Ectoparasites and vector-borne diseases US Medical PG Flashcards - Medical Study Cards
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Ectoparasites and vector-borne diseases Flashcard Deck - 10 Cards
Flashcard 1: Babesia is a group of protozoa that reside in _____
Answer: RBCs (intraerythrocytic)
Flashcard 2: Cyclospora, Isospora belli and C. Parvum are all _____
Answer: parasites
Flashcard 3: Which species of helminths migrate against portal blood flow?_____
Answer: Schistosoma spp.
Flashcard 4: Which helminth has a mature form that emerges from painful skin ulcers?_____
Answer: Dracunculus medinensis
Flashcard 5: _____ is a CNS protozoal infection caused by Trypanosoma brucei subspecies that is diagnosed by a blood smear.
Answer: African Sleeping Sickness
Flashcard 6: Hookworm larvae penetrate the skin on _____
Answer: soles of feet
Flashcard 7: How is Chagas Disease (Trypanosoma cruzi) transmitted?_____
Answer: Reduviid bug (aka the "kissing bug") feces
Flashcard 8: What other infectious organism causes symptoms similar to malaria (fever, hemolytic anemia)? _____
Answer: Babesia
Flashcard 9: Trichomonas vaginalis
Answer:
Extra: wet mount vaginitis sexual
Flashcard 10: trichomonas vaginitis
Answer:
Extra: foul-smelling, greenish vaginal discharge, itching and burning mobile, pear-shaped trophozoites on wet mount metronidazole
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