Global health impact of parasitic infections US Medical PG Flashcards - Medical Study Cards
Master Global health impact of parasitic infections 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.
Global health impact of parasitic infections Flashcard Deck - 10 Cards
Flashcard 1: Which helminths can result in iron-deficiency anemia?_____
Answer: Hookworms (Ancylostoma duodenale and Necator americanus)
Flashcard 2: Which helminth can present with microfilariae in the lungs causing cough?_____
Answer: Wuchereria bancrofti
Flashcard 3: Which species of Plasmodium can lead to renal failure?_____
Answer: Plasmodium falciparum
Flashcard 4: _____ is a CNS protozoal infection caused by Trypanosoma brucei subspecies that is diagnosed by a blood smear.
Answer: African Sleeping Sickness
Flashcard 5: What is the route of giardia transmission?_____
Answer: Fecal-oral
Flashcard 6: Is Giardia lamblia an invasive organism?_____
Answer: No, therefore no dysentery
Flashcard 7: Fevers from Plasmodium vivax and ovale occur every _____
Answer: 48 hrs
Flashcard 8: Trichomonas vaginalis
Answer:
Extra: wet mount vaginitis sexual
Flashcard 9: trichomonas vaginitis
Answer:
Extra: foul-smelling, greenish vaginal discharge, itching and burning mobile, pear-shaped trophozoites on wet mount metronidazole
Flashcard 10: Trypanasoma cruzi
Answer:
Extra: blood smear Chagas disease Reduviid big (aka kissing or assassin bug) Central/South America
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