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DIT helminths
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| most common helminthic infection in the US | enterobius vermicularis (pinworm) |
| One third of the world infected with it | ascaris lumbricoides |
| snail host, "swimmer's itch" | schistosoma |
| most common predisposing factor for bladder CA in 3rd world countries | schistosoma |
| contracted by eating undercooked fish and causes inflammation of the biliary tract | clonorchis |
| soil to skin to venous blood supply to lungs to pharynx to intestines | stronglyoides |
| hookworm | ancylostoma duodenale, necator americanus |
| roundworm | ascaris |
| undercooked crabmeat causes inflammation and secondary bacterial infection of the lung | paragonimus westernari |
| pork tapeworm | taenia solium |
| responsible for lymphatic filariasis | onchococa volvulus |
| adult pt from mexico with new onset seizures and brain calcifications | taenia |
| hematuria in pt from 3rd world country | schistosoma |
| med for giardia,entamoeba, trichomonas | metronidazole |
| med formost malarias | chloroquine |
| med for plasmodium vivax or ovale | cloroquine + primaquine |
| med for resistant malarias | mefloquine, sulfadoxin + pyramithamine or quinine + doxycyclin |
| meds for most all flukes and tapeworms | praziquantel |
| meds for hookworm, pinworm, roundworm | bendazoles, pyrantel pamoate |
| meds for chagas disease | nifurtimox |
| best guess for roundworms | bendazoles |
| leishmaniasis tx | sodium stibogluconate |
| lice | pediculosis capitis |
| crabs | pediculosis pubis |