Protozoa/Helminths US Medical PG Flashcards - Medical Study Cards
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Protozoa/Helminths Flashcard Deck - 10 Cards
Flashcard 41: How is Loa loa transmitted?
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Answer: Deer flies
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Flashcard 42: Cryptosporidium is highly resistant to chlorination, therefore _____ is used to remove the parasite from water
Answer: filtration
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Flashcard 43: The vector for transmission of Trypanosoma brucei is a(n) _____
Answer: tsetse fly
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Flashcard 44: Which helminth causes autoinfection via laying eggs in the intestinal wall?
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Answer: Strongyloides stercoralis
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Flashcard 45: What is the flagellated (motile) form of Leishmania?
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Answer: Promastigote
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Flashcard 46: Which helminth is transmitted by the female black fly?
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Answer: Onchocerca volvulus
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Flashcard 47: Outside of macrophages, Leishmania spp. are _____
Answer: flagellated
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Flashcard 48: Which helminth can result in hyper and hypo-pigmented cutaneous spots?
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Answer: Onchocerca volvulus
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Flashcard 49: _____ is a visceral protozoal infection that is diagnosed by the visualization of Trypanosoma cruzi on a peripheral blood smear
Answer: Chagas Disease
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Flashcard 50: Hematological complications of hookworms (Ancylostoma duodenale, Necator americanus) include iron deficiency anemia and _____
Answer: eosinophilia
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