Emerging Parasitic Infections — Flashcards

Emerging Parasitic Infections — Flashcards

Emerging Parasitic Infections — Flashcards
#1

_____ causes amoebic brain disease and is associated with freshwater sources

#2

A _____ stain or culture gives physicians a definitive diagnosis in histoplasmosis, blastomycosis, coccidioidomycosis (fungal infections)

#3

_____ is associated with granulomatous amoebic encephalitis and keratitis in contact lens wearers

#4

_____ is a parasite that causes diarrhea in immunocompromised/suppressed (ie: HIV/AIDS) patients

#5

_____ is known as serpent worm.

#6

Cryptosporidia are _____-cellular, partially acid-fast staining organisms

#7

Cutaneous larva migrans is caused by non-human hookworms like Ancylostoma _____, Ancylostoma caninum

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