Echinococci and other tissue helminths — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: What three parasitic infections are most commonly associated with myocarditis (TCTGTC)?_____

Answer: Trypanosoma cruzi, Toxoplasma gondii, Toxocara Canis

Flashcard 2: Schistosoma _____ can result in hematuria

Answer: haematobium

Flashcard 3: Tinea is commonly referred to as '_____''

Answer: ringworm

Flashcard 4: _____ include Protozoa and Fungi

Answer: Eukaryotes (Prokaryotes or Eukaryotes)

Flashcard 5: What is the Reservoir of Ixodes tick larvae?_____

Answer: Mouse

Flashcard 6: Pneumocystis jiroveci has a _____ transmission

Answer: respiratory

Flashcard 7: _____ is a species of opportunistic fungus that presents as septated hyphae branching at acute angles.

Answer: Aspergillus

Flashcard 8: Clinical presentation and treatment of Ancylostoma duodenale/Necator americanus (hookworm) infection?

Answer: Intestinal infection causing iron deficiency anemia; treated with bendazoles or pyrantel pamoate.

Extra: Transmission: Larvae (filariform) penetrate the skin (usually through bare feet). Diagnosis: Eggs in stool. Pathogenesis: Hookworms suck blood from the intestinal wall.

Flashcard 9: Common name for Dracunculus medinensis?

Answer: Guinea worm

Extra: Transmission: Drinking water containing copepods (water fleas) with L3 larvae. Clinical: Skin inflammation and ulceration (usually on lower limbs). Treatment: Slow physical extraction of the worm by winding it around a stick.

Flashcard 10: What are the key clinical features and treatment associated with Onchocerca volvulus?

Answer: River blindness, Ivermectin, Female blackfly bite

Extra: - Disease: River blindness (Onchocerciasis) - Vector: Female blackfly (Simulium) - Treatment: Ivermectin (Mnemonic: Iver-mectin for River blindness) - Clinical: Skin nodules, pruritic dermatitis, and blindness due to microfilariae in the eye.