Mucormycoses US Medical PG Flashcards - Medical Study Cards
Master Mucormycoses with OnCourse flashcards. These spaced repetition flashcards are designed for medical students preparing for NEET PG, USMLE Step 1, USMLE Step 2, MBBS exams, and other medical licensing examinations.
Mucormycoses Flashcard Deck - 10 Cards
Flashcard 1: _____ is an opportunistic yeast infection that is mostly seen in ketoacidotic diabetic and leukemic patients.
Answer: Mucormycosis
Flashcard 2: Transmission of mucormycosis infection is via _____
Answer: spore inhalation
Flashcard 3: _____ is a species of opportunistic fungus that presents as septated hyphae branching at acute angles.
Answer: Aspergillus
Flashcard 4: Ancylostoma duodenale/Necator americanus (hookworm)
Answer:
Extra: intestinal infection with anemia bendazoles or pyrantel pamoate larvae penetrate skin
Flashcard 5: Dracunulus medinensis
Answer:
Extra: skin inflammation and ulceration physical extraction of worm contaminated water
Flashcard 6: Onchocerca volvulus
Answer:
Extra: river blindness ivermectin female blackfly bite
Flashcard 7: Loa loa
Answer:
Extra: worm in conjunctiva diethylcarbamazine deer fly, horse fly, mango fly
Flashcard 8: Wuchereria bancrofti
Answer:
Extra: elephantiasis diethylcarbamazine mosquito
Flashcard 9: Toxocara canis
Answer:
Extra: visceral larva migrans albendaole or mebendazole dogs (humans incidental host) contaminated food
Flashcard 10: Leishmania donovani
Answer:
Extra: sandfly
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