata
Dwarf tapeworm Hymenolepis nana
Rat tapeworm Hymenolepis diminuta
causes Vitamin B12 def` Diphyllobotrium latum
Pathogenesis: sparganosis Spirometra mansoni
ingestion of cysticercus BOVIS Taenia saginata
ingestion of cysticercus CELLULOSAE Taenia solium
gravid proglottids resembles RICE GRAINS or CUCUMBER SEEDS Diphylidium caninum
hydatid cyst Echinococcus granulosus
Casoni's intradermal test Echinococcus granulosus
fluid-filled cyst which contains multiple scolices arising from germinal layer Coenurus ( Multiceps spp)
sheep liver fluke Fasciola hepatica
temperate fluke Fasciola hepatica
oriental liver fluke Clonorchis sinensis
Chinese liver fluke Clonorchis sinensis
Cat liver fluke Opisthorchis felineus & viverrini
southeast asian liver fluke Opisthorchis felineus & viverrini
lancet liver fluke Dicrocoelium dendriticum
tropical liver fluke Fasciola gigantica
giant intestinal fluke Fasciolopsis buski
Garrison's fluke Echinostoma ilocanum
von seiboid fluke, dwarf intestinal fluke Heterophyes heterophyes
yokogawai fluke Metagonimus yokogawai
oriental lung fluke Paragonimus westermani
oriental blood fluke Schistosoma japonicum
Manson's blood fluke Schistosoma mansoni
Vesical blood fluke Schistosoma haematobium
only pathogenic intestinal amoeba Entamoeba histolytica
small race Entamoeba histolytica Entamoeba hartmanni
largest amoeba Entamoeba coli
smallest intestinal protozoan Endolimax nana
amoeba: CLEAN-LOOKING cytoplasm Entamoeba histolytica
amoeba: DIRTY-LOOKING cytoplasm Entamoeba coli
amoeba: basket-shaped nucleus Iodamoeba butschlii
swine amoeba, cyst is uninucleated in pigs and monkeys Entamoeba polecki
causes anchovy-sauce like sputum Entamoeba histolytica
CNS involvement of Entamoeba histolytica Secondary Amebic Meningoencephalitis
flask shaped Entamoeba histolytica
CNS involvement of Naegleria fowleri Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis
causes: Granulomatous Amebic Encephalitis in immunocompromised people Acanthamoeba
causes: Corneal ulcer / keratitis in immunocompetent people Acanthamoeba
may acquire in contaminated contact lens solution Acanthamoeba
old man with eyeglasses Giardia lamblia
shepherd's crook Chilomastix mesnili
Hakanson phenomenon Dientamoeba fragilis
Halo effect Giardia lamblia
disease: Gay bowel syndrome, traveler's diarrhea Giardia lamblia
lemon-shaped with anterior hyaline knob (nipple like) Chilomastix mesnili
disease: concomitant with pinworm infection or ascaris Dientamoeba fragilis
causes Strawberry cervix Trichomonas vaginalis
pingpong infection Trichomonas vaginalis
Atrial flagellate: rapid, jerky motility Trichomonas vaginalis
trichomonad: habitat intestine Trichomonas hominis
trichomonad: habitat genitalia Trichomonas vaginalis
trichomonad: habitat oral cavity Trichomonas tenax
old world cutaneous leishmaniasis Leishmania tropica
new world cutaneous leishmaniasis Leishmania mexicana
a leishmania that is SECONDARY TO BACTERIAL INFX Leishmania braziliensis
vector: sandflies - phlebotomus Leishmania spp
disease: Cutaneous leishmaniasis Leishmania tropica, major, mexicana
disease: mucocutaneous leishmaniasis Leishmania braziliensis
disease: Visceral leishmaniasis Leishmania donovani, chagasi, infantum
diagnostic stage of Leishmania spp Amastigote
Infective stage of Leishmania spp Promastigote
East African Trypanosomiasis Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense
West African Trypanosomiasis Trypanosoma brucei gambiense
Acute african Trypanosomiasis Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense
Chronic african Trypanosomiasis Trypanosoma brucei gambiense
causes sleeping sickness "nagana's disease" Trypanosoma brucei
winterbottom's sign Trypanosoma brucei
kissing bugs Trypanosoma cruzi
Triatoma infestans Trypanosoma cruzi
triatoma found in Philippines Triatoma rubrofasciata
American Sleeping sickness Trypanosoma cruzi
chagas disease Trypanosoma cruzi
Pathogenesis: romana's sign Trypanosoma cruzi
the ONLY PATHOGENIC CILIATE Balantidium coli
LARGEST PROTOZOAN parasite of human Balantidium coli
thrown ball motillity Balantidium coli
malignant tertian malaria Plasmodium falciparum
Blackwater fever Plasmodium falciparum
benign terian Plasmodium vivax
Maurer's stippling Plasmodium falciparum
crescent or sausage-shaped gametocytes Plasmodium falciparum
plasmodium that infects all ages of RBC Plasmodium falciparum
shuffner inclusion Plasmodium vivax
trophozoite in AMEBOID FORM Plasmodium vivax
plasmodium that infects young RBC Plasmodium vivax
quartan malaria Plasmodium malariae
plasmodium that infects old or senescent RBC Plasmodium malariae
Ziemann inclusion Plasmodium malariae
rosette or daisy head schizonts Plasmodium malariae
tertian malaria Plasmodium ovale
plasmodium infects young RBC (ragged edges) Plasmodium ovale
James / Shuffner inclusion Plasmodium ovale
schizonts: irregular cluster Plasmodium ovale
Quotidian malaria Plasmodium knowlesi
true relapse plasmodium Plasmodium vivax, Plasmodium ovale
duffy null: Fy (a-b-) resistance to Plasmodium vivax
resistance to Plasmodium falciparum Sickle cell trait, sickle cell anemia, G6PD Deficiency
gold standard for diagnosing malaria Thick and Thin smear
causative agent of red water fever in cattles Babesia bigemina
resembles Plasmodium falciparum ring forms, but NO MALARIAL PIGMENTS Babesia microti
definitive host of Babesia microti Ixodid ticks
intestinal coccidia that can cause AUTOINFECTION Cryptosporidium parvum
has the ability to autofluorescent Cyclospora cayatanensis
coccidia that can cause congenital infection Toxoplasma gondii
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